Taking pictures of ladies

GP did you have someone cancel a date and spend the time buying yourself a new camera with the money you would have spent? ..... wait a sec... you MODs all take freebies. hahaha

lol, isn't there a place on this site I could sell this camera equipment?

tsmtogo had a lot of good info in his post. I never thought about different manufactures pixels being different sizes. So how do we compare that if buying one?

In your opinion, what are the most important factors to consider when buying a camera?

I always thought having the ability to manually set the ISO and shutter speed was important. This way you can control if the background is in focus or not. This way the pile of dirty clothes in the background isn't as easy to see. LOL

I also agree about the lighting being VERY important. Especially if taking boudoir type pics. I have always liked a soft light, but there has to be plenty of it where you need it.

FYI, for those that don't want to spend any money on software for editing pics, there is a free program called GIMP. I absolutely love it. It is very robust.

GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

tsm is right, it's not always about the pixels. I have two Canons, a 60D & a 5D first gen. Even though the 60D has 18 megapixels vs 12.8 for the 5D, the 5D, even though older would arguably be considered a better camera because the sensor is full size vs the APS-C or cropped sensor on the 60D. A larger sensor (size, not pixel count) tends to do a better job with sharpness, light sensitivity, and in general less "noise".

you can check out the pro photographers forms and they do break downs of cameras. always research the different brands. that way you get the best for your buck. made the mistake once of buying a cam body for 6 grand and couple grand for lenses, just to find out it was not as good as my nikon. so sent it back. was a hassel to send back. so now i do all research i can. gimp is a great program. i always stuck with adobe just because of the number of addons and power it has. there is free programs like http://www.neatimage.com/ to reduce noise in image if you want. just have to be careful not to go over board as it will make it too soft. other things you might want to read up on is in art books. basic ones are shape,space, texture, value/contrast, color and the rule of thirds (or some put it as the golden area). i could go on for a long time about that. they can make a picture pop out or they can make it look like it just all blends together. i have seen some of ben work and he does great work and has a good eye. i always look at a picture in the sense would it be some thing i would want to draw and does it have the right elements. there is a lot to take in.

GP did you have someone cancel a date and spend the time buying yourself a new camera with the money you would have spent? Originally Posted by Tiger

It was I that wrote about that "free" camera.

I have been sitting for a long time. Done some things semi pro. In my experience brand doesn't matter being preference. I've used a bunch of film and digital slr cameras, point and shoot cameras, even some medium format.

Lenses make a huge difference. For my current video rig I spent 350 on the body, over 2k on prime lenses. Spending on just one good prime lens will give you some amazing pictures.

Lighting well is always a plus, but can be compensated for post.

It was I that wrote about that "free" camera. Originally Posted by jackfengshui

Exactly the story I remembered.

It was I that wrote about that "free" camera. Originally Posted by jackfengshui

I hear Obama gave it to him.