You need to develop an eye for color, composition, to be able to see light, shadows and how they interact. Some of that you can learn. It’s basic tech stuff that is the foundation of good photos but both of my teacher’s they said I had a painter’s eye. I got that because I’m a complete art freak. I study art a lot, always have. I do art outside of photography, draw and paint, so I think that really helps.
Go to museums and look at art and see what the painters were doing. How they used light and shadow, form and color. If you can train your eye to see that then your photography will benefit enormously.
That is true, but i have upgraded my cam body not too long ago and plan to get a great new lens. Its a night and day difference to shooting with my old ass gear. Sure the “eye for it” is No. 1 element for a good shot, but gear gotta be No.2
This is funny as I came from a painting background and moved into filmmaking around six years ago. I often think how different much of my painting would be if I thought about light the way DPs do rather than painters. Broadening one’s horizons is always a good thing.
…and they go buy that nice camera (with a kit zoom lens), burst shoot literally everything for a week, never transfer the images or even look at them, and then leave the camera in the closet forever.
I used to have this line creep into the back of my head. I have been taking pictures as long as I can remember and every so often I would think “is it just that I have a good camera?”
Then I set my xt2 down on a table at my high school reunion. I had recently been taking pictures so the settings weren’t even all that far off but it wasn’t in auto. I looked over and saw a few old friends playing with it and taking pictures.
They turned out terrible lol. It was so validating.
Can you get that ultra wide, 180 degree effect shot on a disposable versus a camera fitted with that lens? No, it’d be the gear in that case. Lots of gear can achieve super quality versus mediocre quality for IQ and such.
I paint realism (usually based off my own photos) and in one on the art subs someone said they didn’t like realism because “the camera already did that.” They couldn’t understand why that statement was offensive to both painters and photographers.
People assuming the “nice camera” is why my photos look so good. Like I am just there to click a button at the right time. :P
I wish I had your camera so I could take photos like that…
You don’t need my camera.
You need to develop an eye for color, composition, to be able to see light, shadows and how they interact. Some of that you can learn. It’s basic tech stuff that is the foundation of good photos but both of my teacher’s they said I had a painter’s eye. I got that because I’m a complete art freak. I study art a lot, always have. I do art outside of photography, draw and paint, so I think that really helps.
Go to museums and look at art and see what the painters were doing. How they used light and shadow, form and color. If you can train your eye to see that then your photography will benefit enormously.
That is true, but i have upgraded my cam body not too long ago and plan to get a great new lens. Its a night and day difference to shooting with my old ass gear. Sure the “eye for it” is No. 1 element for a good shot, but gear gotta be No.2
No 2 without No 1 is useless though, how many times do you see peoples’ flashes go off in infinity focus landscape?
Nobody cares if someone else we don’t know called you an art freak.
This is funny as I came from a painting background and moved into filmmaking around six years ago. I often think how different much of my painting would be if I thought about light the way DPs do rather than painters. Broadening one’s horizons is always a good thing.
“This meal is fantastic; you must have a great stove.”
Dinner was delicious, you must have an amazing oven.
Never heard that, at most: how the hell have you looked to “that” and realised that it would be an interesting shot.
Well “clicking the button at the right time” is actually a big part of photography :D
I always thought that too and then I had a “nice” mirrorless camera and then thought its just me lol
Anyone else remember the ‘What the Duck’ comic? This one was always my favorite.
https://preview.redd.it/pjbtlwc6zg2c1.png?width=721&format=png&auto=webp&s=096303953025a342f35448e74262198dbde05817
Oh man, that’s a blast from the past. Are the comics still around?
I have no idea, but I will never forget this particular one. Haha. Cheers.
The site is still there with the archive of comics. But hasn’t updated since 2016.
Like telling a good cook “Nice pasta, what pans did you use?”
The funny thing is that cooks are very particular about their pots pans and knives. Especially knives which could=lenses.
…and they go buy that nice camera (with a kit zoom lens), burst shoot literally everything for a week, never transfer the images or even look at them, and then leave the camera in the closet forever.
We all know that a monkey can take pictures like Annie Leibovitz as long as they have a good camera. Right?
Just know that there’s a reason that whenever you’re all taking group iPhone pictures, you’re the person that everyone wants to take the picture :)
And I always say no because I want to be in the group picture too.
“Nice photos what camera do you shoot with?”
Every single time
I hate it when my friends ask me this, the second question they usually ask is ‘What filter did you use?’
When I reply with ‘an ND filter’ they look at me like I’m crazy because it’s not an instagram filter.
The insfagram filters are truly awful though.
Good gear certainly doesn’t hurt. The brain and eye are most important.
Some of my best photos have been taken on a Nikon D80 that I got at a thrift store for like $10… and my main cameras the A7R V
I used to have this line creep into the back of my head. I have been taking pictures as long as I can remember and every so often I would think “is it just that I have a good camera?”
Then I set my xt2 down on a table at my high school reunion. I had recently been taking pictures so the settings weren’t even all that far off but it wasn’t in auto. I looked over and saw a few old friends playing with it and taking pictures.
They turned out terrible lol. It was so validating.
I mean, yes and no 😅
Can you get that ultra wide, 180 degree effect shot on a disposable versus a camera fitted with that lens? No, it’d be the gear in that case. Lots of gear can achieve super quality versus mediocre quality for IQ and such.
I paint realism (usually based off my own photos) and in one on the art subs someone said they didn’t like realism because “the camera already did that.” They couldn’t understand why that statement was offensive to both painters and photographers.
“Nice camera” “nice lens”