I have always had a huge passion for photography and have loved it since I was young.

Unfortunately life swiftly got in the road and I started to need money after leaving school and never did anything with the passion.

I started a trade job as an electrician and quickly fell out of love with that. I then went onto the next trade and the next... Now I'm 22 and I'm feeling a bit lost. In the past year I've really found my love for capturing nature.

I currently just do small time drone videography etc but there's that thing itching inside of me that I know I could do more. As a photographer/ videographer I'd love to specify in the great outdoors as that's where my heart belongs.

Now my question, is packing in my job and doing a degree in photography a bad idea ?

Is it better to just earn money and learn it on the side ? Although I feel If I don't give it my all, nothing will come of it.

There seems like there's just so much to learn and if I don't dedicate my time to it then I'll always just be average.

Any help is greatly appreciated, if anyone's had previous experience with uni or been in my shoes I'd love to hear it.

I'm not really sure what flair this would fall into, apologies if this is the wrong sub for this.

I don’t have any experience photographing performances on stage, but it’s something I really want to do.

How should I approach/ask the venue for permission? Is there anything specific I should say when contacting them? I’m thinking of just writing them, telling them I’m a student who would love to photograph the event to get experience, also mention that I will give them the photos afterwards which they can us.

For those that use peak design straps or any straps I guess, in a sling/cross-body style, I'm just curious how you use it. What I mean is, do you guys thread your right arm through/have the strap on your left shoulder (camera body on the right side of body), or do you sling/cross body the other way (cross body sling on right shoulder)? With the left arm threaded through I can get to and from the furthest back position the easiest but then with the right Arm through and hanging on my left shoulder I can most naturally just grab it on my right side/right hip region. Not super important I just wondered how everybody else does it

Does anyone have any experience finding the old 1970s style silver papers that were used by book publishers?

I would love to re-create some of the old Avedon style prints with my black-and-white, but I’m having trouble because I keep getting the metallic printing options filling up my search results, like the Epson metallic pearl or the red river papers

I am using the older Epson stylus Pro 3880 professional inkjet printer

Every year I send out a single newsletter to the people wishing them happy holidays and with brief snippets of my work from the year.

I do this in a very rudimentary way, basic design, directly emailed to folks' inboxes - not using mailchimp etc.

Does anybody else send out newsletters to clients, friends etc here? Are newsletters even relevant or considered cringe these days? 🤔

Interested to hear your thoughts on how you do this, what systems (or apps) you use to design, and are "work highlight" newsletters even relevant in 2025?

Apart from one's own photos, is there any other content one could add to make such newsletters more "valuable"?

Would love to hear from photographers of all levels and genres. Thanks!

Best way to save photos after shooting in a gym with light flicker?

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been using Topaz Photo and Gigapixel for a while and wanted to hear your thoughts on how they stack up for upscaling. Recently, I find out about Magnific.ai, but I feel like they don’t offer a trial, and their pricing is noticeably higher compared to the other two.

For those who experienced enough Gigapixel, Topaz Photo, and Magnific.ai, wanna know guys how they compare in terms of quality and value. Is Magnific.ai really worth its subscription cost, or do Topaz and Gigapixel provide similar or better results without such a hefty monthly fee?

Thanks alot

I have all my photos and videos on hard drives and I fear that the hard drive will stop working and then I will lose all my files. I was considering to back my files up online but I don't know which service to subscribe to. Do you have any recommendations on how I should store my photos and if I should back them up online, where should I do it?

Hi!So,I’ve been confused about HDR photos.Some photos look awful with HDR,too bright and things like that,while other look amazing.I’m new to photography,and I’d like some help(like,scenarios where HDR is better than manual).Anyways,thanks in advance!

I'm a hobbyist wildlife photographer. I have the Canon 100-500 f4.5, and I've been scrimping and saving for years to finally upgrade my body to a new R5 Mark II.

I'm in the woods and in remote areas a lot, alone as a 5'2" woman... I was already a bit paranoid with my much less expensive setup, and I am obviously more so with this one.

Maybe I watch too much true crime, and it's ridiculous to think I might be robbed in a forest. That said, is it crazy to be walking around with almost $10k around my neck, alone, before dawn in forests/marshlands etc?

Would love to know what (if any) safety precautions you all take (especially women!) I was thinking about buying a new camera strap as the included Canon one very loudly states what camera it is. Besides that, I'm not sure.

Am I being paranoid?

Hey all - ordering about 20+ prints for a gallery show. Likely 11x14 or 8x10. Framing is turning out to be one of the most expensive parts of the process. Are there frames you’d recommend that can get away with looking good in a gallery setting without going to a custom frame shop?

Past experiences with IKEA frames have been absolute garbage. Custom framing is worth it for one-off pieces but the quantity of works is making this a challenge.

Thank you!

I have a model that wants to do a shoot in which she is nude but covered head-to-toe with clay. Has anyone had any experience with this concept? Specifically, I am looking for clay recommendations.

I’ve been shooting for 10 years. I shoot video for a marketing department as my day job. So I have a lot of time behind the camera. I’ve been lucky to do some high end work for a few clients in my city but it was all work that was referred by local creatives. I want to do product and lifestyle photography for bigger brands but I need advice on how to find work. Up until this point I’ve just done what comes to me. I’d like to make my photography business my full time job but I don’t really know how to acquire work without referrals. I would love any advice on how to sell my services to larger brands and clients so I can build a business out of this.

I (28F) have a fat face. Yet, FAT face. Plus, it's not symmetric. My eyes are small, cheekbones are high but cheeks are full, there's no jaw line and when I smile the fat under my chin doubles. My lips are a bit lopsided on one side and my smile isn't too good either. When I smile, one of my protruding tooth shows and my cheeks become even fatter. My forehead is big..so over-all, I don't smile in photos. Even if I try close mouthed smile, it looks as if I'm chewing something. Can someone PLEASE suggest me ideas on how I can make my face look less fat in photos. I have my wedding coming up and I'm shit scared coz dslr cameras capture tiniest details and make your face look even heavier especially with makeup. And no, I'm not obese or anything, I just have a fat face.

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You do see the occasional photo in art museums but they are relatively rare, even in contemporary art museums (compared to paintings for instance) and often part of a larger installation and not the featured work. Any ideas why this is? Is photography not considered "art"?

Design Student's First Plunge into Budapest Nightlife Photography - SOS! 📸

My partner's switching lanes from just graphic design and adding photography for their senior project, diving into Budapest's legendary club scene - and they're lowkey freaking out!

The uni provided this camera, a Nikon D90, but here's the catch: since it's a personal project (not an official venue gig), they can't use flash without risking getting booted. Not exactly the way to experience Budapest nightlife!

Any dark arts masters here who can share their secrets for capturing those magic moments when you're working with basically no light except random lasers and LEDs? Budapest clubs are known for their unique underground vibe, and they're determined to capture that essence without becoming a human lighthouse.

Would love any tips to help turn their anxiety into awesome photos!

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Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of ads on Instagram for a company called Camera Champ. They’re always doing some type of giveaway, usually for the nicest camera of each major brand. Right they’re running one for an R5 mark II, with a ton of accessories.

Are the giveaways legit? They require payment to enter them. The cheapest is $10. They include a magazine with the entries.

Does anyone have experience with them?

I'm looking for some good photos about the patterns found in nature. Any suggestions?

Hi all. I have a bunch of photos from a recent trip that I'm editing. Some are 9:16, some are 16:9, some are 4:5.

I want a put a mix of them in a carousel on my Insta, but when I select "Original" it crops them all based on the first pic. I was looking at borders to centre the pictures more, but I'm struggling with how to do it.

Any recommendations on guides or apps or something that I can use - my PS knowledge is limited at the moment

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Hi!

I have a Mamiya 645 and I'm having a hard time focusing. I can focus to infinity when doing landscapes and even long exposure night time city scapes.

But every time I shoot portraits or anything that's not infinity I can never get it in focus (except for 1 I got lucky with). But all of these were shot with wide apertures. Considering it's medium format, the depth of field is razor thin, which is evident on my portrait attempts with missed focus.

I am currently shooting all manual 35mm film and have no trouble focusing even with wide open apertures. I swear it's sharp when I focus with the Mamiya but the final photo says otherwise.

I'm going to try again and this time I'll try stopping it down. Hopefully it's not a camera problem.

Can you share some tips/advice? Have any of you encountered something similar?

Please and thanks

The scanned photos look terrible. There are no negatives for most of them. What can I do?

Have a Canon R6 and two lenses:

• RF 24-105 F4 L
• RF 35 F1.8

Went to an aquarium and used the variable througout, with high ISO in 4000-8000 range on average. I then went back through the aquarium using the fixed lens..

Few things I noticed:

• Even with similar ISO, shutter spead, and focal length, the fixed lense was often sharper.
• Color of the variable is warmer (temperature) than that of the fixed.

Is the above observation consistent with what others often see between fixed/variable lenses? Even when using similar settings (f9, 8000 iso, 1/60 s), do you feel that you get better keepers and images with fixed lenses? Or is what I am seeing an edge case that is not always consistent?

I recently did pictures for a friend of their performance in a theater. One of the last shots I did was of the performers in with the house/audience in the background. In the photos where the audience can be seen, the performers are practically completely whited out from the lighting change from stage to house. Is there a good way to recover that washed out foreground?

I know photography is mostly connections and often is a form of entertainment. Got some insights from local photographers they're realy busy like booked out weeks ahead I wish I had.

Any expat photographers can share their experience whos making decent living of it or it is a race to the bottom and stays in way too underpaid zone and rough and tough living as a result?

Background:
I've been desperately trying to find a place to upload and store the thousands of photos and videos of my two year old daughter dating all the way back to her birth. My phone is completely out of storage room, and I am terrified that if my phone finally breaks, that the footage will be lost forever.
I looked into external hard drives, but have been told that they wear out and die after x amount of years. Cloud storage seemed to be the best alternative. After looking around, everyone said that google was the best bet. I paid the $100 and got it.

The issues:

1. Google Photos doesn't work the way I want in terms of organization. Ideally, I would want a folder with my kid's name, inside that would be different folders for each year, then in each year, 12 folders for each month, and then the photos stored chronologically within their respective months. It doesn't appear that I can do this with Google Photos. It lets me create ONE folder. Am I missing something or is that just the way it goes?

2. As an alternative, I was able to do my desired folder system using Google Drive. However, after uploading some photos and videos, I noticed that there was a dip in visual fidelity. Hooking the phone up to my desktop, I can open the folders and see the photos and videos crisp and clear, but seeing them on Google Drive, even when turning videos up to 1080p, there is a loss in detail and color. Is that just something I have to deal with? Does uploading photos and videos into a cloud inherently come with loss of quality? Is that just something I have to accept and sacrifice?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, if that helps at all.

I have a bunch of old photos and would love to scan them. What’s the best way to do this? Scanner? Any scanner recommend? I want to retain the best possible quality

I did close ups and that sort of worked bug usu everything was just too close together or far apart. Help greatly appreciated!

Currently testing the pixel shift mode with GFX100S for still objects but I'm in doubt about the pixel shift mode as I can not see and tell the difference between the original and pixel shift image.

Yes, the pixel shift image has bigger resolution but that's not the main point as it meant for capturing full RGB channel OR accuracy colors which all CMOS sensors can not achieve unless using Foveon sensor.

The question is can you see the difference between the original and pixel shift image? NO. In theory, it's a great feature but in reality, it does not and there aren't any articles or videos I can find about the pixel shift mode's color accuracy.

So tell me, where and how do you see the benefit of Pixel shift mode in terms of color accuracy or full RGB color by explaining this to people or even clients face to face?