Hi everyone! I'm still quite new to photography and have been using a Nikon D3200 with an 18-55mm lens that I bought three years ago for around €200 (including the lens). I feel like I'm ready to upgrade a bit to improve the quality of my photos and videos, but my budget is around €500-€600 (including a lens), so I know it's not huge. I'm looking for advice on cameras that would give me a quality bump within this budget range. I want something versatile that's good for both photos and video. Is this budget reasonable for an upgrade, or should I save up a bit more? Thanks so much in advance for your advice!

Randomly saw this on IG and thought "aren't all images Included always edited because you don't give raw files"?

So I have been requested to do a photography walk by a small university. I gave a price expecting to be told no or negotiated with - immediately accepted. I've spoken to them and they had found my black and white architecture photography as they have asked me to only discuss those works on the walk. I feel like this is a huge compliment and I almost feel bad for high balling and getting paid straight away - they are treating me like I'm a lot more well known than I am. I've never been on a photo walk - come to think of I've never been invited to shoot with anyone unless I pay them.

So, any tips on how to keep people happy on photo walks? Have you been on any that either exceeded or failed to hit your expectations - and, why was that? Finally, the people hiring me seem to think I'm some kind of big shot, I don't know where they've got that impression but they are wrong, do I act the part or try to be completely myself?

Attached is a photo the uni bought the rights too right before requesting I host this - so it's fair to assume I'll be talking about stuff like this. Most of this pictures look comes from editing though.

I have the T7 and waiting on my nifty fifty to arrive. I was out getting familiar with it using kit lens and wondering why I am having exposer issues. I half press shutter in auto and see what is sets things at and then set manual to match. However, the photo is always over exposed in daylight and under exposed indoors on manual. Why does it not match between manual and auto when setting are duplicated?

Although DSLR are bad in low light, they have Full frame system with phenomenal lenses to bring what you want. And their battery life and OVF are sexy enough to convince many field photographers. On the other hand, m43 camera process high technologies which can compensate for their small sensor size plus they also have good lens arsenal combined with small form factor. If you were forced to choose between them will you buy DSLR or M43?

Hi! I’m new to photography, though I've had my Nikon D3100 camera for years. I've noticed that some of my photos have lines on them even some of them have black lines on top, while others don’t. Could this be a me issue or the camera itself?

I always see photographers using battery grips and I've been doing photography for a little over a year and i have never ran a battery completely dead. And I've been to airshows, baseball games, football games, carshows, and so much more but never needed a battery grip. I just wanna know the hype about them and why even sports photographer has one

What is the best camera and lens for wildlife photography? Trying to get into photography and mostly want to focus on animals/bugs. Trying to keep my budget for the camera 500 or less and any amount for a good lens.

A YouTube tutorial recommended having the modifier 1.4 - 2 diameter lengths from the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Ky541G8bw

What's the downside of bringing the modifier closer to the subject? Wouldn't the light be softer, since the relative size of the modifier would be larger?

I shot this at 24mm 2.8 for 8 seconds. Does anyone know how to avoid the what looks like waves in the sky?

I just recently bought a (Fujifilm X-T30 II) And I want to get into editing photos but I have no idea where to begin?

-Where should I start as a person wanting to learn how to edit photos for the first time?

-what platform/app is best?

-Is there any videos out there that would help me learn?

-is there anyone I should consider following that will help me learn?

-Overall where do I begin to learn editing?

-is there certain settings I should put on my camera that will help me when i go to edit ?

Hi, I am travelling(so need portable) & editing Raw files anywhere between 35-77mb and large video files too. I use lightroom classic and final cut pro for proccessing, unfortunatley it is all a bit slow on my current laptop. (Fairly new and clean but budget model). I have always used Apple, controversial topic I am sure, and would like some advice as to whether it is neccesary to go for the top end macbook pro or if that is overkill and I could save nice wedge? I would rather go for the most suitable rather than prioritise price, cry once and all that...

Basically is an 8gb ram enough or should I got for the 18gb? And would I get M2 or M3 Pro? Or does anyone one have any alternative(based on better performance, not price) reccomendations that aren't Apple.

Any advice is good advice, Thanks in advance!

I’m trying to upgrade from my dslr to mirrorless since it’s been around 4 years since I really got into photography and I was wondering where I should go to find good used gear and were to sell my old stuff. For reference, I currently have the basic canon rebel t7 most beginners have as well as the 18-55mm kit lens for it. Along with these I have 3 batteries, their charger, and an older 100-300mm lens. Additionally, I’d also like some advice about what my next rig should be. While I don’t have a specific brand loyalty I do want to try out a Fujifilm. I’ve heard great things about the x-t20 and x-t2, which are around my budget, but I also enjoy the Nikon and canon platforms I’m used to (mainly canon). As far as options I’ve looked at so far, I’m between the Nikon z30 with the 2 kit lenses, the Nikon Z5 if I can find one, the Canon M50 and r50( I think that’s what it’s called) and the aforementioned Fujifilm. My budget is around $1000. Anything would help so please send opinions info and suggestions.

My 55-200mm lens stopped working the other day. It got maybe 10 drops of rain on it, which is all that I can think of that was bad for it. 5 minutes in, pressing the shutter button down half way results in an odd mechanical noise for about 3 seconds. If I press the shutter button all the way down, nothing further happens.

The lens has the Autofocus and Vibration Reduction switches turned off on the side of the lens, and iit doesn't matter if all the body settings are all set to manual or not. All of the other lenses I have still work. I've read that a little rain shouldn't be troublesome to a lens, but I'm not sure.

Would anyone here have any ideas on what might be going on, please?

Hello! I just bought a used Sony 20mm f.18 and upon initial inspection, I didn't notice any problems. When I got home and got time to do a closer look, I find this dot with a round circle inside the rear of the lens. It's not on the surface I'm pretty sure. Is this a dust or a fungus... and should I be worried???

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Sometimes I change the ARW file extension to DNG to edit it in lightroom mobile for free. My question is, will it degrade the quality of my photos? If yes, is this significant or should be fine as a beginner.

I’m new to photography and am purchasing a Sony A6700 and Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary for it. I’m lost on the whole polarizer side of things and was wondering if anyone else who enjoys car photography has opinions on a favorite polarizer for such photography.

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I'm trying to simplify my file structure where my Lightroom files are stored. I migrated from Aperture to Lightroom local and now have to deal with the Cloud storage option. This last step has created the double "Originals" problem, so I want to simplify. How much info / what names are *required* by Lightroom in order for it find my gallery of photos? Thanks in advance -- sorry if it's a newbie question. Aperture was much simpler IMHO.

I shoot with RAW+JPG. I'd like to keep it that way, as I shoot with Fujifilm XT-5 and like to see the film simulations on JPG. The problem is, when I import the photos to my hard drive, I end up with JPGs and RAWs. I sort through JPGs, as they are smaller, and it is faster to do. However, I have to manually delete the RAW's I don't want to keep.

I just came back home from my trip to Prague, and have a few thousand photos, which makes the process of sorting unenjoyable.

Is there a way to simultaneously delete the RAW as I delete the JPG? Any advice?

If you shoot RAW+JPG, what's your process?

Hi everyone !

I recently took this shot of a hair oil bottle displayed on stacked glass tiles, aiming for a clean, high-end aesthetic. I’m working on refining my lighting techniques, especially for reflective surfaces like glass and glossy bottles.

For those experienced in product photography, what are your best tips for managing reflections and glare in setups with glass? Are there specific types of lighting or diffusers that work particularly well for this kind of shoot?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Photo by Masoud Raoufi

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Can you mount Godox CS-65D Lantern Softbox to Godox ML60IIBi?