• shneancy@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    “oh wow your photography is so nice what camera do you use?”

    ._. photography is 80% skill and 20% gear and yet, i never get asked “what technique did you use?”, it’s always about the camera i use, as if this entry level DSLR is framing and shooting on its own

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        3 minutes ago

        oh various ones! what i pick always depends on the lighting conditions, if the subject is stationary or moving, and the vibe i want for the photo.

        i definitely prefer single thought out takes rather than rapid fire 20 photos with hope tgat one of them is the one (i don’t shoot sports often). And overall i really like framing things with the foreground to give a feeling of depth to the photo. In post processing i focus on making the photos look like i remember them to have been, coloured by imagination and all that, rather than try to recreate realism 1:1. i’m being kinda vague but my photos are mostly on my PC and i use lemmy on mobile so can’t point to anything more specific, and tbf, a lot of my best takes are just patience and or luck

        above all though, i like experimenting with how i shoot or edit :)

        thanks for asking <3

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      6 hours ago

      I took this photo with my iPhone 12 mini:

      https://metapixl.com/p/Stoy/797570781570361213

      It is a fantastic photo, I use it as my current lockscreen.

      This photo was taken with my Lumix S5

      https://metapixl.com/p/Stoy/795407386229307789

      They are two very different photos, I hesitate to rank them in terms of how good they are.

      A good camera gives the photographer more tools to get the photo they want, but you still need skills and experience to take good photos.