>28 yo normalfag
>Can afford mid-tier gear
>been shooting for two years as a hobby
>Failed professionally due to lack of networking
>I don't see much joy taking pics anymore
>It's always either "ah, it's the same pics" or too lazy to carry the gear around

Honestly idk what to do

Do you prefer slow compact zooms or fixed pancake lenses?

This is the IP of a thief who steals accounts, so I give it to them so they can do whatever they want with it

Hello /p/, I need to take a selfie and use as my profile picture for work (have to be looking professional). Do any photo geniuses here have any tips?

You're not a real photographer unless you shoot people.

Portraiture is the purest and most artistic form of photography bar none. Through portraiture you develop and exhibit the bare minimum of skill needed to engage artistically with other genres and employ some directorial talent to truly create the images you want, not just the ones you stumble into. If you never engage in portraiture you will never, ever develop anything resembling talent. The portrait is the fundamental skill, the pure photography. It is the deceptively simple dish that must be made perfectly, the one that amateurs fail at despite being decent at more complex meals, that you must master if you are ever to truly master anything else.

This fact is not up for debate. Even Ansel Adams did decent portraiture.
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/ansel-adams-portrait-of-brassai-yosemite-california

>looking to try the new film out
>ask the store clerk if the film is an actual new emulsion or repackaged slop
>she doesnt understand | pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is an actual new emulsion and what is repackaged slop
>she laughs and says "its a good film ma'am"
>buy the film for 20€
>its repackaged slop

Shrek Colors Edition

>All discussion and questions related to gear should take place in this exact thread.
>Redirect other gear-related threads to this thread.
>Remember to be polite.
>This is the thread in which you can be a gearfag

Previous thread: >>4454569

Orange-ish Velvet Edition
Previously: >>4452329

I bought this VCR from the thrift store and my friends thought it would be a great opportunity to make nintendo fursuit fetish content. I got it to work while plugged in but the battery says charged but won’t work. Does anyone know where i would find a replacement or some sort of conversion mechanism? the VCR model is CC4352 and the battery model is EP096FS/EP096FL