As a relative noob to photography, I'm afraid I may have made an early overcorrection. There's a style I'd like to learn to shoot (picrel), and what I've basically gathered is that in order to preserve the details of shop signs and neon lights in dark environments, you can underexpose your images by 1-2 stops to protect the highlights, and then you pull up the shadows in post.

I was amazed by how much detail was hiding in the shadows when I tried it, despite my photos seeming unusably dark in preview. But now I've gotten into the habit of basically underexposing EVERYTHING regardless of light situations, and I can't help but feel like I'm leaning too much on post-processing. Barring stylistic choices and just focusing on getting photos to be as 'correct' as possible, should daytime photos generally look serviceably decent right out of the camera, or is it typical to preserve highlights to the point of being dark? Is there a typical amount of information loss that's tolerated in standard photography, or is the goal to only allow the sun to be pure white?

any fellow third world photography aficionados? how do you deal with the fear of your gear getting stolen? what kind of precautions do you take?

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Own and have used them all - Sony, Canon, Leica, Fuji. Nothing compares to this little guy. Has reignited my passion to shoot and is now always in my back pocket. Any other shooters feel the same?

What events/activities/resources do you use to find good subject matter? I don't want to hire models because that's pervy, but I want to take better photos of people. Pic not related

Where do (you) host your /p/ortfolio?

Currently have the Canon 90D and am searching for an upgrade. Goal was... to purchase the Canon r5, but hearing that the r6 mark 3 will be announced this autumn and for the same price of 2500, I'm not so sure anymore. I love the 90D but I need something for low light photography when doing landscape up north. Also I would like something fast for night rally sessions (CER 2025 was planned at awful times when the sun was gone). Dont like ISO below 400 on my 90D and had to cheat using video mode at 4k and frame grabbing.

What have you heard about the r6 mark 3? Would you pick it over the r5? I really want to get into full frame using my old lenses. Hopefully it's going to be too much of a change.

photos of my cat Rupert that i took on my phone which at least trace amounts of thoughtful composition, as per the board rules


I like this shot because it really focuses on his face, which is cute

Post 80s/90s bathrooms and swimming pools,
Stuff you‘d see in liminal space compilations

Post books about photography that you have enjoyed. This could mean but is not limited to:
>Photo books
>Guide books
>Repair manuals
>Camera history books

I will post what I have, if you want a .pdf of any of these I'm happy to put them up on catbox. I would love to hear what you all have been reading.