Is there a manufacturing date code for 35mm Kodak rolls? I can only find codes for motion film stock. It reads 512714 on this roll.

Hey /p/,
Been binging some photography channels on YouTube but most of them feel like overproduced commercials. I shoot Nikon, so it’d be nice to maybe see someone using Nikon gear for inspiration (not a hard requirement tho).

What are the best options for cheap ultra-telephoto lenses these days?

I want a mint Nikkor Ai-S 600mm f/4 but I know I'll be sorry the moment I travel with it.

>just shoot jpeg
>less time wasted infront of a computer and more time actually taking photos and being in the moment
It's that simple.

Who takes better photos? Cat people or Dog people?

>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