Retard here, I'm trying to fix up my camera settings so it stops being so fucking blurry in close-ups, which is something that's been plaguing it even in ideal lighting. Please bear in mind that I'm an amateur photographer.

I'm going to upload some photos directly. from my camera so the EXIF data should automatically transfer over. The first will be in "auto" mode and has a noticable red filter that idk how to get rid of, the second will be with "Easy Mode" turned on

>300 dollars
>First episode is free
>80% of the video is just sponsored software shilling

The on the spot footage is pretty nice though, but how come I can't find the torrents anymore of these? I remember watching the first Japan ones but idk where I got it from

Are these circuits/contests relevant or something?
I meet a guy that was bragging the fact that he has 120+ photographic awards.

I want to make films. Any recommendations for cheaper tools with better quality?

CAMERA, LENSES, and ACCESSORIES
$2,489 TOTAL
– 1 - Sony ZV-E10 Mark 1 (Body Only) - $700
Image Quality Sample: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwloedpYwk
– 2 - 7Artisans 25mm f/1.4 Lens Sony E Mount - $73
– 3 - TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 Lens Sony E Mount - $73
– 4 - TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 Lens Sony E Mount - $98
– 5 - Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Lens Sony E Mount - $200
– 6 - TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 Lens Sony E Mount - $120
– 7 - Tiffen Variable ND Filter (72mm, 2 to 8-Stop) - $120
– 8 - Sensei Step Up Rings (39mm, 40.5mm, 46mm, 52mm) to 72mm - $100
– 9 - Hollyland Pyro H Wireless Video Transmitter. (Useful for directing shots you are also acting in. Use phones as camera monitors on set.) - $350
– 10 - DJI RS 3 Mini Stabilizer/Gimbal - $280
– 11 - SmallRig Cage for ZV-E10 Mark 1 - $70
– 12 - Two Anker Power Banks 20,000mah (2x USB C Slots, 1x USB A Slot) - $100
– 13 - 0.5ft USB C to USB C Cables (x2) - $10
– 14 - Short Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable - $10
– 15 - Phone Holders for Power Bank - $20
– 16 - ¼” Camera Mount Screws Pack - $10
– 17 - Decent Generic Tripod - $40
– 18 - Eirmai Camera Backpack with Large Laptop Slot - $50
– 19 - Sandisk 128GB 200 mb/s Read Speed Memory Cards (×2) - $45
– 20 - Lens Hoods - $20

AUDIO RECORDING AND MIXING:
$1,415 TOTAL
– 1 - Sennheiser MKE 600 Super-Cardioid Shotgun Microphone - $330
– 2 - Zoom H4 Essential 2-Input Portable Recorder and Audio Interface - $200
– 3 - KRK Rokit 5 Audio Monitor Speakers (For Audio Mixing) - $400
– 4 - AKG M50x Headphones - $150
– 5 - Boom Pole - $100
– 6 - Midi Keyboard - $150
– 7 - Sandisk Extreme 128GB MicroSD with SD Adapter - $25
– 8 - USB C to USB C Cable - $10
– 9 - XLR Microphone Cable - $25
– 10 - Generic C Stand Tripod - $25

>1 - you need moar card slots
You don't need 2 cards slots. You need to learn card management. Cards fail due to excessive write cycles and data fragmentation. Never cull on camera. Fill your card entirely before wiping it. If you are working for someone, use a fresh card. They're thirty fucking bucks. Problem solved. Ignore this advice and enjoy having your dual cards fail anyways.
I have never experienced a card failure since the days of 1gb primitive SD cards that would 100% be filled at least 20 times in a week. I have always used single cards. You are more likely to need a full sized HDMI port than a second card slot.
>2 - ETTR is an essential skill
You do not need to ETTR or protect all the highlights. Even in 25 stop DR human vision some areas are pure black and pure white. As long as the areas transitioning to these don't hard clip in one or two channels the photo will look good. Expose for the subject, not for the bokeh balls and lightbulbs.
>3 - flash looks bad
Your cheap diffuser, poor understanding of shadow and contrast, and inability to use gels to match flash to ambient light looks bad. Skill issue.
>4 - "equivalence" and dynamic range charts are useful
Use your eyeballs and the shadow and highlight sliders and observe how your results will always beat the charts and be noncongruent with equivalence theories because the way cameras work on real images is actually a bit more sophisticated. Real dynamic range testing is a lost art among photographers. DXO scores were invented to be easily cheated review metrics, not anything relevant to IRL photography. Just ignore them, most every camera handles DR better than you need it to unless its micro four thirds.
>5 - lens sharpness is a bar graph
It is certainly not. Most often these bar graph tests are actually field curvature at 5 meters test. Lens performance varies between MFD and infinity and so does the shape of the depth of field.
>6 - color science is in your camera
It's actually in your lens.

Hello people. Since it's a photography board, I'll post some photos from yesterday. Comments and critics welcome.

Absolutely mogs Portra 400.
More pop, brighter colors, significantly cheaper.

This is Kodaks best film and its not even debatable.

What would make you buy the GR IV?
Minimum: Wider apature, better auto focus.
If they could make it the same size as current ones adding a viewfinder, 35mm standard, an 85mm add on lens that doesn't crop

Hows the fashion photography going /p?
You are still doing it right, this thread is to discuss fashion photography.