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How to get good photos of myself?

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 10:57:13 No.4385665 View View Reply Original Report

>have only a budget phone with shit camera
>absolutely horrible at taking photos anyways
>no experience with editing
>no photos with friends/family that I could use

What can I do? I've been thinking of asking random photographers I find on net to take photos of me in nature, probably grab a few changes of clothes to switch between too. But idk, it's probably gonna be extremely expensive and they will only agree to take the photos in their studio, which is gonna be cringe af if I ever use it for dating app profile.

Any ideas?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 11:02:16 No.4385666 Report

Quoted By: >>4385667

You'll need something relatively new that can be paired to a phone, not for remote triggering, for remote control of focus, and a tripod.
You set up a cool background, give yourself some time to hide the phone with shutter delay, use the phone to focus and shoot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 11:10:13 No.4385667 Report

Quoted By: >>4385687

>>4385666
That sounds complicated. So what do I need to buy?

fe2fucker

fe2fucker Sat 16 Nov 2024 13:12:56 No.4385678 Report

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Get a novice freelancer to take some pfps for you, they will be nicer and can be taken wherever you like plus they will be cheaper than buying any equipment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 14:17:17 No.4385687 Report

Quoted By: >>4385760 >>4385764 >>4385844

>>4385665
Step One: Have a friend willing to spend time with you (Failed)
Step Two: Hire somebody else to do it. Specifically pointing out you'd like a photoshoot in nature outside of a studio.

>>4385667
Alternative path:
Any DLSR/MILC with a phone app that can control settings and has a live-view is easy mode. You can easily see what settings do what and how you look. A DSLR/MILC without this feature is still useable, but you'll be doing a bunch of test shots in every environment to review and make more informed decisions with.
I reckon in two hours or so of you fucking around you'll have the hang of things. Less so if you're not completely autistically retarded.

If you want an idea of what to buy:
Canon 70D with kit lens would be sufficent and cheap enough.
Canon 5D MkIII with kit lens / 85-100mm lens would cost more but give more ""profeshionale" results.
However I strongly suggest you not spend autistic amounts of money on something you're unsure about. Go with a cheaper APS-C sensor camera (70D etc.) and use the kit lens.
If you find your results lacking, even using a kit like that, then the issue is more than likely user error than gear being a limitation. Not until you're doing paid-quality shots would sensor size or lens selection really come into it. (Note: This makes gearfags seethe).

DIY and buying gear would be more fun imo, but if you just want resultss NOW (Read: SAUCENAO) then pay someone else to help you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 18:58:48 No.4385760 Report

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>>4385687
Thanks man, that was exactly what I hoped for.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 19:11:14 No.4385764 Report

Quoted By: >>4385765 >>4385767 >>4385768

>>4385687
This but for the love of god avoid canon. Their cameras are the trailing edge of IQ even today and are more about tech gimmicks than pictures. Their saving grace is enabling higher end video modes on lower end cameras. Most companies simply exclude those options in firmware but magic lantern hackers forced canons hand I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 19:12:15 No.4385765 Report

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>>4385764
this. nikon is the classic quality first brand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 19:19:58 No.4385767 Report

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>>4385764
based
use niggor

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 19:21:59 No.4385768 Report

Quoted By: >>4385773

>>4385764
Seriously this
Canon in any era has always used sensors 2+ generations behind and it shows

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 19:28:37 No.4385773 Report

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>>4385768
Low end quality, high end speed. Since day 1. Canon is a sports photography brand.

Their entire proposition over nikon was putting sports needs first. Nikon maintained compatibility with studio/art fags old gear at the cost of hampering their development of faster cameras. Canon revamped their entire product line to fuck those guys over and focus on professional sports photography. Even their FD mount cameras were already selling themselves as action oriented.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2024 22:24:29 No.4385807 Report

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have a buddy take some

mise-en-scène

mise-en-scène Sun 17 Nov 2024 00:45:42 No.4385844 Report

Quoted By: >>4385846

>>4385687
>Canon 5D MkIII with kit lens / 85-100mm lens would cost more but give more ""profeshionale" results.
There will be no discernible difference for his use case. What makes the difference is knowing where to place the camera, the mise-en-scène, how to expose properly, what focal length and aperture to use, how to light the scene and how to edit. Pretty much anything else is only for bragging rights.

cinefag !CinE/QyYt6

cinefag !CinE/QyYt6 Sun 17 Nov 2024 00:47:32 No.4385846 Report

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>>4385844
testing again

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