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Photography Discussion – Can you make it as a Photographer Today?
A major question and concern for many photographers looking to make photography a career these days is “Can you make it as a photographer”? Brandon who is currently in college and is the photo editor of the school paper asked me this question during a recent SKYPE call. With the barrier for entry at a low point and the easy access to pro gear many people have flocked to being a photographer in the hopes of making it big. But the question still remains can they make it as a photographer today?
To answer this question I want to step back to a personal experience I had in the past with a Sports Illustrated photographer. He wanted to warn me that photography is a very very hard career to get into. I took what he said the wrong way, I thought he was telling me I would not make it or I should give up right there. What he was really doing was being honest, telling it like it is which so many people are afraid to do today.
My short answer to the question is YES, you can make it as a photographer today. But like with any other profession, many will try and not all will succeed. Let’s look at the things I think you can do to set yourself up to make it as a photographer today. I want to just do a brain dump on ideas and things you can do as a photographer of all ages. I want to make this point very clear, YOUR AGE DOES NOT MATTER!!!! I don’ care if you are 12 or 72, you can make it as a photographer.
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Fuji Instax Unboxing and Sniff Test
The Fuji Instax is an interesting throwback camera to the days where the only way to get to see your pictures right after you took them was to use instant film. Fuji has brought back the instant camera with their line of instax cameras. These cameras allow you to use Fuji Instax film to take instant (takes up to 5 min to develop) photos.
I am sure there are many people sitting there going why would I want to take instant pictures these days? And I will say I felt the same way until I started to have fun with this camera. It is a conversation starter at parties and event. When I take someones picture and they see the photo pop out the top they go wow what is that. Beyond that these photos make for really unique business cards. What better way to make an impression on someone than to hand them a photo with your information on it.
I will be taking a few of these instax cameras on the road to SXSW along with a case of instant film to see what we come up with. You will get a chance to try these cameras out on the two photo walks.
To see a FULL on photo shoot done with the fuji instax check out the video player below.
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RAW Edit of the WEEK 65 – How will you edit this photo of LIL
Check out this weeks RAW EDIT 65 and Your RAW Edits 64.
It’s LIL, thats right its a photo I took a long while ago of LIL and I would love to see how you would edit it!!! Lil has a great smile and tea in her hand as always.
What direction will you take this file, will you turn LIL into a character from Twilight or will you do something extremely creative that I would never expect. Be sure to post your images right here in the forum so they can be entered to be featured in Your Raw Edits of the week.
Let’s see those normal edits but no not be afraid to do something extreme and off the wall. You can take this image into any editing program and see what you come up with.
CLICK HERE to Access the RAW FILE in the Forum.
Click here to download the RAW FILE
Sunday Afternoon Spreecast “Oh Canada”
There is nothing better than getting online with you guys on a spur of the moment. I decided Sunday afternoon that Adam and I might as well go onto Spreecast and answer in detail as many peoples questions as possible. Its great to take the time and work through peoples questions and concerns as their questions and concerns may be the same as others.
Be sure to check out around the 55min mark where I decide to sing “Oh Canada”!!!!!
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Nikon 85mm f1.8G AFS Review and Comparison
Nikon has finally updated its 85mm F1.8 AFD with the NEW Nikon 85mm F1.8G AFS. The new AFS lens is aimed at professionals and amateurs a like. What makes this a very enticing lens is the fact that it sells for $499.99. At that price it gives amateurs and pros a reasonably priced professional lens to help them take their images to the next level.
In this review I put the new AFS against the older AFD and for fun I brought out the 85mm f1.4 AFS Nikon. While I was at Allen’s Camera I set up a quick little test shooting scene and than used the three lenses listed above to capture the same scene. You can find all of the full res images below for you to download and analyze. All the images are unedited straight conversions from the RAW FILE. This way there was no corrections added to correct for imperfections.
Please check out AllensCamera for all your camera needs as they fully support this site.
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