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No matter how great your camera might be, it is how you apply your skills that makes the difference between an OK shot and a great shot. Here you can talk technical, talk creative, share your techniques, lighting, and digital editing. This is where we can all help each other to take better photos.
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I am amazed at the quality of photos that many of the members here at TDF take. I was hoping that some of our talented photographers could share some tips on taking great pictures for the benefit of us less experienced enthusiast .

I am just getting into the hobby and after seeing the level of quality pictures that many of our members post I can see photography becoming a huge part of this pastime .

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First is keep it simple

Even use mobile phone camera!

Be conscious of the background

Pay attention to pose.

But photography isn't photography without light.

Natural sunlight is great. Buy a cheap reflector. That's all you need.

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After seeing some of my pictures, I was going to ask this very question about photography and cameras.
I just have a cheapo digital camera, that I bought off of Amazon. It is a Bonna, and has 21 mega pixels. I only paid like $35 for it, but it doesn't really take good pictures. I have the settings on 20 mega pixels, because anything lower than that, the pictures come out grainy and blurred. Even at 20 mega pixels, it still isn't very good. I'm thinking about an upgrade in cameras. Maybe something around $100 price range.

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I have a Sony DSC-WX80 and my iPhone 7+. My Samsung S6 took as good photos as my Sony.

Light can make or break your shots. Overcast fully diffused light I found is ideal. Too much light can be as bad as too little. These are untouched other than for size. All taken with my iPhone in Natural light

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Check out my photos in the links in my signature. I just take photos that I enjoy seeing. You can’t please everyone as everyone has a different opinion on what they like to see. Some like more realistic photos, some like professional photography style, some like to see girls covered and conservative and some like to see the more risqué.
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While I agree that you don't have to have thousands of dollars of equipment to take great photos...

I think getting good basic camera that has removable lenses and the ability to go into manual mode and control the exposure triangle is needed to learn the craft or skills of photography. (search "Exposure Triangle" on YouTube). I picked up a Canon Rebel T6i with a $120 50mm f1.8 lens and I have learned a bunch in the last 7 months. If you are on a budget you can search Ebay and look for a Canon Rebel T3i and get started without breaking the bank.

After I got my Canon camera I immediately realized that the built in flash on the camera was a great way to get some truly awful looking pictures of you doll. So I went to Amazon and bought a cheap lighting kit like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019G ... UTF8&psc=1

Then I watched a lot of YouTube videos on photography. I still have a lot to learn but I am enjoying the hobby tremendously.

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Ha , I just ordered the same photography light set off Amazon :)
I will definitely do some searching on YouTube for those search terms :) thanks

Metricnut wrote:While I agree that you don't have to have thousands of dollars of equipment to take great photos...

I think getting good basic camera that has removable lenses and the ability to go into manual mode and control the exposure triangle is needed to learn the craft or skills of photography. (search "Exposure Triangle" on YouTube). I picked up a Canon Rebel T6i with a $120 50mm f1.8 lens and I have learned a bunch in the last 7 months. If you are on a budget you can search Ebay and look for a Canon Rebel T3i and get started without breaking the bank.

After I got my Canon camera I immediately realized that the built in flash on the camera was a great way to get some truly awful looking pictures of you doll. So I went to Amazon and bought a cheap lighting kit like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019G ... UTF8&psc=1

Then I watched a lot of YouTube videos on photography. I still have a lot to learn but I am enjoying the hobby tremendously.

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...make sure to choose one helluva subject...
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Metricnut wrote:While I agree that you don't have to have thousands of dollars of equipment to take great photos...

I think getting good basic camera that has removable lenses and the ability to go into manual mode and control the exposure triangle is needed to learn the craft or skills of photography. (search "Exposure Triangle" on YouTube). I picked up a Canon Rebel T6i with a $120 50mm f1.8 lens and I have learned a bunch in the last 7 months. If you are on a budget you can search Ebay and look for a Canon Rebel T3i and get started without breaking the bank.

After I got my Canon camera I immediately realized that the built in flash on the camera was a great way to get some truly awful looking pictures of you doll. So I went to Amazon and bought a cheap lighting kit like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019G ... UTF8&psc=1

Then I watched a lot of YouTube videos on photography. I still have a lot to learn but I am enjoying the hobby tremendously.

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Some very good tips! :glou: I bought one of these for lighting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L7 ... UTF8&psc=1

I seen some youtube videos on this type of lighting too, and should help, along with a better quality camera than the one I have now. Although, I may been more than just one of these, but I can build as I go. :thumbs_up:

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Wow, Metricnut and FirstOrder - that is a seriously good value setup, can’t believe that offer all that for only 140 dollars!

I saw your PM, FirstOrder, and I can’t really add much except take your time and don’t expect magazine quality photos the first time you try to use a DSLR and an off-camera lighting setup. Remember people study photography for years and then train as assistants for years too to become photographers, so it does require some time and training to get it right. But Youtube and reading tutorials are my best tip, it will teach you all the technical stuff.

When it comes to doll photography you need to know your doll first, and how to pose her. Arms, legs, fingers and eyes in unnatural and random directions doesn’t look great no matter how good a camera and lighting setup you have.

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Hello, FirstOrder. What you see with your own eyes is completely different than what the camera lens can see. I take my time focusing on what the camera can see. Don't just look at the subject, but what is all around. Ask yourself if there is anything that might draw attention away from the subject. Before you snap the photo, position yourself, not just the subject, in many different angles. Pay attention to the details. After the photo is taken, I use a good quality photoshop app to a very minimal extent just to clean up the pic a little. Reducing noise makes the photo look smoother and less grainy. Also increasing the exposure a tiny bit, just to lighten up the pic makes the shot a bit brighter. Mess around with the app till you find what works best for the lighting you have available.
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My contribution, if I'm taking a frontal picture (and not a profile), I find the focal point of her eyes and make sure that the camera is right in the sweet spot. Adjusting her eyes wider gives more distance, whereas positioning them closer is for great close-up shots. Personally, I find my best shots are the ones where she's "looking" directly into the camera.

Edit: Oh, and yeah, I just bought one of those nice lighting sets last night. Also bought a frame and backdrop. I have a spare bedroom with no furniture in it, so I'll be making a nice little studio back there.

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Think mine comes with the green backdrop. So I am planning to edit the background with filters / layers , assuming that will work fine.

YojimBeau wrote:My contribution, if I'm taking a frontal picture (and not a profile), I find the focal point of her eyes and make sure that the camera is right in the sweet spot. Adjusting her eyes wider gives more distance, whereas positioning them closer is for great close-up shots. Personally, I find my best shots are the ones where she's "looking" directly into the camera.

Edit: Oh, and yeah, I just bought one of those nice lighting sets last night. Also bought a frame and backdrop. I have a spare bedroom with no furniture in it, so I'll be making a nice little studio back there.

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You don't need 20Mpixels

I take mine ordinarily on 3Mp and often 2.

The Fuji S9600 is dated but a bargain camera. You can pick up Nikons such as the D70 cheap as well and save money for the lens.

Around 85mm f1.8 is really great but sometimes my Fuji takes better photos because of greater ease of operation.

Graininess indicates too little light and or a faster "film" sensitivity.

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There are lots of great tips in this thread, but one more thing to remember is that you are photographing a doll and not a person. Unless you are doing a wind-in-the-hair shot, she shouldn't be moving at all. This means you can put the camera on a tripod and use a much slower exposure than you would for a human, which keeps the ISO setting and therefore the grain low.
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