What do you want to shoot? That's the #1 factor in deciding everything else.
Portraits, sports, landscape, nature, nightlife - those could all be done with the same setup (say, the standard begginer DSLR Canon T3i 18-55mm), but for better results the gear and lighting would be quite different.
RE: angles and perspectives
They're important, of course. But lighting is as important, if not more.
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^ Same model under different light setups.
Depending on what you want to shoot, you don't need a camera. Tons of good photographers shoot unbelievable pictures with their iPhones. (A camera is more fun though!)
RE: software
Disagree about Photoshop. The most important program to master is Lightroom, especially if shooting raw files and when you have large photo collections. Photoshop is what you use when Lightroom can't fix or do what you want done.
Portraits, sports, landscape, nature, nightlife - those could all be done with the same setup (say, the standard begginer DSLR Canon T3i 18-55mm), but for better results the gear and lighting would be quite different.
RE: angles and perspectives
They're important, of course. But lighting is as important, if not more.
Quote: (07-16-2016 06:49 AM)Ringo Wrote:
Sebastião Salgado has a great quote on his documentary "The Salt of the Earth": "Photographing is drawing with light".
^ Same model under different light setups.
Depending on what you want to shoot, you don't need a camera. Tons of good photographers shoot unbelievable pictures with their iPhones. (A camera is more fun though!)
RE: software
Disagree about Photoshop. The most important program to master is Lightroom, especially if shooting raw files and when you have large photo collections. Photoshop is what you use when Lightroom can't fix or do what you want done.
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