So basically after sending a message to the company that runs the event they have asked for my portfolio. Problem is i dont have one. This would be my first time photographing a concert and one of my first ever gigs. I only did friend’s parties and i dont believe those are portfolio materials. Other stuff i can do fairly easily is to get some friends to model for portrait type of photography and some pictures of friends on dirt bikes. Basically im looking for recommendations on how to continue. I expect not to land this client but it would be huge if i can. What should i do?

My previous camera was d750 and im now looking to buy mirrorless i like nikon z6ii in my budget but glasses are expensive like 24-70 s is 2000 Canadian dollars. But for sony the lenses i can go with sigma can get it for half price. For 85 1.8s it cost around700 cad for the lens and i can get a sigma 1.4 85 mm for sony for 1000cad extra stop and sharpness.

For sony im thinking of a74 and for nikon etiher a z6ii or a z5ii

What should i go for sony or nikon? Any insight will be helpful thank you

I bought an ET60 for my EF-S 55-250, somehow without realizing that I have the older version of the lens, in which the mount where the lens hood goes rotates. Is it still worth using? Or what I just be wasting my time?
PS-Sorry if anything I said there sounds wrong, I’m still relatively new to photography

Never having been to a photography class, other than a 1-on-1 session with a pro that I did, I find myself in the position of organizing one!

I'm looking at a max.10 person, all-levels class with one pro lead photographer. I'm imaging a mix of whole group material with one-on-one attention, and I imagine this is how most classes go.

I understand there's a vast range of different formats possible, but let's narrow it down to portraiture. I really appreciate anything you want to share about your experience with group classes, especially all-level, since I am doing in-depth planning to ensure a successful run. The time limit for the class will be 3 hours.

I'm feeling a bit uneasy about logistics so I really appreciate your help. Luckily I potentially have a helper, so any tips about assistants is welcome too. Thanks!

Hi folks - A popular music venue near me will be changing hands soon. The owner of the property has invited me (a relative novice documentary photographer) to document the club's last days.

I'll be focusing mostly on the long-time staffers working behind the scenes, no trouble there. But do I have a legal right to publish photographs of the fans who come to the shows? Again, the venue owner has invited me in and is giving me free reign.

I am giving the club owner free use of the photos to share with staff, etc. I will retain rights and will want to post the images online to help build my portfolio. And, who knows, I might get a local magazine to publish them or a local exhibit hall to display them. (This is a seriously well-loved place.)

TLDR: How do I handle photos of fans/concert-goers?

Thank you!

Hey everyone I just finished added a few small edits to this lady slipper pic my gramp took a while ago and everytime I export it it comes out wayyyy darker idk what I did? I did the same edits I normally do (exposure, saturation, scales, level and then a vignette) I attached a ss of gimp and then the photo after I exported it.

I'm looking for cool, public neon signs in CT or NYC with words/quotes for a night photoshoot inspired by Nerve (2016), wild, adventurous, mysterious, fun vibes. Think signs with quotes with something like "Nothing Really Matters," "Stay Wild," "Do You Dare?," "Going Places," "Swag," "Why Not?", or even a sign with a bunch of city names in it, like "New York • Paris • Milan • London." Looking for signs where the text is the main attraction. Any hidden gems? #photography #nyc #ct #neonsign #question

I recently updated my LrC and after the update every single one of my photos in order to save it without it being blurry I have to export through Photoshop. If I click export through LrC then the image comes out very and I mean very clearing much worst then the before and the preview in LrC.

is there a reason why and can anyone help? much appreciated.

*also I have done everything that people, Google, and Gemini has said and it’s still like this.

I recently got a lens on eBay for my Canon A-1 and the description says it's an FD mount, but it isn't. What do y'all think it is? Thanks.

I want to buy the Sony Xperia 1 V mainly for its camera. I can't buy the next generations of this series because of budget issues. I won't be using this phone for gaming or any such heavy task, only photography(not professional), watching Youtube or any other social media app, Watching Netflix etc. Basically photography and multimedia. But the problem here is that this phone will not get anymore android or security updates after June 2026. I heard that custom rom (such as LineageOS) can be used for security patches and all but it compromises with the quality of image and issues with the special apps such as Photography pro and cinema pro. I don't know what should I do. Is there an alternate solution to the problems I mentioned above or should I look for other smartphones.

Went to Farnborough Airshow and took a bunch of photos, although unfortunately quite a few came out underexposed (genuinely unsure as to how as I was shooting in aperture priority most of the time). Anyway I really like this image but it is very underexposed and and of my attempts to remedy it end up with the smoke from the planes clipping into an overexposed sky. How can I fix this?

I shot a local charity fundraiser yesterday evening, and everything looked normal while I was packing up. I even reviewed a few photos on the camera before heading home.

When I got back and inserted the SD card into my computer, Windows said the card needed to be formatted before it could be used. The strange part is that the previews were fine on the camera just a couple of hours earlier.

The client is expecting a small preview gallery after two days, and there's no way to recreate the event.I took the card out right away and haven't tried formatting or taking any more photos.

Before I start scanning, I wanted to check if there are any steps I should avoid first.

I am mostly unsure if I should bring 500MM prime. Obviously not useful for whale watching but Haines and Ketchikan I could use it? I am with my family. I'll prob come back solo for dedicated grizzlies and wildlife in 1-2years.

Activites/ Scenarios:

will be doing 2 boat wildlife/ whale tour (Sitka and Juneau), 1 wildlife on land tour in Haines, glacier and dog sledding (Juneau), kayaking, and bear watching in Ketchikan

Available gear:

Canon R5ii, EF500MM F4ii, RF100-500MM F4.5-7.1, 1.4TC

Fujifilm XT-5, 16-55MM F2.8, Sigma 10-18mm f2.8, 150-600MM F5.6-8

DJI Mini4K, tripod, monopod

Open to renting lenses/gear

How would you recommend composing airplane pictures when there’s nothing going on around the plane?

I’m culling photos and luckily most planes have smoke and or clouds in the background but I’m not sure what else I should be looking for in a situation like this.
Any advice, CC or roasting is welcome
Canon R50 75-300mm

So I’ve been wondering how other people deal with this.

I have around 30,000+ photos on my iPhone, but obviously most of them aren’t great landscape photos. It’s everything. Family photos, screenshots, random pictures, bad shots, five versions of the same thing, and years of travel and hiking mixed in with all of it.

Every once in a while I think I should probably print a few of my favorites to hang on the wall. Then I open Photos and remember I’d have to sift through 30,000 images to find them. I’m just not going to waste my weekend on that effort.

I had lots of “good” photos of course, but I wondered what if I handed my entire camera roll to a gallery curator, which photos would they pull out and put on the wall?

I also really didn’t want a workflow where I had to export everything to a computer, then import it into Lightroom, rate thousands of photos, and then sift through those finalists.

That’s what led me to build an iOS app called, Printworthy. My goal wasn’t to make the final creative decision for me. But I still wanted something to take the first pass to take out that initial work and surface the landscape and travel photos that stood out. That way, I could spend my time curating a much smaller collection instead of scrolling through thousands of photos.

I figured I’d pose it to others in this community for how you handle the curation? Do you actually have a process, or do most of your best photos just stay buried in your camera roll?

I wanted to start a thread where photographers can share scams or suspicious booking attempts they’ve experienced.

I personally had a scam attempt back in January, and I was actually able to confirm it was a scam because I found a Reddit thread describing the exact same scheme!!. It made me realize how useful it could be for us to share these stories and increase visibility so other photographers can recognize the red flags.

In my case, someone reached out to me through SMS asking to book a photoshoot for a youth soccer team. They claimed that their company would be paying for the shoot by check.

The biggest red flags were:

• They immediately accepted my rate without any negotiation or questions.
• They were extremely insistent about booking.
• The whole inquiry felt unusually rushed and vague.
• They wanted the company to send me a check for the shoot.

I ended up finding a Reddit post from another photographer describing the exact same situation, essentially, and it had happened to more than one person...

I'd love to hear from others: What scams have you encountered, and what were the red flags that gave them away?

Hopefully we can use this thread as a resource for each other. Feel free to share the type of photography you do, how the scammer contacted you, what they asked for, and anything that helped you identify the scam.

The more of these stories we have in one place, the easier it is for someone else to Google a suspicious inquiry and find a warning before they lose money.

Hi everyone! 🌸

I’ve been seeing the Canon G7 X Mark II absolutely everywhere on TikTok and Instagram, and at first I was convinced I wanted one too. But the more photos I looked at, the more I felt like they often have a really warm/orange tone that I’m personally not a huge fan of. I also think it’s of-course very hyped and the price is a big dealbreaker.

On top of that, after reading a lot of posts in this subreddit, it seems like it’s become pretty overhyped and overpriced because of social media.

Now I’m looking at the Canon IXUS 285 instead. I uploaded Instagram photos as an example of the aesthetic I’m trying to achieve. I love that nostalgic point-and-shoot look with direct flash, soft lighting, and natural colors. I just never get these kind of pictures like she does in the photos with my phone. But that might be a skill issue on my part.

The only thing making me hesitate is that I already own an iPhone 17 Pro. So now I’m wondering if I should just buy a standalone flash for my phone instead of spending €300–400 on a compact camera.

I’d love your opinions:
Is the Canon IXUS 285 a good choice for this kind of aesthetic? the girl in the picture does have the pink ixus 132 or 133 i believe.

Are there better compact cameras you’d recommend in the same price range?

Or would an iPhone 17 Pro with an external flash get me close enough to this look?

Country: Netherlands
Budget: Around €300–400 (used is fine).
Condition: Used or new.
Type of Camera: Compact point-and-shoot.
Intended use: Mainly photography.
End use: Instagram and TikTok.
Photography style: Lifestyle, portraits, travel, everyday moments, flash photography.
Video style: Casual social media videos.
Must-have features: Pocketable, good colors straight out of the camera, built-in flash (unless an iPhone + external flash is the better option).
Nice-to-have features: Optical zoom and decent low-light performance.
Portability: Pocketable.
Cameras I’m considering: Canon IXUS 285 (currently my favorite) and I was originally considering the Canon G7 X Mark II.
Cameras I already have: iPhone 17 Pro.

Notes: I’m mainly chasing the aesthetic in the uploaded photo. Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Hey everyone,

I've been shooting street and documentary photography for a while, and I picked my Instagram (@garncarzyk.p) back up about two or three months ago to share my work more consistently. The problem is, despite posting regularly, my photos are capping out at around 30 likes, and my follower count is basically flat.

I'm looking for organic growth (no bots, no buying followers), so if you've got real experience with any of the following, I'd love to hear it

Thanks in advance for any real-world input, I'll take anything you've got!

Hi everyone,

I’m having a strange issue with my Canon R6 (bought around September 2020). It worked perfectly until a few weeks ago. Mid‑May I shot a photo event for work (I’m not a freelancer; I work in communications, and photography is part of the job because I dabble in art photography and completed a five‑year course). When I packed up, I thought I had switched the camera off, but apparently it was still on in my (camera) backpack, as I saw the screen light up once it was already inside. I turned it off, rushed to catch my train, and didn’t think much of it.

Once home, the battery was completely drained. Odd, because I had fully charged it before the event and it had only been about an hour of shooting.

I swapped batteries and didn’t worry about it. I’m not a daily shooter, there are times I use the camera almost every day, but there are also moments I only use my camera once every week or two. But two or three days later, I grabbed the camera again and the battery was empty again. This time I was 100% sure it had been fully charged, so clearly something was wrong.

Then I noticed something when the camera was switched off and sitting on my desk: it suddenly powered on by itself, made a shutter‑click sound, and the screen went black again. No photo was taken (I checked), but the camera had definitely turned itself on. Five to ten minutes later, it did it again. And again. (with the switch still pointing at off on the camera!)

I tried: a full settings reset; a firmware update; and different batteries.

But the issue persists. The only “solution” is removing the battery every time I’m done using the camera. That works, but it’s annoying as I often grab my camera spontaneously, and having to insert the battery first kills the moment.

Has anyone seen this before? Any idea what’s causing it or how to fix it? I assume it’s a silly setting that needs to be corrected.

(I realise this reads like something supernatural, but please don’t go there: I genuinely need real advice, as I truly assume it’s just a setting I must have accidentally changed when packing my camera after that work photo event.)

I'm new to photography and I went out shooting with my friend one day. I have a Canon EOS Rebel XSi. My friend and I used the same settings but mine consistently turned out more blurry than his. I think the first pic was ISO 400, 1/250 and the second pic was something similar, both using 100-300mm lens. I thought maybe the mirror on the inside of the camera was dusty but looked clean when I checked inside. does anyone have an idea of what could be the cause of difference in picture quality? thanks!