im οחƖу 14 bυt ive bееח іחtο photography mу whole life. i саח take pretty ехсеƖƖеחt pictures, аחԁ very ехсеƖƖеחt аt editing. i currently һаνе a nikon d40. i want tο become a wedding photographer. саח wedding photographers, οr аחу type οf photographer give mе ѕοmе tips?
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wһаt type οf cameras?
wһаt age ѕһουƖԁ i ѕtаrt wedding photography?
wһаt kind οf pictures tο take?
anything, please аחԁ thanks.
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Well, I do quite a few different types of photography, counting weddings.
Just because you are 14 means only that age limitations apply. You have the youth and energy to craft your photographic trade for decades to come even if! Having a Nikon D40 is a fantastic thing. I shoot a D90 with a Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 and like it! The fact you can edit is a fantastic plus, seeing that digital photography has a requisite for that kind of talent.
Now, on to your questions…
You’ve already have gotten started. You have a fantastic camera, you’re computer savvy and have drive. Now you need the channels to utilize those energies. How about the school paper? The local paper? Be a free-lance photographer for them! Learn what clients want and find out how you can supply it. How will you make yourself unique (differentiate) as compared to other photographers? Reckon about this.
As to how to further get started in wedding photography, I learned by taking lots of photographs and reading up on books in the library. I also questioned other photographers (like you’re doing here) on some tips. It takes time, and you have lots of that!
As for your camera, aptly now the D40 is fine. Learn the operations of the camera if you haven’t already. Knowing your tools is of greatest importance to getting the most from them. In a few years, reckon about upgrading maybe. Always look to buy the best lenses you can afford. The lens will outlive the camera by decades! Read articles, look at product reviews and see what is the aptly kind of lenses and bodies for what you want to do. I still have my 6 year ancient D70 and lenses because my wife is getting into photography and she likes it.
You can do some work on wedding photography aptly now. Not for pay maybe, but doing some free-lance work and then showing the bride and groom your work afterwards would set you up for a touch in the near future. I’d say that the earliest you could get some sort of paying work is at 17 or 18. Don’t question me what you could charge… your work/portfolio quality will determine that in a few years.
What kind of pictures? What do you WANT to take pictures of? What really makes you want to snap that picture? That is the motivation you need to focus on! That is what helps differentiate your work from everyone else! I do a lot of landscape, macro, flowers/plants and specialty photography personally.
The best thing to do is:
1) Learn your camera and lenses. What/where are they excellent at performing? How many lenses do you really need to just start? If you only have one lens then fine. Learn its strengths and weaknesses. Know the camera operations by memory so that when conditions change, you can change the settings accordingly.
Do you have a excellent prime lens (50mm f/1.8), a excellent low end zoom (18-70/105mm), a excellent high focal length zoom (70-300mm)? Maybe, like me, you have a excellent "walk about" lens (18-270mm). Even if you just have the 18-105mm Nikon lens the D40 came with, it’s a very excellent lens! You can do a lot of fine work with that lens.
2) Read up on the types of photography you’d like to do. Take notes. How about some classes in middle or high school? Go to the library and check out some books so you can refer back to them. That is a no-cost option! Learn the basics of exposure and composition and how to get different effects from different settings of the camera. Don’t rely on your software to make a semi-excellent picture better. Learn to take a fantastic picture aptly off the bat so you don’t have to do any rework on the computer.
3) Learn from your mistakes. Why did the picture come out terrible, over or under exposed? How can you work to not do that again? Why is is that certain pictures came out fantastic? What did you do correctly so you can do again that? Since you have a digital camera, you can usually take several shots of the same subject and see how different settings make the picture change to you liking.
4) Have fun doing whatever you do. I have seen so many people get into photography and get lost in the details that they forget to have FUN!
Excellent luck!
Like I said to someone earlier, there is more to photography than just knowing where to top the camera. Lighting, composition, and exposure are all crucial factors to fantastic photography.
To get started, you need to be properly trained. If you can properly train yourself then that’s fantastic, but school is a excellent place to start. There is so much to learn, and having an instructor there to help you is a fantastic thing.
What age? A mature age. Just reckon, would you want to hire a 14 year ancient to shoot your wedding photos? Doubtless not.
What kind of pictures to take? For weddings, you must be able to work in posed and documentary situations. Pictures of the bride & groom (obviously), other people at the wedding, table settings, cake, etc. Accurate-ups and broad shots. A small bit of everything.
Hope this helps.
the other answer is brilliant,
join a camera club, do night school courses, study art, learn light and lighting - lighting seperates the girls from the women
Age means nothing. Paul Strand was being exhibited at the age of fourteen. It is about ability.
Take some classes. If they offer them in your high school, take them. Then, if you are preparation to run your own affair, get a affair degree and take the photography courses offered at the college level in addition to your degree courses. Then go and work with a professional to get some real experience shooting weddings professionally.
It sounds like portraiture is your passion. Mine too. But that doesn’t mean it is all you can do. Shoot anything that interests you. If you reckon it would look fantastic photographed, look at it and reckon about the composition first and shoot it. You may find that you have a passion for other genres as well. Conduct experiment with angles and exposure and composition.
Most vital, have fun getting there.
edit-I would hire a teenager if they had the maturity and ability to do the job.