Questions tagged [photography-basics]
For questions either about the fundamentals of photography or which will be of particular use to novice photographers. Q&A in this tag should be equally useful 50 years in the future or to a time-traveler 50 years in the past.
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How to photograph the lettering on a bronze plaque?
Bronze memorial plaques have text in raised lettering, which the human eye can capture, but which do not show well in most photographs. I will be photographing a new bronze plaque (celebrating a ...
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Why did my Olympus AZ-330 Superzoom not focus and wash out my pictures?
I am new to film photography and I took these pictures in bright lighting, without flash (I read about it, now I know I should have used flash). I used Kodak Gold 200 in these pictures, and my photos ...
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How do I tell which kit lens option is more all-purpose? [duplicate]
I have been shooting photos for a long time with a smartphone, and now I want to "gear up" to improve my skills. I mostly shoot landscapes but I'd also like to learn to do some portraits.
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Seeking lens recommendation [closed]
For a starter DSLR, I got the Canon Rebel T7. It came with a 75-300 Zoom lens, but I quickly realized that it does not bring subjects close enough. What do you recommend for a cost-effective and not-...
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Accidentally wound film the wrong way on basic film camera
this is my first film camera and I followed the instructions to wind the film manually whenever I take a shot. As it was my first few times, I did it the wrong way and turned it anticlockwise. It felt ...
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No release shutter w/o lens option Rebel t7
I just got a 500-1000mm lens by Opteka and it came with a T-Mount but whenever I put it on it says “No Lens Attached” and I googled the problem and it said I had to enable “Release shutter w/o lens” ...
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Transitioning from Mobile to Digital Camera Photography [duplicate]
I've been passionately involved in mobile photography for the past two years and am now looking to expand my horizons into digital camera photography. As an international student in the UK, I'm ...
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What's the effect in photography that these paintings are trying to replicate?
What's the effect in photography that these paintings are trying to copy where the colors get blown out and faded at the edges, and the colors start to get all wonky (full album, two examples below):
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Beginner kit improvement advice - which lens should I consider?
I have a Canon 250D (APS-C) since september 2022; I'm really enjoying it but I feel like that's the moment for my first lens upgrade.
The camera came in kit with the well-known 18-55 mm STM f/4-5.6. ...
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Ricoh Autohalf - Can i change the ISO setting half-way through a film? [duplicate]
I owned a second hand Ricoh Autohalf, I'm new to film camera and before this I washed a few roll of my films without knowing that my camera ISO setting should set according the the film ISO. It all ...
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Why are my film photos blurry?
A photography newb here. I just got my rolls of film developed and a lot of the photos came out blurry/out of focus. I'm quite sad as most of these were from trips. I am shooting on a Fujifilm Tiara ...
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Why did my film photos turn out blurry/fuzzy?
I shot my first roll of film on the Olympus infinity stylus zoom DLX that I got recently (and paid a lot of money for). I used Kodak 400 film and all of my shots turned out fuzzy and blurry? Not sure ...
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How can a fixed-focus lens have a focus range of 0.5 meters to infinity?
I have a Mavic Air 1 drone and I was wondering how the camera of this drone can have a shooting range as large as 0.5 meters to infinity with a fixed focus?
Mavic Air 1 camera specs:
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What does "Open Shoot" mean?
What does an "open shoot" mean for a photography class/course? Does it mean to take pictures of anything you like?
My reasonable explanation for what my question is that I'm confused and ...
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What film should I use in a vintage Fujifilm Clear Shot 20 camera?
I am a beginner photographer and this is the first time I have used an old film camera that belonged to my parents. It is a Fujifilm Clear Shot 20 Auto.
What kind of film should I use and how do I ...
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