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What Do You Use To Take Photographs?

by Ross Cohen
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Say you're building a site for a client and you want to take a photo of their place of business, etc., to make it more personal. What type of photography equipment did you purchase?
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  • Profile picture of the author swilliams09
    I have a nikon D3100 with the standard kit lens. I can borrow a wide angle lens for interior shots and a telephoto lens if necessary. But really my basic kit is the stock d3100, tripod, three lights. It's good enough to do small business videos/photos. If they want a real high quality look, I subcontract a professional.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Cohen
    Do you have to do any editing? If so, use a specific software? Or can the photos you take be used as-is?
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    • Profile picture of the author swilliams09
      Originally Posted by Ross Cohen View Post

      Do you have to do any editing? If so, use a specific software? Or can the photos you take be used as-is?


      I edit nearly all of my photos in photoshop.. Most of the pros I know use lightbox and phtooshop. Check you PMs. I'll send you a clip of some work I've done. (it has customers names and phone numbers and I don't want the warrior forum trolls annoying my clients).
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
    Most any point and shoot or phone camera will give you a decent snapshot these days, but if you want something a bit more professional looking, a good dslr and lens can help with greater depth of field.

    I love my Canon T3i kit and can do much more than that with my iphone, but more important than the gear you use is that you know some of the basics of how to properly compose a good photograph. By all means if you can afford the good equipment go for it, but if you're just starting out, use what you have and learn how to use it to take great looking photos.

    I'm always in photoshop for something or another so will make any adjustments there, but if you put a little more thought into taking a great photo, you can reduce time needed later to clean or straighten things up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Cohen
    Very true. Thanks for the great advice!
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      I use my cell phone Galaxy ii (takes better photos than my camera).
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      • Profile picture of the author zimbizee
        A Camera..lol

        I just have a panasonic tz20 digital camera - nothing fancy but does the job well
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  • Profile picture of the author yogee2
    A camera and a cell phone.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Martin
    If you're new to editing and you're looking for something fast, try out Photo editor | PicMonkey: Free Online Photo Editing - no downloading, all through the browser. You can crop, resize, add text, add tons of effects, etc. The basic stuff. It has nothing on photoshop, so obviously use that if you're a pro - but if you want something simple and quick Pic Monkey should do the trick.
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  • Profile picture of the author DaniMc
    I send my photographer over. I'd recommend you get one! It makes life much, much easier and you end up with a much higher quality product. PLUS when you tell your client to make an appointment for your photographer, they know they are dealing with a pro and feel much better.

    Most freelance photogs are struggling to pay the bills. You can get them cheap. I pay mine $199 for shoot in a business.

    This includes him taking his lights and timer thingy's for a pro shoot. He lines up the staff and does pro head shots. He takes shots of the office with the staff working. He takes them outside by the sign and does a group shot.

    I give the photos to the client for their own use. I have even printed and framed a shot before, and it now hangs in the lobby of the business. They loved it and now they love me.

    He is there a few hours, the client pays the extra $199, and EVERYONE is happy.
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