Ebilpirate
Suspended / Banned
- Messages
- 350
- Name
- Matt
- Edit My Images
- Yes
For me the first accessory that made a real difference was a proper lens. Being a 40 year old git I wanted something that looked "right" to me and various friends pointed out that a 35mm on my crop Nikon body would give me the 50mm street effect I was used to.
So the lens cost me about £150 and it made a revolutionary change to me photos.
All of a sudden my I found my indoors photos were easier, I could concentrate on composition. Things looked sharper, The bigger aperture meant I didnt always need to intrude with a ruddy big flash. Also the frame was the frame, I had no zoom to deal with, I was forced to frame by moving and more to the point my photos strayed to become driven by my eyes. Sitting in a pub beer garden it became "Christ that works where's the camera" compared to "I have a camera lets take a photo"
I still turn out a lot of rubbish but I get the occasional moment when that low light prime gives me a "that's the shot I envisaged" moment.
And that's a start, once in every fortnight or so I get a candid portrait that makes me proud.
So the lens cost me about £150 and it made a revolutionary change to me photos.
All of a sudden my I found my indoors photos were easier, I could concentrate on composition. Things looked sharper, The bigger aperture meant I didnt always need to intrude with a ruddy big flash. Also the frame was the frame, I had no zoom to deal with, I was forced to frame by moving and more to the point my photos strayed to become driven by my eyes. Sitting in a pub beer garden it became "Christ that works where's the camera" compared to "I have a camera lets take a photo"
I still turn out a lot of rubbish but I get the occasional moment when that low light prime gives me a "that's the shot I envisaged" moment.
And that's a start, once in every fortnight or so I get a candid portrait that makes me proud.