For my birthday, my parents surprised me with my beloved H9!
I am amazed at the color difference in my shoots. I look at the images straight out of the camera and don’t want to touch them. Of course there is always the need for extra oomph and glamour in a portrait so I have to edit them. But the clarity is stunning. I am hooked.
I played around with the more professional cameras in Best Buy before considering the H9. I really looked into the Canon Rebel XT and the Nikon D50. I compared the two to the H9. The Canon was pretty impressive, but the lenses were a little pricey for my liking. The Nikon was not that spectacular. I tried different settings and focused on a white balloon. The balloon was yellow on the LCD! I know you have to automatically adjust the white balance on a DSLR, but the Canon’s was dead on with no adjusting on my part. Plus, I would eventually like to have a Sony DSLR anyway. I hear they still need quite a bit of work, but by the time I’m ready for that step they should have the kinks worked out.
So now I wonder why I waited so long to get this camera! One of my favorite things is the large (and tilting!) LCD. I experimented with this feature at a recent shoot and it was very convenient. I love my camera.
It also makes me feel more professional since I have a fancier camera. I know that’s silly and doesn’t really make a photographer who they are, but in all honesty I felt I wasn’t being taken seriously with the compact W7. One of my clients said, “Such a small camera for a big job,” and although she was making light of the situation, I felt a little less confident in myself from that point on. Now I can look like a serious up and coming photographer and my pictures are coming out fabulously. I am so content. I really feel like this was a giant step in the right direction.
I will start to chronicle some shoots in the near future. To comment on the above picture, that was taken on February 3 with a model named Angie. Angie was actually on the TV show America’s Next Top Model. She was one of the 20 girls who went to Los Angeles for casting but did not make it into the house. It was phenomenal working with such an experienced model, especially one who has met Tyra Banks!
Fashion photography is very interesting. I feel like I have an opportunity to see things on a more artistic perspective, and that provides me with an entirely different level of creativity. However, I much prefer my portraiture “up close” kinds of shoots. Even with my fashion sessions, I do plenty face shots. I can’t steer away from it. I don’t dislike high fashion photography, it’s just like saying I bake all kinds of cookies. Peanut butter ones (portraiture) are my favorite but I do like to whip up a batch of sugar cookies (high fashion) every now and then because variety is the spice of life.
I’ve rambled long enough here. I am just way too excited about my new camera. Be on the lookout for photo commentary very soon.
I am amazed at the color difference in my shoots. I look at the images straight out of the camera and don’t want to touch them. Of course there is always the need for extra oomph and glamour in a portrait so I have to edit them. But the clarity is stunning. I am hooked.
I played around with the more professional cameras in Best Buy before considering the H9. I really looked into the Canon Rebel XT and the Nikon D50. I compared the two to the H9. The Canon was pretty impressive, but the lenses were a little pricey for my liking. The Nikon was not that spectacular. I tried different settings and focused on a white balloon. The balloon was yellow on the LCD! I know you have to automatically adjust the white balance on a DSLR, but the Canon’s was dead on with no adjusting on my part. Plus, I would eventually like to have a Sony DSLR anyway. I hear they still need quite a bit of work, but by the time I’m ready for that step they should have the kinks worked out.
So now I wonder why I waited so long to get this camera! One of my favorite things is the large (and tilting!) LCD. I experimented with this feature at a recent shoot and it was very convenient. I love my camera.
It also makes me feel more professional since I have a fancier camera. I know that’s silly and doesn’t really make a photographer who they are, but in all honesty I felt I wasn’t being taken seriously with the compact W7. One of my clients said, “Such a small camera for a big job,” and although she was making light of the situation, I felt a little less confident in myself from that point on. Now I can look like a serious up and coming photographer and my pictures are coming out fabulously. I am so content. I really feel like this was a giant step in the right direction.
I will start to chronicle some shoots in the near future. To comment on the above picture, that was taken on February 3 with a model named Angie. Angie was actually on the TV show America’s Next Top Model. She was one of the 20 girls who went to Los Angeles for casting but did not make it into the house. It was phenomenal working with such an experienced model, especially one who has met Tyra Banks!
Fashion photography is very interesting. I feel like I have an opportunity to see things on a more artistic perspective, and that provides me with an entirely different level of creativity. However, I much prefer my portraiture “up close” kinds of shoots. Even with my fashion sessions, I do plenty face shots. I can’t steer away from it. I don’t dislike high fashion photography, it’s just like saying I bake all kinds of cookies. Peanut butter ones (portraiture) are my favorite but I do like to whip up a batch of sugar cookies (high fashion) every now and then because variety is the spice of life.
I’ve rambled long enough here. I am just way too excited about my new camera. Be on the lookout for photo commentary very soon.
