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| + | If you have a modern iPhone, Pixel, or equivalent, you can already take professional looking photos. Smartphones today are powerful computers that have built-in software tricks that make up for most of their hardware disadvantages, usually automatically without you needing to fiddle with post-processing or camera settings. If you don't want to worry about the details, just stick to your phone and focus on learning about composition and basic lighting. On the other hand, get a real camera if you: | ||
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| + | # Are interested in mastering something with a high skill ceiling | ||
| + | # Are also interested, even slightly, in photographing things outside of figures (landscapes, portraits, street photography, etc.) | ||
| + | # Are the kind of person that likes to tinker with all the settings for maximum effect | ||
| + | # Are willing to trudge through having shitty results until things start to click | ||
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| + | With time and practice using a real camera, you will eventually start to have photos that smartphones wish they could take. But not immediately, so don't buyfag a $10,000 camera and then complain to us that all your photos suck. Get a reasonably priced (probably mirrorless) camera (usually within $1000~$1500 USD range as of 2024, lower if you find used) with a decent lens and then commit to using it on a regular basis, ideally with a variety of different subjects and objectives. Do this and you will one day (sooner if you aren't a complete moron), be able to share pictures of figures with us that are pretty fucking cool. | ||
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| + | ==General Advice== | ||
Photography can be one of the most important parts of buyfagging, because there's nothing better than bragging about that limited bouncy ball that nobody else owns. Some people like to post review shit, others just like to show off new shit they got and some people are just bored losers looking for attention on the internet. Photography is a very subjective subject, no matter how much effort you put in and how good you think it is, there is going to be someone who calls it shit. The following guides should help limit the amount of people who call it shit, but you will still need to put in effort. | Photography can be one of the most important parts of buyfagging, because there's nothing better than bragging about that limited bouncy ball that nobody else owns. Some people like to post review shit, others just like to show off new shit they got and some people are just bored losers looking for attention on the internet. Photography is a very subjective subject, no matter how much effort you put in and how good you think it is, there is going to be someone who calls it shit. The following guides should help limit the amount of people who call it shit, but you will still need to put in effort. | ||
Read [https://archive.ph/15tYK /p/'s guide] first, especially the what camera section as it is the only resource on this page that contains information on buying a camera. This guide will not contain any information on buying a camera because it is very dependent on the purchaser and what they will be using it for. Do your own research and ask on /p/ if necessary. | Read [https://archive.ph/15tYK /p/'s guide] first, especially the what camera section as it is the only resource on this page that contains information on buying a camera. This guide will not contain any information on buying a camera because it is very dependent on the purchaser and what they will be using it for. Do your own research and ask on /p/ if necessary. | ||
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| + | If you are using a proper camera, you should be shooting in RAW if you aren't already. RAW formats will allow you to touch up the photo in editors like Adobe Lightroom and generally look better than direct to JPEG. | ||
When posting pictures on the buyfag thread, please follow the following: | When posting pictures on the buyfag thread, please follow the following: | ||
Revision as of 01:29, 24 July 2024
Contents
[hide]Intro
- Do you need a dedicated camera?
If you have a modern iPhone, Pixel, or equivalent, you can already take professional looking photos. Smartphones today are powerful computers that have built-in software tricks that make up for most of their hardware disadvantages, usually automatically without you needing to fiddle with post-processing or camera settings. If you don't want to worry about the details, just stick to your phone and focus on learning about composition and basic lighting. On the other hand, get a real camera if you:
- Are interested in mastering something with a high skill ceiling
- Are also interested, even slightly, in photographing things outside of figures (landscapes, portraits, street photography, etc.)
- Are the kind of person that likes to tinker with all the settings for maximum effect
- Are willing to trudge through having shitty results until things start to click
With time and practice using a real camera, you will eventually start to have photos that smartphones wish they could take. But not immediately, so don't buyfag a $10,000 camera and then complain to us that all your photos suck. Get a reasonably priced (probably mirrorless) camera (usually within $1000~$1500 USD range as of 2024, lower if you find used) with a decent lens and then commit to using it on a regular basis, ideally with a variety of different subjects and objectives. Do this and you will one day (sooner if you aren't a complete moron), be able to share pictures of figures with us that are pretty fucking cool.
General Advice
Photography can be one of the most important parts of buyfagging, because there's nothing better than bragging about that limited bouncy ball that nobody else owns. Some people like to post review shit, others just like to show off new shit they got and some people are just bored losers looking for attention on the internet. Photography is a very subjective subject, no matter how much effort you put in and how good you think it is, there is going to be someone who calls it shit. The following guides should help limit the amount of people who call it shit, but you will still need to put in effort.
Read /p/'s guide first, especially the what camera section as it is the only resource on this page that contains information on buying a camera. This guide will not contain any information on buying a camera because it is very dependent on the purchaser and what they will be using it for. Do your own research and ask on /p/ if necessary.
If you are using a proper camera, you should be shooting in RAW if you aren't already. RAW formats will allow you to touch up the photo in editors like Adobe Lightroom and generally look better than direct to JPEG.
When posting pictures on the buyfag thread, please follow the following:
- Please post images that are JPG format, smaller than 1 MB, and/or about 1000 pixels on the longest side. This rule is good enough for /p/, therefore it's good enough for you.
- Boards outside of /p/ strip the exif data from images, possibly resulting in improper orientation. Before posting from your phone, edit and resave all images using an app such as Photo & Picture Resizer (Android) to correct it. Although the image after being uploaded to 4chan will generally not have identifying exif information, be careful about directly sharing the original image file that may still have traces of metadata such as location.
- Keep unboxing pictures to around 3-4 posts. Nobody wants to see endless pictures of the packaging and only one picture of the actual figure itself. Focus your pictures on your purchase, not how it arrived.
- Take your pictures beforehand, in order to avoid taking 5+ minutes between posts.
- Keep your body parts out of the picture, nobody wants to see your disgusting fingers/etc.
Guides
The following have been posted in the buyfag threads or gathered by an anon and are on a variety of topics.
A poorfag's lightbox
Aperture exposure and iso
Different flashes
Exposure triangle
Figure shoot tutorial part 1
Figure shoot tutorial part 2
Figure shoot tutorial part 3
Figure shoot tutorial extra
Focal length
Histogram
How do I -not- shot web
How to remove the stand in photographs
Lightbox studio tutorial
Optimum exposure triangle
Simple guide to photography
Soft lighting for figure photography
Valentine's and Xmas photography
