Invest in lighting or camera, which first?
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$53 USD for lighting, bro. $20 USD for FaceApp Pro. $25 USD for YouCam Makeup App. Total cost = $98 USD.jimpink wrote:I've just purchased some cheap soft box lights from eBay and will experiment with these to start with and hope to level up to your standard!
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This is the plan, financially anyway! £35 Lighting dropped at work just after I left today so I'll pick that up tomorrow and start playing with it this weekend! FaceApp subscription pending if I need it. Backdrops can wait I've got a white wall corner I can make into a makeshift studio in my ahem studio flat.I like blondes wrote:$53 USD for lighting, bro. $20 USD for FaceApp Pro. $25 USD for YouCam Makeup App. Total cost = $98 USD.jimpink wrote:I've just purchased some cheap soft box lights from eBay and will experiment with these to start with and hope to level up to your standard!
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It's that or I've missed something...
Re: Invest in lighting or camera, which first?
jimpink wrote:My incoming lighting was considerably cheaper than some of your recent suggestions so we shall see how long it lasts before a) collapsing and disintegrating or b) blowing up taking everything, doll, me and my flat with it. I'm sure if I'm careful I can get some shots off before any of this happens...
I did look at some Godox stuff Tighes1 and that'll be my go to once the first stuff lives it's life.
As for a clip on lens kit, I'm off to look for one right now. That could be a game changer in terms of affordability and multi function usability. Good tip Blisst! And I'm already using/getting used to GIMP 2.10, any advice appreciated as it's loaded with adjustments and can be somewhat overwhelming.
If i was buying one right now, this is probably the lens kit I'd go for (largely for the UV filters that I don't have in the kit I received as a gift) https://www.amazon.com/Godefa-Samsung-A ... 210&sr=8-5
Tips for GIMP?
um... https://www.gimp.org/docs/ and https://www.bing.com/search?q=gimp+tuto ... 01&PC=U531
Really, the one thing I can say, don't try to learn too much too fast when it comes to GIMP. Start small, take appropriate sized bites. you can always go back to your RAW images later, and retouch them again as you learn more.
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Totally depends on your budget. Either way, your skills and approach will keep developing, just in slightly different areas.
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Yep looks like a pretty good deal on that lens kit link, thanks!Blisst wrote:
If i was buying one right now, this is probably the lens kit I'd go for (largely for the UV filters that I don't have in the kit I received as a gift) https://www.amazon.com/Godefa-Samsung-A ... 210&sr=8-5
Tips for GIMP?
um... https://www.gimp.org/docs/ and https://www.bing.com/search?q=gimp+tuto ... 01&PC=U531
Really, the one thing I can say, don't try to learn too much too fast when it comes to GIMP. Start small, take appropriate sized bites. you can always go back to your RAW images later, and retouch them again as you learn more.
And that's exactly how I've been approaching GIMP, using simple steps that I can understand and not trying too hard. My first edit efforts can be seen as way too dramatic!
That did come out well didn't it, good job. A little skill and technique goes a long way to making up the funds not spent on actual equipment.I like blondes wrote:Headshot, using that Rembrandt lighting. Probably the most perfect headshot I have ever taken, using a $20 6" ring light & a cell phone lol
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Thanks! She's still in training right now, check the eye candy, but living the dream of competing! Got to finish the outfit off with an "official" homemade race bib though.Studio wrote:Nice photo, hope she won her race.
You do have impressive skills for no lighting at all, composition goes a long way and Hannah always looks stunning thanks to you! My lighting has improved my lack of colour recognition which is a big plus. Camera next for sure...MattUK wrote:I'd say camera. I still own zero lighting equipment and I'm very happy with the pictures I get (check out Hannah's thread). As other's have said, you don't need to get a brand new or hugely expensive DSLR though.
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It depends on what you like.. your using an app to essentially photoshop. Its not the same as a straight out of the camera picture. Some of us don't like the photoshop look.I like blondes wrote:Headshot, using that Rembrandt lighting. Probably the most perfect headshot I have ever taken, using a $20 6" ring light & a cell phone lol