Hello everyone, my name is Gary, and I am new as of about 20 minutes ago. Photography is a very strong passion of mine, and as such, I enjoy discussing it with others sharing my same passion. Do we have any professional photographers out there who are members of this group? I have some questions that I am seeking answers to, regarding beginning a business as a photographer at the young age of 55, for starters. And then I am looking at investing in some camera equiptment in the very near future; a Nikon D-200 digital camera, with two lenses; a nikon lense 17-55/2.8, and a Nikon 85mm/1.8 I would appreciate some feedback on the choices I have made. Very soon I may very well be in a once in a lifetime financial position to purchase this equiptment, so I want it to be the most versitile professional equiptment as what may be used by those who perhaps shoot for such magazines as Vogue, Esquire, or GQ. Do you think my selection will allow me the same abilities; camera/ lenses wise of course, as what they use? I look forward to your response. G
Hi, I thought I posted this yesterday, but it failed to show up, so I will try one more time. Hello everyone, my name is Gary, and I am an avid photographer. I have a question for someone out there who qualifies as a professional photographer, and who also has the experience to answer my questions with distinct authority. I am considering the possibility of making a significant investment very soon, into a Nikon camera setup. This investment is going to cost me some fairly serious money, so I want to feel comfortable that my investment is going to be a wise one. I have looked at the Nikon D-200 digital body, along with a couple of lenses; a Nikor 17-55/2.8, a Nikor 85mm/1.8 and then finally a very nice durable alumimum case with foam inside, cutout to retrofit the camera and the lenses. My budget is for around $3,600.00 My goal for obtaining this camera setup is to effectively be able to shoot any project that becomes available, and have the photos look as good as any one might see in such magazines as say Vogue, Esquire, or GQ. Now to the second part of my question; In considering this particular setup, I am also curious about medium format cameras that can be handheld to create profound creative shots. I am aware that there are several out there, but am thinking they probally are way out of line where my budget is concerned. Any thoughts about this, along with my intial question will be greatly appreciated. I look forward to your responses. ShooterDude
Hi, I thought I posted this yesterday, but it failed to show up, so I will try one more time. Hello everyone, my name is Gary, and I am an avid photographer. I have a question for someone out there who qualifies as a professional photographer, and who also has the experience to answer my questions with distinct authority. I am considering the possibility of making a significant investment very soon, into a Nikon camera setup. This investment is going to cost me some fairly serious money, so I want to feel comfortable that my investment is going to be a wise one. I have looked at the Nikon D-200 digital body, along with a couple of lenses; a Nikor 17-55/2.8, a Nikor 85mm/1.8 and then finally a very nice durable alumimum case with foam inside, cutout to retrofit the camera and the lenses. My budget is for around $3,600.00 My goal for obtaining this camera setup is to effectively be able to shoot any project that becomes available, and have the photos look as good as any one might see in such magazines as say Vogue, Esquire, or GQ. Now to the second part of my question; In considering this particular setup, I am also curious about medium format cameras that can be handheld to create profound creative shots. I am aware that there are several out there, but am thinking they probally are way out of line where my budget is concerned. Any thoughts about this, along with my intial question will be greatly appreciated. I look forward to your responses. G
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In my opinion if your going to spend that much money. you might as well get medium format. to be quite honest. <br> To be honest the photographers who work for vogue, gq, v, w, ect. mainly work in film. <br> for instance Patrick Demarchelier, steven klein, bruce webber, and such photographers that are in the industry today. <br> the nikon d200 is an amazing camera, i was looking to buy that one myself. but i setteled for D80 the same megapixel as D200, and got myself a Mamiya RZ67 to do my serious photos. In digital it all really comes down to what lens you have on it, i've seen some amazing photos done with D70 that can put to shame some work <br> done with the Nikon D2xs. the key is to get a high quality fixed focal length lens. get rid of those zoom lenses. they're trash. anyway. that's my view. <br>
gary hatch wrote: > Hi, I thought I posted this yesterday, but it failed to show up, so I > will try one more time. > Hello everyone, my name is Gary, and I am an avid photographer. > I have a question for someone out there who qualifies as a professional > photographer, and who also has the experience to answer my questions > with distinct authority. I am considering the possibility of making a > significant investment very soon, into a Nikon camera setup. This > investment is going to cost me some fairly serious money, so I want to > feel comfortable that my investment is going to be a wise one. > I have looked at the Nikon D-200 digital body, along with a couple of > lenses; a Nikor 17-55/2.8, a Nikor 85mm/1.8 and then finally a very > nice durable alumimum case with foam inside, cutout to retrofit the > camera and the lenses. My budget is for around $3,600.00 My goal for > obtaining this camera setup is to effectively be able to shoot any > project that becomes available, and have the photos look as good as any > one might see in such magazines as say Vogue, Esquire, or GQ. > Now to the second part of my question; In considering this particular > setup, I am also curious about medium format cameras that can be > handheld to create profound creative shots. I am aware that there are > several out there, but am thinking they probally are way out of line > where my budget is concerned. Any thoughts about this, along with my > intial question will be greatly appreciated. I look forward to your > responses. G
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Hi, Gary. You've made a fine choice as far as your gear goes. With proper technique there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get outstanding results. If you main goal is to shoot Glamour and Fashion you might be wasting your money on versatility. You might want to consider a Canon 5D instead of the D200. The D200 is great, but it does a lot of things you won't need and lacks The Dynamic range, Noise Performance and resolution of the 5D.
A 5D, 35mm 1.4, 50mm 1.4 and 85mm 1.8 Would be a fantastic fashion/Glamour Kit.
The area in which you may be underestimating your expenses is your lighting equipment. Generally, to be a successful Fashion and Glamour photographer, one needs more than just a camera and a lens. Of course you could just rent a studio with lighting equipment included.
I suggest you get what you can now, build up an impressive portfolio and submit your work to every magazine you can. Take all the work you can get and build contacts. Shooting for Vogue is probably a ways off and I'm sure you will have upgraded by then.
