Also ask cosplayers, theater groups, actors, dancers even musicians often need portraits done. Tell them you are experimenting with a film camera.
Bunnyeatsdesign
joined 1 year ago
I find photographing pets to be good practice. They move quickly, quicker than most humans. If you can manual focus a playful puppy, you are ready to hit the streets.
I have had a card failure only once. About 2 years ago so both camera and card were pretty new. Not talking old tech.
After a shoot and before transferring to my computer the card reformatted. Completely wiped.
I knew that the photos were there somewhere. I just had to somehow un-reformat it.
After going in to a few computer repair and camera shops for advice, I was able to run a data recovery which indiscriminately recovered every photo on that card. Including the ones I needed. It took hours but it worked.
After that experience I became a dual card shooter.
I used to take photos of food for fun. Now I take photos of food for clients. I try to keep it fun.
On my normal work camera shooting for clients, I always get several good shots and 1 or 2 great shots. More than enough to complete the project. I've been photographing my niche for over 10 years and using my current camera for about 5 years.
But I recently bought a new camera for personal use and I am not getting great shots. I guess the frustration comes knowing I have the ability and the camera has the ability but we're not compatible yet. It takes practice to get your groove with a new camera so I'm trying not to be too hard on myself.