mrfixitx

Part of it depends on what the background in the photo is. If it is a bright orange cone and the background is nothing but grass it would be easy to edit out. But if behind the cone is the horses leg, a fence, a wall with patterns on it then it is a lot more difficult.

Photoshop has a tool called content aware fill along with clone tools that can make it fairly easy to remove objects if the background is a solid color something repeating with no obvious patterns i.e. dirt, grass etc.. With repeating patterns it can still be done but it depends on how complicated the pattern is as you want it to look seamless.

As for colors a bright orange cone, or get one of those green screen colored cones that are fluorescent green. Ideally it would be a solid color no stripes, no black edges etc.. If it's a solid unique color it is much easier to select and replace the object.

To add onto this topic. I think you need to work on your portfolio more before you start trying to get clients. You have some strong images in there but you also have some that should clearly be cut, edited or be cropped.

The fact that the first thing I see on your website is text and I have I have to scroll down to see your photos is not ideal. The first thing someone should see when they hit a photographers website should be a picture that impresses them.

Your creative statement/mission statement does not land as well as you may think. With it being the first thing a visitor sees before they even see your work some people may move on before they even get to your work.

You should take some marketing and business classes if you have not already.

I am not sure where you are based out of but here in the US $10 is dirt cheap and that implies low quality regardless of your skill.

Also are you offering portraits at your university to who fellow students?

No social media platforms support raw by default to knowledge. Convert to JPEG then upload.

For me it is a hobby I picked up 15+ years ago. I grew up with national geographic magazines in the house. I may not have read every issue I always loved how stunning their images were. The amazing people and places they showed. It was much different fairly boring small town and the mid sized city that we lived closed to.

Part of it was I wanted a hobby that I could explore more of the artistic side and photography felt very accessible to me. It's also has a lot of different genres to explore is a great reason to travel more and it's a hobby where I can always keep growing and learning.

Why do you want to join mirrorless? What does your t6i not do, or how does it fail you and how would going to mirrorless make things better/easier for you?

If you do not have a clear answer to that question then it sounds like you simply want a new toy. Which is fine but realize a new camera when your old one does everything you need is not going to automatically improve your photography or change it.

Generally it is better to invest in lenses that open up new opportunities or provide better image quality vs. buying a new body unless your current body is limiting you in some way.

Professional sports photographers typically have sideline access or a dedicated press area where they only have a few people who might be walking in front of them.

You might find Jeff Cable's blog here interesting. He does a lot of sports photography and shot the US olympics water polo team in Japan. It was a very interesting read to get his thoughts on how he managed to get some of his shots and the thought process that went into them.

There is a reason that virtually of the successful photographers recommend taking business courses. Business skills and marketing make a bigger difference skill behind the camera.

As long as their images are good enough to make their clients happy it does not matter if they are not as good as another photographer. The clients are happy and that is all that matters in the end.

As others have said quit complaining/looking down on the quality of other photographers work and instead focus on learning how are they getting that much business. What are they doing better/different than you are that results in them getting those clients?

Once you have those answers and can compete with them on the business/marketing side then hopefully your skill work translate into clients choosing you over the competition.

I have been using eneloops for years they were the first ones that came out with good high low discharge recharable NIMH's. Even 5+ years later they are still going strong.

I have used both over the years and have no complaints with selling to either. Go with whoever pays the most for your gear both offer free shipping. For both I found it took several days to a week after the package was delivered before they gave me their final offer.

With them rescheduling twice both with less than 24 hours of notice it seems very fishy. I would require a deposit for at least 1/2 the session fee immediately and make it clear the deposit is non refundable.

If this is just someone trying to mess with you or scam you that should make it easy to tell. Though if they try to send you more money than your deposit or session fee I would run as that is another common scam.

At that price just use your phone. The only dedicated cameras in that price range are going to be 10+ years old and that is without a lens, or you will get a old pocket camera that will perform worse than a modern smart phone.