Hi Julia, If someone tells you that you're note serious enough based upon your camera body, you don't need to listen to them (at least not concerning photography, they might of course have something else useful to say - good cake recipes or whatever). It's the images that count, and lenses create the image. The body just opens the shutter, although they tend to have more or less developed aids for measuring light etc.
I just quickly opened the links to your Photo.net pictures. Great stuff, very pleasant and beautiful available lighting. With a good portrait lens, like the ones recommended by other list members, you'll be able to make those future pictures shine! /Erik > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Gerace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: den 9 april 2002 21:52 > To: Peifer, William [OCDUS] > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: New to group - Looking for advice : ) > > > Hi Everyone (I hope I'm doing this right!), if not this is > just going to > Bill I guess.... > > Thanks for all the great advice - plus the fact that > everyone's one the > same wavelength just makes me more secure with a decision. > Thanks very > much. How does everyone manage this on their computers? My > husband just > set up a separate folder but - wow - there's a lot going on here. : ) > > I do post on photocritique.net. I would never have thought > that anyone > would recognize my name here. So, thanks so much, Bill for > your words > of encouragement. > > I feel good that nobody here thinks I have a 'baby' camera. I was > getting the feeling that if I didn't have the top model then maybe I > just wasn't serious enough. I came to the right place. > > I just recently signed up for the NYIP course and as far as > portraiture > - anything! Though I find - so far- that I really enjoy adults/teens. > Manual focus and toddlers just do not mix.....: ) > > I also have an 80-210, a 35-80 (both are like 4.5), and I > bought a nice > 50mm 1.4 that I really like and I use it with a 2x extender - > so it was > a cheap way to get a 100mm2.8 : ) > > Really, pretty new - Thanks for the warm welcome and I hope to > participate when I feel knowledgeable on anything...: ) > > take care, > > Julia > > Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote: > > >Julia Gerace wrote: > > > >>This is my first message here and I've never seen this > format before - > >>Wow... > >> > > > > > >Hi Julia, > > > >Welcome to the group! As I was going through my in-box, I > noticed your name > >right away -- recognized it from the considerable number of > shots you've > >posted to Photocritique.net over the past several months. > I'm no expert, > >but I've enjoyed quite a number of your postings there. A > couple I think > >are particularly adorable: > >http://www.photocritique.net/g/s?zzma5n-p10110737 > >http://www.photocritique.net/g/s?zzmgJn-p10110737 > > > >You do a very nice job photographing children. Children can > be difficult > >subjects -- the little ones often don't sit still long > enough, and the older > >ones are often self-conscious. Wish I could do a better job > of it. I find > >it difficult to manually focus fast enough to keep up with > the action. My > >16-month-old grandson doesn't mind me getting right in close > and shooting > >away with a fast 50mm while he's eating, playing, etc., but his older > >brother and sisters don't like a camera right in their > faces. For them, I > >find that 105 is a good focal length for head-and-shoulders > indoor shots, > >and maybe 85 for including a little more of the body or > background. I have > >better luck if they're engrossed in an activity and not > aware of the camera. > >My 135 is faster at f/2.5, but I usually don't have the > necessary distance > >to get the framing I like indoors. It's my choice for > outdoor portraits, > >however. > > > >For what it's worth, I'd say you're doing well with the > equipment you have. > >A fast portrait lens might be the best bet for your next equipment > >acquisition. There's a great site Stan Halpin maintains > discussing SMC > >Pentax lenses: > >http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/ > > > >But like several other folks have mentioned already, your > creative vision is > >probably the most important thing. > > > >If you haven't seen it already, there's a monthly Pentax > Users Gallery: > >http://pug.komkon.org > > > >I think the May gallery is an open theme, and the June one > is a portrait > >theme. Hope you'll consider sharing some of your work in > these upcoming > >galleries. > > > >Regards, > > > >Bill Peifer > >Rochester, NY > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
