Paid Members Surf Digby Posted December 18, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2010 Tried to make it my day job, but it's a struggling industry as it is without my area being over-run with others undercutting each other. I do the odd bit of proper photography (weddings, babies, portraits, events, etc..) but I'd rather keep as a hobby with the occassional cash bonus, as I think if I was spending all my time trying to scrape by on every bit of paid work I could get, then I'd end up hating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbro1984 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Tried to make it my day job, but it's a struggling industry as it is without my area being over-run with others undercutting each other. I do the odd bit of proper photography (weddings, babies, portraits, events, etc..) but I'd rather keep as a hobby with the occassional cash bonus, as I think if I was spending all my time trying to scrape by on every bit of paid work I could get, then I'd end up hating it. Which is how I feel about my day job which is as a web designer. Ended up carving a niche as an outsourcer for larger companies, but nearly jacked it in when the going was tough. I did find a flimsy excuse to have NSFW stuff on my computer though - I did a porn website for an entrepreneur which never took off.  Back to the original topic - photos  Here's some from today   And one more from earlier in the year - decidedly on topic!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lava_boy Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 All taken with my 12 mgp Lumix compact. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Zeus Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 There are some great photos being posted in this thread. I've been on and off with DSLRs for the last 18 months and owned one 3 times, along with about 6 different compacts. My problem is that I really like macro photography and to get good results with a DSLR I need to invest in lenses and budget has never allowed me to that - having children does that! I can get good results with a compact but blown up you lose quality and you have to get close to a subject which will often scare said subject away. When Lucas is older I'll invest time and money propetly, for now I'll make do with what my Panasonic TZ10 can offer. Â First half decent photo taken with my TZ10 - it was quite windy so I was lucky to get a brief moment of calm. Â Ladybird Grub taken with a Panasonic FZ38. Â Hoverfly just taking off. Taken with Panasonic FZ38 Â Lava of something or other! Only 1cm in size - the macro capabilities of the Panasonic FZ38 are pretty good for low res requirements. Â Tree bug taken in black2's back garden with a Panasonic TZ8 Â Hoverfly taken with a Panasonic TZ8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members Surf Digby Posted December 18, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2010 I've dreamt similar situations to that, but with me in place of the bear. Â I've been on and off with DSLRs for the last 18 months and owned one 3 times, along with about 6 different compacts. My problem is that I really like macro photography and to get good results with a DSLR I need to invest in lenses and budget has never allowed me to that Do it the way I did it. Get an old prime lens from eBay and a set of cheap extension tubes. You'll be manually focussing anyway, and won't need it to be particularly fast as you'll be stopping down, so won't need anything modern. You should be able to kit yourself out for around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbobjr Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) Some great pics above, I particuarly love these two    What kit are you using benbobjr? these days i have a nikon d90, but some of the above shots were taken with a normal casio exilim 10.1   Thought I recognised this pic! Digbeth Birmingham right?  certainlly is, i love how that viaduct in the foreground was built, was never used, and is still standing today. Edited December 18, 2010 by benbobjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWPgreg Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hardly a sight to behold, but I stumbled upon this happy image at my old job:Â That looks such a friendly toilet. Why kick it in the face? Â For anyone interested, (I think) all of these were taken on a Nikon D80. The squirrel, the guitarist, the bearded singer (Plug: Duncan from The Elreys) and Wagner were with the 70-300mm VR. The spider was taken with the 50mm f1.8 and a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted December 19, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2010 I have a D70 with standard 18-70 lens (and macro, plus some old (& not too good) lenses off fleabay (up to 200mm)) - want to get a decent zoom lens, which would you recommend? Guessing the 70-300 VR cost a bomb??? The 70-300mm VR is currently going for around the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rob Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I pretty much just do wrestling photos, but here's a few of my favourites: Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SiMania Posted December 19, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2010 I don't own a camera One day when I have kids I'll have to invest in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbro1984 Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Stunning composition on this I pretty much just do wrestling photos, but here's a few of my favourites:Â Â Fond of this one too albeit not for the same reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Hamptons Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Few Photos from my recent trip to Chester Zoo       Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbro1984 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Superb work! And thanks for resurrecting the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Hamptons Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 no problem man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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