Hi dwv,
I'm a semi pro photographer and use a Canon EOS 40D but as many here have said...it's the 'glass' you put in front of the camera body that counts.
My lenses will last a lifetime but I will go thru many camera bodies.
And you need to know composition as well as many many other skills required to output truly great photos.
This will not happen overnight and takes alot of patience and study to get there...but once you turn out your first decent pic you will be hooked , line and sinker...
The kit lenses are not good quality but with some post processing can become decent quality lit photos. Post processing is a necessary step in digital photography and can be directly compared to the same steps taken in the old film labs/darkroom.
I have included here one of my photos taken with the Canon 40D with 17-40mm L lens ($1000) and 3 stop grad filter plus ND400 filter. Pretty much straight out of the camera with small levels adjustments in photoshop.
The ND 400 filter tricks the camera into thinking it's darker than normal (by 9 stops of light) allowing a longer shutter speed and therefore blending in the wave action on the water helping to make the rocks standout more. Whilst the 3 stop grad filter covers up the sky portion by 3 more stops of light helping the camera to even out the exposure across the whole scene and therefore avoiding the sky to be 'blown' out with overexposure.
Again, lots to think about and learn to get all this right but you will get it eventually.
Key tools for top quality photos:
* Good quality camera and lenses.
* Use of filters to get even exposures.
* Good quality post processing software eg: Photoshop, Capture One
* Tripod for slow shutter exposures.
If you wish to see more of my photos click here:
Enjoy !
I'm a semi pro photographer and use a Canon EOS 40D but as many here have said...it's the 'glass' you put in front of the camera body that counts.
My lenses will last a lifetime but I will go thru many camera bodies.
And you need to know composition as well as many many other skills required to output truly great photos.
This will not happen overnight and takes alot of patience and study to get there...but once you turn out your first decent pic you will be hooked , line and sinker...
The kit lenses are not good quality but with some post processing can become decent quality lit photos. Post processing is a necessary step in digital photography and can be directly compared to the same steps taken in the old film labs/darkroom.
I have included here one of my photos taken with the Canon 40D with 17-40mm L lens ($1000) and 3 stop grad filter plus ND400 filter. Pretty much straight out of the camera with small levels adjustments in photoshop.
The ND 400 filter tricks the camera into thinking it's darker than normal (by 9 stops of light) allowing a longer shutter speed and therefore blending in the wave action on the water helping to make the rocks standout more. Whilst the 3 stop grad filter covers up the sky portion by 3 more stops of light helping the camera to even out the exposure across the whole scene and therefore avoiding the sky to be 'blown' out with overexposure.
Again, lots to think about and learn to get all this right but you will get it eventually.
Key tools for top quality photos:
* Good quality camera and lenses.
* Use of filters to get even exposures.
* Good quality post processing software eg: Photoshop, Capture One
* Tripod for slow shutter exposures.
If you wish to see more of my photos click here:
Enjoy !
