Hmm.... interesting reply. A tad on the negative side considering all the helpful (and humorous) replies I received before yours. Unlike yourself, I was not born a professional photographer. I am trying to learn what I can about photography techniques while I tackle my other job responsibilities. We do use an independant, professional, non-jaded type photographer for some photo shoots, but we cannot always justify the price he charges for every purpose. Most of what I do is for internal use, so it doesn't need to be 'ass-kicking' quality, but I try to do the best I can. That's all. --- Les Baldwin <fotofx@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > Hi Julie, > > Unlike my colleagues on this list I feel that the > actual question is not > HOW we can help, but it should be, IF you should be > helped. The pros on > this list are not helping themselves or the other > pros by assisting you. > > No offense intended but this is really the realm of > the professional, > qualified commercial photographer. The reason your > images are low in > quality has nothing to do with the EQUIPMENT, but > your actual skills. > > Your company has several sites, and what looks like > enough income to > hire a good photographer to do your marketing > images, yet they want you > to do it for free. Even if you have basic photo > skills you should not do > any photography for them without either charging > them extra or (unless > you were hired to be a photographer in which case > you do not have even > basic skills). > But if you are here in our forum asking basic > questions you should not > be charging for image creation either. > > That leads me to think that you and/your company > feels that having a > better camera makes you a better photographer, which > is also false. The > images you posted are barely good enough for the > average company access > badge much less advertising or marketing. > > Go to your manager and tell them to hire a pro you > will get better > results, faster, and the images will help generate > the needed business, > and you can go back to your regular job. Nothing > looks worse on the > printed page then bad photography. > > Les Baldwin > Professional photographer > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie A" <juliebread@yahoo.com> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - > Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:06 AM > Subject: Question about lighting... > > > > Hi ho, > > > > I'm Julie. > > I'm trying to get some advice on lighting. Please > let > > me know if this is not the appropriate place to > ask > > this. > > > > Here's the deal. At work I take pictures of > > co-workers for marketing purposes. The camera I > use > > is a basic Sony digital camera (2.1 megapixel) > with a > > simple flash. > > > > Needless to say, indoor pictures stink with this > > set-up. The pictures come out dark, the digital > color > > information isn't there, and the light diffusion > is > > virtually non-existent. > > > > I recently borrowed a Canon digital camera with a > > nicer flash. One that I could tilt towards the > > ceiling to bounce the flash to diffuse the light. > The > > lighting in these pics was fantastic compared to > the > > Sony set-up. > > > > Unfortunately, our budget is limited so the Canon > > w/nice flash is out (~$1,200). And I cannot buy > the > > flash only because the Sony doesn't support > external > > flashes. > > > > For reference, here's a pic from each camera - > don't > > laugh ;) > > Sony: > > http://www.precisionind.com/pic1.png > > Canon: > > http://www.precisionind.com/pic2.png > > > > So my (long winded) question is, assuming the Sony > CAN > > take good pictures w/appropriate lighting, what > kind > > of indoor lighting solution would anyone > recommend? > > I've thought of the nice big, round diffusing > lights > > you see at the photography studio. Would that do > the > > trick? Are these affordable (around $300-400)? > > > > Anyway, sorry for my lack of proper terminology. > > Thanks for any advice! > > Julie > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
