Big Cameras Make you look MORE Pro!?
Joves wrote:
Yeah I have the big camera to attract the women. I I slap on a big lens then it is like the Axe ads on TV so I have to use my monopod to keep them off of me.
LMAO!!!! I read this a couple minutes ago and still getting a good laugh. Appreciate the comment, I needed a good laugh today.
5D Mark II | 50mm f/1.4 EX | 24-70mm f/2.8L | 70-200mm f/2.8L | 430EX
TvPhotos wrote: Video is horrible, but to address the point I only buy what I need to my job if the camera is big then so be it. It really comes down to your images not the size of your equipment.
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Add a battery grip. That looks impressive - and don't forget the lens hoodLuca wrote: I need to get a 600mm lens then
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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Baydream wrote:
Add a battery grip. That looks impressive - and don't forget the lens hoodLuca wrote: I need to get a 600mm lens then
I agree about battery grips. That can be enough to impress people. But are you suggesting lens hoods are just for show?
Nope. Use them ALL the time. Do not see many who do, though..Stealthy Ninja wrote: He's not wrong. Customers expect you to have good gear. Funny enough, you turn up to a shoot with a Leica M and $10,000 USD lenses (and the client doesn't know it) the Client might be mad.
Baydream wrote:
Add a battery grip. That looks impressive - and don't forget the lens hoodLuca wrote: I need to get a 600mm lens then
I agree about battery grips. That can be enough to impress people. But are you suggesting lens hoods are just for show?
You could stencil "PRO" on your lens hood
I think I will get a T-shirt with "OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER" on the back. Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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