Start a career in what?. There are hundreds of different careers that involve photography and all involve different types of camera, styles, and completely different approaches. What career are you hoping to fulfill?.

.

I’ve been doing some portrait photography with a digital slr for about a month; just with my mates as models. How do I get noticed on deviantArt?
Here’s my profile: http://paintadream.deviantart.com/

The only way too get noticed is too do something different don’t copy the same old styles everyone else is doing.
Also try and use Photoshop minimally most people have to use photoshop because their photos aren’t good IE: they don’t know how to aim for best lighting or adjust for proper color or lack thereof nor can they frame up the shot properly. Photoshop for photos that you take should be used for minor brightness contrast and cropping. Also keep in mind having the best equipment does not make one a great photographer I have a very close friend who is a amazing photographer who can use cheap point and click cameras and get really good shots that become very popular and have been in magazines and on websites.

Always let yourself shine through in your photos and never be afraid to do what it takes to get a good shot. If there is action around town then get shots of the action that nobody else is getting and if not still get those shots nobody else has.

Good luck and who knows maybe someone will see your shot and want it for their site or magazine or what have you. Even if not maybe someone will take a liking too them!

im studying photography, and atm were doing studio portraits. tomorrow im going in to the studio to shoot my assignment. its going to be 3 portraits, one head and shoulders, one waist up, and one full body. we have to use tungsten lighting, no flash.
does anyone who has experience in studios have any cool lighting techniques i could use? or websites that would be helpful?
everyone in my class has to do the same thing. so i want to make mine original. i havnt really done a proper shoot in the studio yet tho, so i have no idea what to do!
we have only breifly gone over rembrant and hollywood lighting, so im guessing most people in my class will be doing that

any help would be appreciated! thanks
no it is not called cheating TONY. how do you think people learn? you learn a basic lighting set up and then tailor it to fit your needs. do art students not first study other masters work? they learn by appropriating other work.

You’ll probably be very limited in how you can work with / position lighting so my advice would be to try to stand out (great initiative) by having the model do something different. Make faces, jump, whatever. Work with expressions and poses in stead of lighting.

I see these amazing pictures with gorgeous colors, and I want to take pictures like them.

http://nerdyhachi.deviantart.com/art/Citrus-Dream-129477417

http://littlemisslove.deviantart.com/art/Cotton-Candy-Dreams-143060168

http://acidicglamour.deviantart.com/art/vibrance-144303154

http://lpdragonfly.deviantart.com/art/little-words-140021678

http://littlemisslove.deviantart.com/art/Sweet-Dreams-136140540

Most of them were taken with a macro lens. External light sources were used to create backlighting effects and beautiful bokeh.

Photoshop would have been used for colour correction, contrast adjust and cropping/touchup.

Where can I learn about photography (not take classes) online? I have a film camera, not a digital. I just want to learn the basics of what makes a good picture, etc?

You can use everything from the Kodak ‘Better Photography’ tips to New York Institute of Photography classes, for which you’ll pay big bucks (but it appears to be a good school).

http://www.nyip.com

The main problem with learning online is that there is no or little immediate feedback when you don’t understand what you are seeing or reading.

Your best bet will be to join a Camera Club, or find a local photography group that goes out on photography outings. There is almost no quicker way to learn photography than having a better photographer show you what he/she knows, in person. Taking some beginner photography workshops will help tons also.

Try doing a Yahoo or Google search for specific things you want to learn such as exposure or composition, etc.

Here are some other good starting places:

http://www.freephotogallery.info/photography_tutorials

Check out the links on the right side of this page for others:

http://www.photography.com/topics/how-to-take-pictures-of-flowers

Hi, before I used two different Canon Rebel XTs with different lenses. And Now I use a canon 30D. I can not get 100% focus with group shots. I also have a hard time landescape.. basically anything but close portraits. Why is this happening. How can I fix it?

Sounds like a depth of field problem if some parts are sharp and others out of focus
It could be you are becoming more critical of your own work, a good thing.

Try using a smaller aperture.

Lens performance also trends to drop off towards the outer edges.

I am looking for a complete setup with camera and lighting that will take professional (or as professional as I can get) pictures with no experience. I am somewhat well versed in lighting techniques and color temperature etc, but not how it applies to photography. Honestly, I take terrible pictures with consumer grade cameras. I have no idea if it’s the camera or me.

This setup will have its own room with complete control over lighting (room is white box as of now). I will spend what’s necessary, but am looking for more of the “bang for the buck” approach. I assume with a room designated for the camera and proper lighting, I don’t need the best out there, since it will always be in ideal conditions.

The camera will be taking pictures of still products. Mainly our high-end custom computers for the site. So this will involve taking pictures of computers with case lighting and/or in low light conditions.

Thank you in advance!
We thought about hiring a pro, but we assumed the education received in learning how to set it up would help with using the equipment.
We agree DL. We do not expect to win awards for our pictures, but we would like some pointers on the stuff we can control. Is it wrong to assume that in a room built to take pictures and decent equipment we cannot get good results without being professional photographers?

Hint: The problem is your lack of knowledge and experience and probably not the camera! I would suggest a visit to a studio that does product work and ask them to make you a cheat sheet for your lighting. It sounds like you can use the same approach most of the time, with maybe some minor variations. So once you learn how to light one boxy object, the other boxy objects will be very similar. An experienced studio photog will be able to recommend which lights you need and what type, and the placement and settings to light your whatevers. Then you can experiment to fine tune.

You can get a basic light kit for a few hundred dollars. Ebay is full of them, B&H, Adorama, and Calumet all sell lights. You may find your consumer camera will be fine when you get the proper lighting.

*EDIT*

Thought I’d add, I am usually the first on the "You can’t pretend to be a perfessinal just by getting equipment" bandwagon, but this guy is not asking how to shoot weddings or go into the photography business. It sounds like all he wants to do is be able to get decent usable pictures of computer stuff for his "real" business. I see no reason why he wouldn’t be able to do fine with some advice and the purchase of some equipment *in this one application*. If he asks how to light seniors or bridal portraits, then additional issues will come into play, but lighting computer parts ain’t like planning to shoot weddings for profit with no training. Give him a break!

Your question is quite difficult to understand… but I’ll try to answer it nonetheless… photography can be difficult to understand. In learning the basics, everything will seem new to you. There will be some moments when you will seem to be overly cautious about what the settings of you camera are. And through continuous practice, your camera will seem like an extension of your self and photography will be quite easier. But as you go deeper in this craft, you would want to learn some more… then you’d want to learn advanced photography and so on and so forth. But it shouldn’t be too much of a concern if you do like photography.

I’ve always been fascinated by Lomography. Now I want to learn it myself. There are a lot of cameras to choose from. Which one is the best to start with? Maybe the Diana F camera? Tell me what you think.

Lomography cameras have made a huge comeback because although yes, they aren’t made well for practical photography, people like to use them for artistic purposes as the results are varied and interesting. (I use them and the images are never blurry, usually the exposure and coloring is what changes….)

I suggest you get one that uses 35mm film as you are much more likely to find somewhere that develops that film verses 120mm. The Diana Fs use 120 (you can purchase a pricey adapter if you wish).

I find that the best place that offers them is http://usa.shop.lomography.com

good luck!

I am having a bit of writer’s block with this. My company is comprised of several mediums including photo restoration, digital imaging, fine art photography, and portraits. I am not sure, maybe a name that says all those things or is broad enough to stand alone. It doesn’t have to have the word view if you think something else better. Please advise. Thanx

For me, the word "Viewshot" came straight into my mind two seconds after I read your question.
Other than that, I’m in the same writers block as you.

Viewshot? View Shot? ViewShot? View-Shot?

Good luck