It absolutely baffles me when cosplayers don't want their picture taken. I am so incredibly flattered when someone wants my picture. I NEVER say no. Not if I'm eating. Not if I'm on the phone. Not if I need to pee so bad I'm about to explode. NEVER. If someone comes up to me, is willing to talk to a total stranger because they like their little costume so much, I only feel flattered. Not annoyed.

I've gotten bitched at for taking someone's photo while they were posing for another camera....

....who was right beside me. The picture looked like she was posing for me, and she still freaked out. -shrug- Some cosplayers are weird.

I've never said No to a photo at a con. I don't give a shit when I go to pose for someone and 10 other people start taking photos either. It's fun.

>>2143825
>It absolutely baffles me when cosplayers don't want their picture taken.

maybe they don't like being nerd fap material? Or being plastered all over 4chan?

>>2143834
I actually PREFER this since I'm already standing there (as opposed to picking up my bags, walking two steps, then being asked to stop again).

But yeah, I never say no. If I'm eating, I just hold up my food and do some cheesy smile.

>>2143837
If you're cosplaying at a convention, your picture is going to get taken sooner or later.

It's kind of retarded to freak out at people over it, honestly.

>>2143840
When I'm eating is pretty much the only time that I will actively decline having pictures taken, unless they really want one of me sitting at a table (or wherever) and eating a sammich.

>>2143837
Then... don't cosplay at a convention? Only do private shoots outside of cons?

If you cosplay at a con, I think you understand that your picture IS going to be taken. If you're upset or surprised about that, you're a prick, or retarded.

>>2143840
this

i always ask before taking a pic, only one stuck up bitch ever said no

i also find that some photographers are too shy to ask, which is why they probably take pics at the same time someone else is.

Anybody who wears a costume to a con but makes a big deal out of "NO PICTURES" is doing it for the attention. Yes, sweetness, you're a super-speshul diva. You're a real celebrity. You have a RIGHT TO PRIVACY, GOD DAMN IT!

...yyyyeaaaah.

Me, I never say no. I made and wore the costume specifically so people would notice me and think I'm cool-looking. I'm gratified and honored that someone thinks I'm cool-looking even while I'm dead tired slouched against a water cooler or cramming a burrito into my face or fixing my pantyhose.

Yeah, I always find it bizarre when a cosplayer gets all pissy about you wanting to take their picture. I mean, why would you wear a costume in a public area, otherwise (especially filled with other nerds that'll love you!)? Cosplay is definitely attention-whoring, without a doubt (although it varies from person to person).

I'm totally cool with people asking for pictures, except for maybe when I'm eating or very obviously carrying all of my stuff and trying to get somewhere quickly. The latter isn't their fault really, but as far as eating...it's like, I'm resting, man. It's more of a matter of courtesy than anything.

I cosplay for positive attention, so I enjoy it immensely when people want pictures. When I can't find them posted on the internet is when I get mad.

Usually the only time I ever say no is if I'm in the bathroom (its happened before) or if I'm in in the massive train of cosplayers on their way to the cosplay show.

>>2143877
>When I can't find them posted on the internet is when I get mad.

Ok, THIS I find really bizarre. Sure I look for pictures of myself after a con, but if I can't find them, whatever. Most people aren't posting every single picture all over the internet. Or they're in long youtube videos that I don't feel like watching or sites I just don't go to all that often. Either way, who cares? They asked for a picture, it was cool, they took the picture. Now it's theirs. Even if my picture was taken a million times at the con, if it's not online, whatever. Why should I get upset about that?

>>2143895

Because those are the only pictures I have of that costume, since I don't exactly have the time/equipment/scenery to do a proper photoshoot?

>>2143877
This is why it's easier if you do a photoshoot with an actual photographer who will post the photos to a specific website, dA account, whatever. Then, you don't have to worry about even looking through the general con photo albums.

It made me nervous at first because they might be posting it as bad cosplay or something but I've become more used to it :3

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>>2143903

It's extremely hard to find those in my town. Especially one that isn't into the artsy-fartsy stuff that'll make any costume look like ass.

>>2143917
Aw. D: Well, maybe you could befriend some cosplay photogs who attend the same conventions you do?

>>2143902

I don't know how it works with cons in the US (I assume that's where you are?), but here in my country every con has at least one booth with photographers who'll do mini sets of three to ten pictures of you for like five to twenty bucks. Even if it's not a full-blown photoshoot, even if it's against a simple black panel, I always find it a great investment to drop a couple bucks and have a few professional-looking shots of my costumes instead of just those shitty "con pics" with people in the background, bad angles, poor lighting, blurry focus, etc.

>>2143837
this is why I dont like my photo taken :/

I wouldn't understand what else you'd want to accomplish by dressing up, other than getting attention and getting photographed.

>>2143902
Oh I see.

What I usually do is get my con buddy to take a couple shots for me (and I do the same for him in return of course). We take pictures of each other when appropriate, such as at gatherings and stuff, so we always have a couple shots.

Or, if I see that the person has a nice camera and not just a generic digital one, I ask if they have a card. Photographers are very happy to plug themselves. I have a whole stack of cards from the last con I went to.

i come to conventions to practice taking pics of people(portraits, group shots), there really isn't any other place to find so many people willing to have their pics taken.

but i dont cosplay, and im usually alone, so i wonder if people think im weird for being there :3

>>2143932
>>2143927

If I could ever manage to FIND the photobooth at any of the cons I go to, I would do it in a heartbeat. But whenever I arrive at the door they say it's been moved somewhere else and it's not labeled on the map and I get extremely confused. Either that or there's a line.

And I collect cards from the people with the nice cameras, yes, but my only problem is that I lose them like clockwork. Shitsux, man.

I'm just really unlucky with photographers.

>>2143942

Unless you look like the stereotypical slobbery pervert/neckbeard/child molester, people won't find you weird just for being alone. If you're there just practicing your shots, people will simply think you're a photographer.

Maybe some people don't want their picture taken because of issues such as jobs. Some people actually cosplay for fun and role play, and go to conventions to meet other nerds in costume to 'play' with in costume.

I have no problem with my picture being taken as long as people bother to ask or at least wait until I'm posing.

Recently however I very often noticed that 'normal' passengers who happen to have a camera with them, try to snatch as many pictures as they can. (strangely enough usually it's a huge SLR that they happen to be dragging along)
I turn around while eating or doing other silly stuff, and notice cameras being pointed at me, somewhere from a shadow or around a corner. THIS is fucking creepy.
Last con I went to some guy took pictures of me while I was still putting on the last details of my cos. Even though I asked him several times to stop and wait until I'm ready, he didn't take down his camera. Only when I got bitchy and told him I would sue him, he stopped for a couple of seconds until I looked away for a moment. I was seriously pissed. Luckily some other cosplayer helped out by standing in front of me, blocking his view.

This rude way of taking pictures is what really annoys me. Honestly I'd never say no if people were at least so kind to ask first. But just because I'm wearing a cos doesn't mean people are allowed to take pictures of me in every situation without asking at all.

Anyone who cosplays and refuses to have their picture taken has something wrong with their head.
That being said...
1. I don't find it too odd if someone goes to a convention just to take pictures, especially if it's one where you can roam the halls for free. Hell, most of the reason I go is to see the cosplays. I mean, the dealer's hall has the same shit every year, right?
2. I don't care who's taking my picture or how expensive their camera is; I will thank them just the same. If I want good shots of a costume, I will do a photoshoot for it.
3. Only problem I have with photographers is if they don't let me finish posing or even put my stuff down. SO many photos of me setting my bag against a wall; it's ridiculous.

>>2143982

What.

Seriously what, I've got cosplaying friends who work for a law firm and the FDA and the military and various other SRS BZNS places, and the idea that someone would get canned for cosplaying is frankly the stupidest thing imaginable.

If people are so terrified of their co-workers finding out they're --*gasp*--NERDS that they're assholes to people showing them some appreciation, priorities are askew. Protip: you're not that sneaky. Your co-workers already know you're a nerd.

>>2144001
Running around in your Yoko costume would not give you a good image on your work environment. Just saying.

Law of cosplay photography states that photographers will always be drawn the most to one of three things:

1. Tits
2. Complex outfits
3. Combination of the above

That being said, however, photographers have every right to be at a convention that cosplayers and regular attendees do.

>>2144001
I'm really worried about my job finding out. But I still don't care if people take my picture. Because unless my coworkers are also into this stuff, they're not going to check /cgl/ and coscom and DA for pictures of me. So that really shouldn't be a consideration.

>>2144004

If you work in an environment where cosplaying Yoko could seriously and irremediably hinder your career, perhaps you should not cosplay Yoko. There are plenty of more modestly dressed, career-safe characters around.

>>2144032
FUCK YOU MAN

YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP ME FROM EXPRESSING MYSELF

I DO WHAT I WANT

The only time I ever said no to a picture was when I was walking away from Subway with my hands completely full of food, con swag, drinks, in a crowded hallway with nowhere to put everything down.

>>2144077
I maintain you could have completely worked even that photo. No harm in saying no, mind you, but being all LOL BIGGRIN I GOT STUFF would have been precious.

>>2143855
I do this as well. I'm never afraid to ask people. After all, cosplayers are people just like me. Most people are reasonable to an extent. The only time I was told no was apparently a joke (I was taking a picture of cloudberg and he was like "lol no... j/k take pic"). I was still slightly baffled by that. :v He probably felt bad cause I felt bad.

I really like it, when people take my picture...
Of course I like it better when I see the person who wants to take my picture take some effort in it like looking for the right perspective and light, or taking care that there are no people in the background then when some random guy walks past and takes a pic with his cell.

It's just sometimes that I have to bitch at photographers...
Once I was close to fainting because of dehydration and heat and none of my friends where there to take care of me, so I had to sit down a while to at least be able to see again. A group of girls came up to me, looking at me whispering (as far as I could see it) and I thought they were worried about me because I was pale as the wall behind me.
One of them took out her camera and took a picture of me(Yep, without even asking), then walked away, giggling "I took a picture of Sephy-chaaaan".
If I wouldn't have been busy staying alive...she would be dead by now.
Another case was when I had a serious argument with my best friend and was crying and the photographer saw it...and still asked for my picture.

And sometimes I even have to refuse, having my picture taken, because I have some important date or something. Then they think I was arrogant. :(

I don't find it strange if photographers visit conventions just to take pics.
Actually I like photographers, what would cosplayers do without good photographers?
I appreciate the work, photographers do, at least what GOOD photographers do.

Long post is loooooooooong

COSPLAYERS:

You are in a COSTUME.

You are ASKING FOR ATTENTION.

You are going to have people GIVING YOU ATTENTION (this may mean TAKING A PICTURE).

SUCK IT UP. Do not be a whiney bitch with "baww, I don't want attention! I'm doin stuff!"

If you don't want attention, DON'T WEAR A FUCKING COSTUME.

PHOTOGRAPHERS:

You want a nice picture? Wait til the fucking cosplayer has time to actually GIVE YOU ONE.

If not? You're a fucking creep and you deserve the blurry/retarded face/hands full of bags/whatever other fucked up picture you get.

If they're eating/whatever? Just move the fuck on. If you don't see it later, OH WELL. If the costume is ZOMG THAT GOOD, it'll show up on the internet. You'll fucking live if it's not on your camera. Seriously, get a life.

>>2143877

why dont you just ask him/her if they are going to be uploading their photos and where to find them?

>>2144160
/thread

We all secretly (or not so secretly) love that people want photos of our hard work. Don't deny it.

It's only annoying when you're trying to get somewhere (ie BATHROOM) and people keep stopping you for pics.

>>2144160

this

I sorta like people being themselves in pictures, rather than putting on the fakest pose imaginable.
I remember I got an entire FF group sitting at a table, eating and chatting with each other. The resulting picture was so natural I don't think I could of replicated it by asking them to pose (granted, I did tell them that I wanted a picture of them eating).
Another was a Lulu sitting by a fountain on a hot day. Her poise and the pose couldn't be ignored. I profusely apologized afterwards, I knew it was rude, but it was a moment, y'know? You need to capture it, because you know you won't get it again.
Or something like that. Sometimes I feel embarressed that I feel like this.

I can understand some situations where cosplayers don't want to get a picture taken. When I'm in the Dealer's Room, for example, it's kind of a pain to put down all my bags and pose for a picture. Especially when it's crowded. Or if you're in a rush to get somewhere, look/feel like crap, or need to take a piss, are also perfectly good reasons.

However, if you're cosplaying, you should be prepared to have your picture taken, especially if you're atleast decent or better. I mean, costumes are always bound to draw attention, even at a convention.

Anyways, as long as the photographer asks first, it should be fine. Yeah, there's the possibility that they might fap to your picture, but honestly, nerds fap to everything. Unless you're posing in a way that encourages them to fap, then...well...eew for you.

So far, I've never said no or been in a situation where I had to decline a picture.
Like a few people said before, it's very flattering, and I even try to give them a good pose each time.

Sometimes I forget I'm wearing a costume while I'm looking at stuff in the dealers' room or just looking around in general, and when someone asks for a picture, it brings me back to reality and brightens up my day.

Here's my take on it, I love to cosplay and others do to. I also love to come with my camera and take pics for fun and to share with others.The pictures I take are usually because I think it is cool bc it is part of a series I like. Other times I take a pic bc it looks cool or looks like they put alot of work into it.

I am greatful of others to take my pic and the majority of people I ask enjoy their pic to be taken. Ive never had someone ask me to delete a pic but I had had people who dont want their pic taken. This is usually becasue they are trying to get somewhere, eating, on the phone, busy or snobbish. I rarely find someone snobbish in a costume that just doesn't want their pic to be taken.

If I am asked for a pic and am not quite ready, I ask them to hold on for a sec or I put down my stuff and get in pose.

It does slightly bother me when people OMFG HES THIS CHARACTER and take pics from all angles all over the fucking place and at long distances without me being in pose or holding shit, on the phone ect.

I like to take the occasional wide-angle shot of crowds to capture the feel of the con. But, sometimes a group of cosplayers freeze up and stare in my direction. You find it rude when some photographer is standing some way off snapping pictures? Maybe you wonder whether to strike a pose in case the photographer is zooming? Do you mind at all, or?

>>2146404
I take it your asking me? If they are far away and there are others around, the person in costume doens'n't know what to do. I personally feel they are too shy to ask for a pic.
I also agree with the wide shot of the whole con pic. I take these at every con too. I think my problem is when someone not in costume is obviously taking my pic from far away. I assume they are shy or not familiar with cosplay/photography etiquette and are just having a fangasm and must take a pic.
I have found myself asking others if they want another pic or a pose, some come out of their shell and say yes while others are content with what they have or will not ask for another.

If they ask politely, I have no problem striking a pose for them. The only time I declined a picture was when he told me to "turn around" for another shot. I just shook my head and walked away.

>>2146460
I ask every Cammy for her peace sign by the ass victory pose. It's trademark for her though. Not sure who you were cosplaying.

>>2146469
I was always under the impression that one is one of Ibuki victory poses...

>>2146469

I figure pictures are part of cosplay. One for helping me build a portfolio and two for fun. I love taking pictures of friends, with friends, and of other cosplayers. I've actually not worn a costume before, to insure I could move easily enough for photo taking.

The only issue I have is when you can tell people are after particularly inappropriate shots. I was taking photos with a friend photographer and another photographer walked up, we were both nice and let him take photos at the same time, which most photographers I've noticed hate. He asked me to turn and shift my leg out, thankfully my friend stepped in front of him and asked him politely to let us finish. He later told me, that with my paneled skirt and the glass behind me, it gave him a perfect frontal pantie shot. That's unacceptable and inappropriate since he did it so deceitfully.

So... If your in costume and at a convention get your elitist panties out of your ass and let someone take your photo. Most of the time it's out of respect for your craftsmanship or your body, so take it as a compliment.

Photographers: Ask up front if you want a pose that's a little risque even if it fits the character. Most people don't mind if you ask but they will mind if you don't.

>>2146625

I like your tits.

>>2143820
It doesn't bother me when I'm asked for pictures. Something that irked me a little at Anime Vegas 2009 was a boy asking for my picture when I was Kiyoh from Gurren Lagann and he snapped a shot of just my cleavage. I laugh about it now.

I've never had someone say no, and I ALWAYS ask for a pose. Most of the time I get one of those too. One guy cosplaying as Mariya from Maria Holic didn't pose after I asked him, and even after I showed him how.

Amateur cosplayers, I think, tend to be the ones who don't like getting their picture taken, whether it be self-esteem issues or they're not used to being asked.

>>2146918
At Animazement one year I had a guy come up to me and flat-out say "I'm going to be honest here. Can I take a picture of your body?" I mean hey... at least the guy was honest. I still chuckle about that one.

I hate it when people try to take pictures of me when I'm not cosplaying... I'm not even hot, so WTF?

>>2146956

Haha this happened to me once in Düsseldorf in a Japanese store.
The guy was all like:"You so tarr woman I take ur picture prease?"

I love the camera guys at cons. My fav ones are the guys with the epicly espensive cameras. Those guys almost always will put up their photos for all to see and they always look amazing. I like people with small digital cameras also. But it makes me sad when I see people with disposable cameras because every one knows you will most likely never see those photos on line, and if you do most the time they are of poor quality.
One of my fav things to do at a con is to have a photo shoot. Ether with those epic camera dudes, or with a group, or even just with friends. I some times feel like going and finding one of those epic camera guys and grabbing them to come with me to a photo shoot group, but I don't because most of them are always busy.
Photo are my fav things that come out of cons. I love doing poses that are in character, and recreateing a part from an anime or manga or from some offical art.
The only beef I have with photographers some times is when I'm trying to get some place quickly.
Some times I'm rushing to get some place and one person will ask me for a photo and suddenly I have like 10 people around me takeing photos also.
It is also a little annoying when you are doing a hard pose and this happens. Poseing in an akward way for more then a few seconeds hurts.
But even if I am rushing to get some place I will never turn down a photo op.
I have braved through extrem heat, freezeing cold, and rain, for some photos. I love photos and I love the photographers at conventions. It's never a real con with out them.

>>2146956
semi-related

>>2146956
I've had this happen to me. But I wasn't even IN a convention.
One day, I was walking towards McDonals to grab some food, when suddenly two young (foreign) men interrupt me and ask me for pictures in broken english.
My first reaction of course was "wtf" but they seemed nice so I agreed. Then I just stood there stupidly while they took group pictures with me. Afterward they thanked politely and left.

Once someone just... took my picture. Didn't ask for a permission or anything, no, just walked up to me, snapped a picture and walked away.

To this day I still don't understand why they took my picture. I was wearing normal clothes, and I'm not super hot or ugly...

The only times I have said "No" to having my photo being taken is when I was going somewhere, like the cosplay contest, where I needed to be there at a certain time. I still feel like a total bitch when I have to say no.


Well, no, I scratch that. Two times I say no:
Yes, I do understand my costume shows off my body a bit. I'm "asking" for the stares, the creepy hugs, and etc. I'm not going to argue with that. I don't live in a closet. I know better. But NO you may not have a photo of my ass/tits/etc. I'm not a porn star.

>>2147018
A girl took a pic of me once, and since I was dressed in jeans and t-shirt, and I'm average looking, I asked her wtf this was about, she said she liked me eyeliner and needs the pic of my face as "inspiration"
People are weird.

>>2147330
and that wasn't heavy goth make-up or anything, just a thin line of eyeliner...

>>2143820
nothing to contribute except a similar picture. move along...

The only time I'll say no to pictures is if I have no make-up on. If I'm taking a train to the con I usually just slap on most of my costume so that I don't have to carry it, grab my stuff, and go to the station. I'd put it on on the train but the ride isn't very smooth and I'm not thinking very clearly at that point.

>>2146982

this happened to me

It seems like it'd almost be insulting to *not* have your picture taken (assuming it's when you're ready and not in the middle of something). I mean, you spend all this time and money on a costume, only to find that no one is interested enough to even want to take a shot.

But then again, I guess it just kinda varies, because in this day and age having your pic taken *can* be disadvantageous... arguably less than if it's during a party (drinking, drugs, etc.), since those can easily be spread and hurt your chances at a good job. But it can still turn out to be bad if it isn't flattering or awkward.

>It seems like it'd almost be insulting to *not* have your picture taken
This does make me wonder how it feels to bump into a camera guy repeatedly who doesn't show any interest? What goes through your heads?

>>2147650

probably just shy, dont be afraid to ask them to take your pic. most likely those photographers are nerds too.. it is a con after all

>>2147913
>>2147650
It can well be that. If someone's a really good cosplayer, worse still if they're someone recognisable, it can be a bit daunting to ask them for a picture, especially if you'd really like them to do a character's signature pose or something. It wouldn't be so bad except you do find the occasional diva bitch who'll get in an arse because "zomg someone had the nerve to ask for a photo".

Or yeah, maybe you do keep running into them and their costume is good and you want to take a photo, but you're already rushing to get somewhere, or they are, or you're eating, or they are, or you happened to put your camera down for a moment and don't have it with you. Whatever.

>>2147650

As someone who mostly only cosplays minor characters, I usually understand when photographers don't want my photo. They probably don't know the character or even what franchise I'm from.

>>2143820
Photographer-related rage here. I fucking hate it when I'm taking a picture of a cosplayer and that shit just turns out blurry. Nothing makes my penis more flaccid than a blurry or fucked up photo. So I try to take another picture and to my surprise its STILL BLURRY. I hate having the flash on when I'm taking photos of cosplayers when it is still day out because it looks so unprofessional and crappy. I hate wasting the cosplayers time because my camera decides it wants to take blurry photos, so I have had a time where I just tell them to go ahead and go since I don't want to hold them up all the while wondering if I should chuck this plastic shit off the third floor to see it smash into a beautiful pile of art.

>>2147975
Learn how to use your camera. That's all there is to it. There's no reason for a camera to give consistently blurry shots unless you've smeared grease over the lens, or the lens elements are damaged or offset.

>>2147979
I hold it still as possibly can be whilst having it on auto settings. The thing just refuses to take good photos if it doesn't get gratuitous amounts of light.

>>2147975

dude wtf kind of camera are you using

>>2148017
It's some shitty fujifilm quickpix point and click camera.

There's this weirdo photographer from Canada who is nice and all at con and has done some great shots.

But model beware. He occasionally will have random moments of complete insanity while sitting in front of his computer. And you can see some of the results.

>>2147993
That's because it's on auto settings, and there is not a single digital camera on the market, no matter how high in price bracket you go, that works well automatically.

The camera can only see in terms of percieved brightness levels. This means it can tell what is on it's sensor as pure white and pure black and the various stages of brightness in between, but not how the sensor is picking that up. So to the camera's automatic settings, photographing a bright light is the same as photographing someone wearing white in the midday sun. Or if you were to photograph someone wearing all-black against a pale background, the camera detects that most of the scene is in highlights and sets the exposure lower - this will result in your usbject being under-exposed and all detail will be lost as they come out as a messy black blob.
Of course it also can't know what you're trying to focus on. Some cameras are getting better at this by using infrared beams that bounce off of subjects to tell the camera the distance to focus at, but that only works when the subject is dead in the middle of the image and is an expensive feature found on only a few models.

By *far* the best thing to do is to simply learn how to control your camera's ISO, shutter speed and aperture. Then you can adjust as your situation and subject requires and you'll always get the sharpest image that's possible.

ISO will allow you to use faster shutter speeds/smaller apertures while still retaining decent exposure, but at the cost of introducing noise (grain) on the photo. Test your camera's ISO settings and see how high you can push it before the noise becomes unacceptable. It's fine to then leave it perminantly at the ISO which is highest while still being as noise-free as possible.
Aperture should be set depending on two things, available light and the depth of focus you want. If you're photographing cosplayers you may very well be indoors with poor light, and you probably only want the cosplayer to be in focus; set your camera to a wide aperture (which, confusingly, is the smaller number: e.g. f/2.8 is a larger aperture than f/11).
Shutter speed should be set as fast as possible to give a clear image without motion blur while still letting enough light in. Generally 1/60th of a second or faster will eliminate camera shake so long as you hold your hands steady enough. Rarely will you need to use a shutter speed faster than 1/125th of a second, unless you're photographing something high-speed that you wish to freeze.
Using manual focus should be a given. Auto-focus is simply terrible. Focus is easy enough to work out, unless you use a stupidly wide aperture like f/1.3 (which many lenses can't go up to anyway).

Generally I like to have the ISO and aperture set for best results (high and wide respectively) and I only adjust the shutter speed to account for changes in light. So for example indoors I'll wander around the con floor with my camera set to ISO 200, aperture at about f/2.8-f/5.6 depending on the exact light and the quality of the lens I'm using, and then I use the shutter speed, flicking from anything between 1/40th of a second to 1/250th of a second, to adjust for when I do happen to be in a brighter spot, photographing someone in all white or all black, etc. Some people prefer to do the opposite, leaving the ISO and shutter speed alone but changing the aperture, whichever you prefer.

And just never use flash, ever, unless you have a dedicated flashgun, which I'm guessing you don't.


Long posting is long.

>>2148085
it's a shame it's so long because all the shitty wannabe photographers on /cgl/ will skip right over it and keep taking their shitty pictures

>>2148085

>>And just never use flash, ever

Excuse me, but wat? Sure, you never use on-board flash (built-in flash), but telling people to not use it ever is just stupid. A wireless flash partnered with a softbox or umbrella is an excellent source of light and very transportable.

>>2148127
I sense tl;dr rage incoming. WHY U DO THAT.

>>2148127
This is what you sound like: HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF DUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Notice where I wrote:

>unless you have a dedicated flashgun

God damn. Gormless fucker. Learn how to read in context, I was quite clearly talking about shitty built-in flashes.

>>2148152
Pfft. Such an obviously and retarded comment only requires a short answer.

>>2148119
Well... yeah. But they're only cheating themselves. If you don't read, you won't get better at photography. Hell, what I wrote wasn't even that long or in-depth, most camera's own manuals will explain more than I did. If you can't even read that then there's no hope for you.

>>2148155

See, here in modern photography world, we call them external/remote/wireless flashes...not the jargon you're using.

>>2148077
My camera even on manual cannot change aperture or shutter speed. It DOES have an option for ISO, but other than that the only thing it really has is a exposure compensation feature. It's been so long since I have fiddled with it on manual, but that's what I remember.

Faggot Asian photographer at Comic-Con could not resist taking a pic with me with me sipping expensive con lemonade. Fuck man, can't you wait?

>>2148163
What the fucking fuck. Just what the fucking fuck.

This is you:
"Hurr what'cha'll talkin' 'bout I ain't got nose 'flashgums' nyah hick hick hoooo lordy no I don't"

Remote? Wireless? Yeah, good luck getting that shit to work on the convention floor. Unless you want to accidently have a slow-sync effect on every one of your pictures.
And FYI, when you're pulling shit like that, call it a slave unit, you fucking inbred yokel.

Softbox? Fuck that, you couldn't carry a softbox around the con floor. You couldn't even get one to the fucking event unless it was a shitty flick-up transportable one, which are shite. Why even fucking bother, get a diffuser and the same job's done for your flashgun in a twentieth of the size.

''Modern photography''? Shit hasn't changed in years. There are many features of digital cameras and digital processing that have replaced traditional methods but still get called by the traditional names. Virtually nothing has changed in terms of how you talk about it or what you're doing when you're actively out there taking photos, other than you don't have to stop to change film now.

Take a big box Brownie No.2 and hammer it up your urethra, thank you kindly.

>>2148192
You can get a beginner-amateur DSLR body like a Canon EOS 350D or whatever the Nikon is (I'm a Canon guy exclusively so I'm not going to pretend to know the Nikon model numbers) for like, £200 or so. A 'decent enough' lens will be about £100, if that. Then you've got full control. If you give a shit about your pictures turning out nicely, go with that.

Or hell, you can get compact point-and-shoots for like, £230 now that are better than some of the lower end DSLRs in terms of resolution and their lenses are getting better all the time. It's rare to find any point-and-shoot without full manual controls nowadays anyway.

what really bothers me is when photographers have their flashes going off in those giant dealers rooms ... WHY ARE YOU POINTING IT AT A CEILING THAT HIGH IT WONT REACH GOD DAMN IT WONT BOUNCE ANYTHING

>>2148224
SO MUCH RAEG

>>2148238
Yeah. I'm pretty sure this camera just has a bad case of old and cheap. After messing with some high end camera, I never saw the same in my old camera.

The only time I've ever said no to a photographer was when my costume was melting and I was rushing back to the hotel to salvage it. I apologized a ridiculous number of times.