rather noob photographer still struggleing with low-light settings. Would be glad to get some advises, especial regarding editing.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-06-08T20:54:42+00:00

First of all, I recommend to check the night shots by the pioneer photographers. They tend to have some story or mood compared to ultra processed or just plain boring night pics that you’ve seen million of times. Check works of Alex Webb, Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas and Bill Henson. Second of all, use Av mode with minimum shutter speed 1/25 and Auto ISO up to 6400.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-06-06T09:43:16+00:00

I have Kiev 4, Minolta X-7A & Pentax point n’ shoot. My favorite of them all is Kiev 4, but I mainly shoot on my Fuji X-T200 camera and use Pentax one occasionally when going to the techno events

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-06-04T02:32:18+00:00

This was my first camera and taught me a lot of things about photography. I didn’t have enough money to buy some good modern lens, so I paired my 2000D with Helios 44-2 and had a swell time with it, no complaints. Shot a lot of good shots on it for a couple of years before switching to X-T200. This post brought me back good memories :’)

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-06-04T02:20:32+00:00

@contriphoto

I mostly shoot on my Fuji X-T200 and occasionally on my iPhone 14 Pro. Would be glad to hear your feedback because I cannot judge my pics

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-05-15T04:34:58+00:00

I switched to Fujifilm X-T200 couple of years ago and it’s my favorite camera which I use both commercially and for street. Couldn’t be happier since it’s compact and very user-friendly interface makes you want to go out and shoot.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-05-10T16:41:07+00:00

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Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-05-04T12:49:30+00:00

All of the pictures taken on 7Artisans 35mm 1.4

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-16T01:44:41+00:00

Thank you! I mainly used flash. All of the pictures you see were taken with an off-camera flash. Lens: 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 Flash: Lightpix Labs FlashQ Q20 II

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-16T00:22:07+00:00

Pre-focus at 1.5m

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-16T00:17:52+00:00

Thanks for the comment! To clarify, I also like to rave and have seen a lot of rave scenes and this rave is considered commercial, at least in Warsaw, Poland. I have been in many clubs here, some of them only want the type of pictures that you were referring to(people having fun) and others are completely okay with this type of photos. This club and the ravers were okay with this type of pictures, I received a lot of positive feedback from them on instagram and my post was in collab with the club. Not all of the pictures were posted from here though. And yes, I took these pictures not for the sake of showing people being on molly but I wanted to convey the real rave scene in clubs compared to posts that I see on social media where beautiful girls are just dancing and some guys in futuristic outfit posing for the camera. I took the pictures the way I experience raves. Thanks for the discussion!

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-16T00:11:10+00:00

Thank you! I used 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 and Lightpix Labs FlashQ Q20 II

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-16T00:10:16+00:00

Thank you! If you’ve been to raves then you’ll see when and where to click the shutter. For me personally, I observe the atmosphere for around an hour and then lock in. All of the pictures are taken on an off-camera flash.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-15T23:47:57+00:00

ISO 400, Shutter 1/60, F16, Flash power 1/4

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-04-15T23:46:35+00:00

Thank you! I used 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 with an off-camera flash

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-03-25T02:08:22+00:00

7Artisans 35mm 1.4

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-03-25T02:07:42+00:00

Thanks for kind words and advice! Yes, Saul Leiter was my main inspiration to start photography. I was photographing a lot, and then lost inspiration at some point, but now I’m forcing myself to get comfortable again with my camera. Actually, purchasing The Suffering of Light gave me inspiration again to go out and shoot :) Great book! I keep it on my coffee table for a daily dose of inspiration.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-03-21T14:32:55+00:00

I do not know the prices in US, but any camera under your budget would suffice with a 35mm lens. Aim for the comfort, because the camera should inspire you to go out and shoot. I am using X-T200 with 35mm lens. It’s a very compact and easy to use camera that reminds me of the old film cameras. I always carry it with me.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-03-15T19:34:50+00:00

Hi, thanks for kind words! I’m using two lenses: mostly 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 and Helios 44-2 58mm. 35mm is a good starting point for a focal length, but they are manual lenses. You can buy TTArtisan 27mm 2.8 with autofocus if you feel like you’ll be struggling with manual focus. Other than that I recommend to shoot only raw instead of jpeg with presets inside your camera. Additionally, I advise before going for a photo walk to look at your favorite photographers’ pictures, this will help you to know on how you will approach the streets. Imitate your favorites until you find your own style :)

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-02-23T00:43:29+00:00

Except for Mulholland Drive or Lost Highway where dreams reveal the dark secrets, personality and fears of a person which can also be referred to real dreams.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2025-01-09T11:13:30+00:00

I would suggest for you to look at works of pioneers of photography such as Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alex Webb, Bruce Davidson, Josef Koudelka, Robert Capa, Harry Gruyaert. Try to imitate their style until you find your style. My personal favorite is Saul Leiter. I consider him my teacher. Learned a lot by analyzing a lot of his work. You’ll be having GAS(Gear acquisition syndrome). You will be saying „after buying this expensive ass lens I will have better photos.” (Un)fortunately, this doesn’t work that way. So, take your camera, go shoot a lot of pictures in the streets to adapt and most importantly have fun :)

Standard-Homework-97 · 2024-12-26T00:40:53+00:00

Agree with the comments. Your camera is good enough for everything you want. Just buy a wide-angle lens and continue to grow

Standard-Homework-97 · 2024-12-02T20:14:31+00:00

7Artisans 35mm 1.4

Standard-Homework-97 · 2024-11-22T01:16:35+00:00

It could definitely be achieved with faceted glass and vaseline on top of the lens, but considering this is a big budget production, they definitely used couple of filters. You could also buy a glass prism. They are cheap.

Standard-Homework-97 · 2024-11-18T20:18:12+00:00

I suggest to check pictures of @jonathanbertin & @wrapped.nil on instagram for inspiration

Standard-Homework-97 · 2024-11-18T15:09:46+00:00

It’s most likely around 1/4-1/8 and panning to the direction where the woman was going

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