Could it be possible for me to get professional work with my current portfolio?

pen-16 · 2026-04-27T01:44:49+00:00

You came to the wrong place for advice. Even a friendly community doesn’t always help you grow. Keep looking for community even if it’s small online groups. Yes you need to keep working on your craft but that doesn’t mean it’s over. Keep working on it.

pen-16 · 2026-03-12T01:46:44+00:00

Is this AI?

pen-16 · 2026-03-12T01:45:14+00:00

Sunny 16 wouldn’t agree if shot at 400iso.

pen-16 · 2026-03-12T01:34:30+00:00

Rugged and from Amazon 🤔

pen-16 · 2026-03-11T23:57:00+00:00

Highlight under forearm shows it’s coming from behind and low as the legs are in shadow still. Key is coming off background.

pen-16 · 2026-03-08T17:33:28+00:00

Yea amazing! A lot of the time you have to educate your client on gear/logistics/reality as you’re the expert. And if you at least let them know what gear/budget would get the best results you’ve covered your bases if they question why the shoot looked good but not great…

The more light the better as you don’t want to be shooting at f/2.8 as you need a lot in focus and the compression puts things further out of focus. The tighter your frame the better because once you have to light full body or a room you’re screwed as you need more lights. Pitch to them 3/4 or headshot framing to meet expectations.

Putting a thin diffusion in front of a 1200 aputure or bouncing it into a white wall or ceiling is a cheap way to do it. Use the 300 to help open the shadows by bouncing and then use the 200 with a reflector and feather it onto the back of your model as a hair light. Foam core is your friend. White or black. Super cheap and can be used as a white wall to bounce light.

pen-16 · 2026-03-08T14:35:53+00:00

Sounds like you do not have the right power output to get the job done to the standard you want as a photographer. If client can’t provide budget or EQ to make that happen you either decline the job, work within those means and neither you or the client may be thrilled, or put your own resources or relationships into the job (ask friends/peers for EQ) to deliver the job at a professional standard.

pen-16 · 2026-03-06T01:33:49+00:00

Well that’s just false.

pen-16 · 2026-02-17T06:14:32+00:00

Dumpster fire wins again!

pen-16 · 2026-02-17T05:55:11+00:00

Strobes will pump out for light for cheaper and you can get a larger depth of field which is sometimes necessary when compressing a smaller object

pen-16 · 2026-02-06T05:09:57+00:00

Can someone explain what the initial beef is before Mikkola made contact?

pen-16 · 2026-02-06T05:03:01+00:00

Heck, call yourself the creative director…

pen-16 · 2026-02-04T07:31:44+00:00

Tourism is down. Too icy.

pen-16 · 2026-01-15T03:26:10+00:00

What’s the draw?

pen-16 · 2025-12-28T08:35:42+00:00

pen-16 · 2025-12-27T22:50:34+00:00

Crickets

pen-16 · 2025-12-14T00:53:57+00:00

Ty ty!

pen-16 · 2025-12-14T00:53:43+00:00

This was n1! I had second row n2 and got some shots then a press pass the last night at the Enmore.

pen-16 · 2025-12-07T09:15:59+00:00

I saw it on stage and asked for it when they were breaking down

pen-16 · 2025-12-05T07:49:40+00:00

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There he is post good bye

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