Professional Photography Cameras
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Professional photography?
well i have a huge doubt… im really into photography and all that stuff… and i really want to know what is the difference between like a professional camera and a digital one,,, i took classes with a canon ae1, i learned a lot, but i want to know what makes professional photos look like…. professional photos hahaha is it the camera? the pixels? or is it all the edition??
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thanks for your answers (:
and i think i used the wrong terms hahaha
in other words i was just asking about so called quality,,, and my question is.. if its the camera, the edit, for example… my digital camera would never produce a photo to be an ad or campaign,,,or who knows, maybe with a software and edit it would… dont know…. that’s my question, is it the camera? is the software they use to edit photos?
dont know if you know what i mean know (:
You are confusing the term, “professional” with what should be the term “quality.”
All it takes for photos to be “professional” would be for a market to exist that wants to buy them. For example, online, there is a terriffic demand for photos of accident scenes, death, dismemberment and just plain weird. A LOT of those images aren’t that good, but, based on the number of sites that display these, there is a huge demand for them. If photographer’s manage to get paid for taking these shots, one HAS to consider, at least, SOME of them to be “professional.”
On the other hand, there are a LOT of talented amateurs out there that take AMAZING shots of great beatuty and technical skill. Most of these will NEVER be sold for publication, so, by definition, will not be described as “professional.”
Back to your question: “what is the difference between … a professional camera and a digital one?” you seem to be mixing “apples and oranges.” Some real, paid, full time professional photographers use digital cameras. And some still use film. In the simplest terms, there is no difference between “professional” and “digital” cameras as suggested in your question.
Bringing the discussion back to “quality” of images, I, and others have stated that a trained, experienced professional can take excellent images with even the cheapest point and shoot equipment. Much of the “quality” of the results depends on the user’s eye and judgement. But the difference between these simple cameras and the equipment a professsional uses on the job is in the capapbilities of the more sophisticated and more expensive equipment.
Things like lens quality and performance, resolution, accuracy, durability, compatibilty with associated peripheral gear and a whole lot of other considerations are taken into account when a pro buys a camera.
So, while those factors you listed help, (camera, pixel, “edition”) may play a part, none of these are as critical as the photographer’s skill. Think of it this way, if you gave a seven year old child the best camera money can buy, and the most expensive software available, do you think that any of this will mean the kid will take “professional” level photos?
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