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Joined: 08 May 2012 Posts: 3

Hi

naive novice question :

I presume my camera, a Fujifilm Finepix AV10 has no chance of producing shots that will be accepted by Shutterstock ?

felix_casio · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 1774 Location: www.felixtm.com

you could try but it might not be that easy. try without flash in good lighting conditions, set the camera to the highest quality with lowest possible compression, dont use digital zoom.

rinder99 · Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:31 am

Gonna be a challenge. A big Challenge unless you fully understand it's limitations..

Joined: 08 May 2012 Posts: 3

Thanks for the replies.

I will be upgrading to something more recommended later on. Just wondered if it was even up to the task.

I don't have any photo skills yet either, so I guess it's probably lose-lose with my AV10.

supertramp · Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:43 pm

Maybe the best thing to do is get your hands on a used DSLR and a 50mm f1.8. Classes are always good, or go the route I took. Read. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is a fantastic place to start as is one of Scott Kelby's books on Photoshop.
Shoot with what you have and ask questions. Remember to tripod your camera. Best lesson Laurin (rinder99) ever taught me.

wolfienz · Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 3:56 am

Yes never thought it could make such difference. Started using a good tripod, (had to get a new one,) mirror up, and a remote trigger for the shutter.

Oh and then started taking images not one or two but practice practice practice.

The other thing I have found through constantly reading the forums, and looking at my own shots is to be able to tell when it wasn't right.

As a newbie it took me a while to figure out what the critics were on about.

The first time they said my pics were out of focus I thought they were mad. Try as I could I couldn't see what they were talking about. Can now though.