Hello all,
I need some help/advice. I got into photography about 7 months ago. It's becoming more of a hobby and I want to start taking this a bit more serious. I've received lots of interest from my friends and family and I've been inquired to do work for them. Before I take the plunge and get into actual photography work I'm thinking that I may need to invest in a better camera and/or lenses. I just don't know what I should do. I currently own the following:
Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS
85mm f/1.8 USM
I also own a polarizer filter and extension tubes. Right now I can't really pinpoint what kind of photography I'm into. I really enjoy it all. Most of my stuff has been landscape, wildlife, abstract and people photography. I recently took some photos at a wedding and it's really opened up a new door.
My question is, should I invest in a new camera body, perhaps the 7D, 50D, T21i? Is there much of a difference from what I currently own to those that I provided? It is worth it?
Or should I invest in some better glass? Right now my bread and butter is my standard 85mm lens. I wouldn't mind getting rid of the others and investing in a nicer telephoto zoom lens and/or a nicer wide-angle lens.
I really enjoy shooting in aperture priority mode using the widest possible aperture, when allowable. I love shallow depths of field. To see some of my examples of what I've done thus far you can see my blog: http://alexisaleman.com
Any advice will be very well appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Alexis
I need some help/advice. I got into photography about 7 months ago. It's becoming more of a hobby and I want to start taking this a bit more serious. I've received lots of interest from my friends and family and I've been inquired to do work for them. Before I take the plunge and get into actual photography work I'm thinking that I may need to invest in a better camera and/or lenses. I just don't know what I should do. I currently own the following:
Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS
85mm f/1.8 USM
I also own a polarizer filter and extension tubes. Right now I can't really pinpoint what kind of photography I'm into. I really enjoy it all. Most of my stuff has been landscape, wildlife, abstract and people photography. I recently took some photos at a wedding and it's really opened up a new door.
My question is, should I invest in a new camera body, perhaps the 7D, 50D, T21i? Is there much of a difference from what I currently own to those that I provided? It is worth it?
Or should I invest in some better glass? Right now my bread and butter is my standard 85mm lens. I wouldn't mind getting rid of the others and investing in a nicer telephoto zoom lens and/or a nicer wide-angle lens.
I really enjoy shooting in aperture priority mode using the widest possible aperture, when allowable. I love shallow depths of field. To see some of my examples of what I've done thus far you can see my blog: http://alexisaleman.com
Any advice will be very well appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Alexis