Let's talk about some camera choices. You probably already got a camera before you've come to this. But if you're thinking about buying a camera Do you want crop or full frame, Canon or nikken new use and these are some good questions. Crop a full frame, when you're starting out a crop camera will be absolutely fine. The lenses are much cheaper on a crop, you don't quite get the image quality of a full frame. But it's much more cost effective to start on.

And you'd be surprised what quality you can get. If you like your subjects well and remember, we're gonna be shooting in a studio. So we're going to have good light. And the lenses we're going to choose which we'll talk about later, most lenses perform well at f8. So when we set our studio up, we want to be thinking in terms of what's gonna get the job done. Now, don't get me wrong, I've got a choice.

I'm always going to full frame And it is the better format. Canon or Nikon. They're the two main ones there are other options out there but these are the ones with the lenses essentially. And who has the most lenses canon does who has the best budget lenses canon does that I'm a strong canon advocate in the sense of the Nikon bodies tend to be slightly better in terms of dynamic range, but it's the lenses because the Canon system that is going to give you advantage. For instance, you can buy a 50 millimeter on the Canon primer 50 millimeter prime in the Canon range for less than 100 pounds or hundred dollars equivalent. Nick on it's 200 or 200 pounds or $200.

So that's something to actually look at when you compare prices. New are used if you can find a use camera with a little Low shutter count you can ask the person before you buy time when the shutter count and and do some research and find out why good shutter count for that camera is and the shutter is that the automatic device and mechanical device that goes up and down and teacher exposure. Each of those has a lifetime. Now that's another thing to consider we've cropped and full frame crop cameras. The shutters are not as built as durable, full frame tend to be aimed at the professional market. So their shutters tend to be more durable unless you're buying one of the expensive crops.

There are some expensive crops out there that are built to be durable but the average consumer level crop camera which is a camera with a smaller sensor than a full frame. That's an essential difference by the way between a crop and a full frame. In case you wondering. A crop camera has a smaller sensor. A full frame camera has a larger sensor and that is what affects the image quality. The biggest sensor gives you about quality image basically.

Now used if you're going to buy full frame, what I would suggest you do if you're starting out is have a look on eBay, try and find a used canon five D Mark two. That was a studio camera that was used for many years until the five D Mark three came out and you can pick them up at really bargain prices these days. And with the crop cameras Be very careful because it don't have that use that durability. And you might not even always be able to get the shutter count of the cheaper cameras. He don't know how much has been battered how much has been used. But when new use I would recommend if you're going to go used maybe look for five D Mark to maybe look for a full frame camera.

And, and then but obviously then the lenses are going to be more expensive and you have to consider that there's lots of decisions and choices you have to make when it comes to choosing a camera. You can get some bargains in the secondhand market. And if you just buy a couple of lenses, maybe a 50 millimeter prime, maybe a 24 105 on the Canon system, I can't really recommend on the neck on call use canon. So if you are unsure, just do some research, you'll you'll find lots of information on the netcom system that people recommend, you know, you might be able to get a set up for about $2,000 or 2000 pounds with your main primary main zoom. And you main body. But if you don't have a crop, you probably get that a second and camera if you could find a good one.

With a cheap prime and a cheap zoom, you probably get in there for about six or 700 pounds or six $700 That's the difference. So it's going to probably cost you a triple. So that's what you need to think. And what I would recommend you to start out with simple equipment because we're going to go through the cost of the flashing up and enema styles and get your business going. Get some money coming in, and then upgrade your equipment with the profits. This is about setting up a studio on a budget, you don't need the latest and greatest.

You just need something that will give you decent results with studio lighting and that customers are going to be happy to pay for. One final note is when you do studio photography, always shoot in RAW as a setting in the camera. That means that the camera does not process anything little tip for you there. Learn how to set your camera to raw, learn how to use it that way. And you'll need to learn how to use it in manual mode. So if you don't know how to use it manual mode to have a photography course on understanding exposure, go and check that out.

That'll teach you how to use your camera's manual mode. Let's go to the next topic.