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mainly modern buildings or some older buildings.
Unique in style. I am taking photography and we have a final project and I am thinking of doing architectural shots. I am not from TO but plan to visit.

Financial District (Around Bay and King especially)
The Disterilly District
University of Toronto campus
Yonge Street
Cityplace (Spadina and Bremner)
Queen’s Quay

Hi, I am planning to buy a Canon 450D with 18-55 & 55-250 lenses in one kit. Currently I use an Olympus digital camera (6 Mega pixel with 10x optical zoom) and have taken images as seen in this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/koththi/page4.

What I need to find out is this:

1. Considering only the equipment (and not the photographer) would the Canon 450D allow for much more quality in photos?

2. Is this Camera+Lense KIT suitable for my use? I will mostly take Architectural Photos of my own projects plus travel photography.

3. This Kit is available for US$ 1170 (With bag & 2GB card)

4. I assume eventually when I learn more about this vast subject, this camera will aloow me to take better photos than my Olympus. Any comments on this?

I have never been a big fan of the rebel. It has a HORRIBLE build quality and it just feels cheap in your hands. It looks like the photos you are taking are fine with your Olympus and I have seen fabulous 11×14 prints made from 6 megapixels.

The kit lens is pretty meh at best and no it isn’t good for architectural photographs. It looks like you are photographing a lot of miniatures too, I would recommend the Canon 100mm macro for that if you purchase the rebel. For architecture I would recommend one of Canon’s tilt/shift (perspective control) lenses that will allow you to take undistorted photographs of architecture.

Ultimately the best camera for architecture is a 4×5 or 8×10 view camera, but a perspective control lens on your digital SLR allows you to simulate the movements of a view camera.

I have an opportunity to attend a vocational school for an 18 month Commercial Photography Program. This is there outline. Photographer’s what are you opinions? Or should I just go to an actual university?

MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in commercial photography, portrait photography, wedding photography, industrial photography or the photographic digital lab industry.

Program of Study Includes:

This program consists of a planned sequence of courses.

PGY0180 – Black and White Specialist (500 hours) – Includes training in the areas of safety, principles of the digital camera, creative controls, lines of composition, perspective, available light exposures, and using a portable flash.

PGY0182 – Photography Specialist/Lab Technician (200 hours) – Content includes training in the following areas: Adobe Photoshop, making prints, scanning images, and outputting digital images.

PGY0183 – Portrait Photographer (500 hours) – Content includes training in basic portrait lighting, lenses and their effects, creating low and high key portraits of men, women and children, bridal portraits, business portraits, creating model composites, window light portraiture, and creating environmental portraits.

PGY0185 – Commercial Photographer (450 hours) – Includes training in computer tethered digital cameras, commercial lighting, multimedia presentations, table top product photography, architectural, and product photography and preparing a business plan.
This course is offered as:
5hrs a day – 5 days a week.

I am very dedicated, just wondering if a program like this is as thorough as the courses offered at a college. I want to soak up as much information as possible.

Yes, I think this course will do you some good Remember that school will only provide you with the basics. What will make you a successful photographer is how much you put in. Don’t just do assignments for the sake of completing them and passing the class… really do your best and act as if the assignment were part of a job… you want these pieces of work to be something that you can stick in your portfolio! Best of luck to you.

I read a variety of high end fashion magazines and Architectural Digest and see many beautiful ads of watches and jewelry. I am wondering if they are using high end DSLR’s and macro lenses or medium format digital. It looks like the lighting is so specialized. I have seen the variety of light boxes and light tents on ebay, but there is a lot more technical info to learn about photographing reflective products. Are there any books out that show step by step tutorials in shooting jewelry. Also, it looks like there is a variety of retouching tools utilized to get the pro look in ads. What is the best gear needed to learn jewelry photography? Thanks for any advice and help with this topic.

Lighting jewelry can be extremely difficult. The shiny surface on most of it means you have to take in to consideration the angles that the light is hitting it to get the best effect possible. Throw in a stone that can reflect light in hundreds of different ways (those fun little rainbows that diamonds make) and the challenges multiply immensely.

Look for books dealing in lighting, this is the key to shooting anything, but especially jewelry.

The ‘gear’ you would use actually depends on your preferences and budget. They make light tables where you can set your light underneath and light the piece from below, or you can use a lighting set up from the top that could use any number of lights.

I’m not really a commercial photographer, but I got to play with it in a class I took awhile back, if there’s anything else I can help you with, feel free to e-mail me.

I live right outside Boston, and was wondering if anybody had any opinions on which of these colleges I should attend. I want to major in architecture, and minor (where I can) in photography.

Northeastern University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston Architectural College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Also look at Drexel in Philadelphia and Ohio State in Columbus.

If you are fantastically smart and have a brilliant GPA, the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is a consideration.

I live right outside Boston, and was wondering if anybody had any opinions on which of these colleges I should attend. I want to major in architecture, and minor (where I can) in photography.

Northeastern University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston Architectural College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Also look at Drexel in Philadelphia and Ohio State in Columbus.

If you are fantastically smart and have a brilliant GPA, the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is a consideration.

and give an example?
thanksss i looked everyhwere but didnt quiet understand it

Oh come on…… architecture….. surely you can figure that one out for yourself.

and give an example?
thanksss i looked everyhwere but didnt quiet understand it

Oh come on…… architecture….. surely you can figure that one out for yourself.

So I just realized I have a whole lot more to learn about photography ….. and to help in the venture of gaining some valuable knowledge and know how ….. I figured I’d read a little about some of the best photographers to date ….. So, if you can help by letting me know who are the best photographers in the following fields:

- Architectural Photography
- Portraiture
- Landscape Photography
- Macro Photography

I’ve actually quite frustrated with myself for the crap pictures I’m taking. I don’t know if it’s normal to feel this way, but I don’t know … I need to learn some things…
I just need a little bit of inspiration. I need something to aspire to …….
I mean, I know what I want to see … I know what I like …… but I think impatience is hindering me from taking some better images.
I also think there are a few techniques and tricks that I’m missing or forgetting … and the above types of photography mentioned are the types I’m very much interested in ….
I dunno, I just feel that in this momentary frustration, I could benefit from walking in the shadow of some greatness

photographers i like (best?…who knows but they are great.)

albert watson
richard avadon
chase Jarvis
Joyce Tenneson
http://www.christopherbroughton.com/main.html

check out this blog. i read it all the time. great tips on lighting
http://strobist.blogspot.com/

So I just realized I have a whole lot more to learn about photography ….. and to help in the venture of gaining some valuable knowledge and know how ….. I figured I’d read a little about some of the best photographers to date ….. So, if you can help by letting me know who are the best photographers in the following fields:

- Architectural Photography
- Portraiture
- Landscape Photography
- Macro Photography

I’ve actually quite frustrated with myself for the crap pictures I’m taking. I don’t know if it’s normal to feel this way, but I don’t know … I need to learn some things…
I just need a little bit of inspiration. I need something to aspire to …….
I mean, I know what I want to see … I know what I like …… but I think impatience is hindering me from taking some better images.
I also think there are a few techniques and tricks that I’m missing or forgetting … and the above types of photography mentioned are the types I’m very much interested in ….
I dunno, I just feel that in this momentary frustration, I could benefit from walking in the shadow of some greatness

photographers i like (best?…who knows but they are great.)

albert watson
richard avadon
chase Jarvis
Joyce Tenneson
http://www.christopherbroughton.com/main.html

check out this blog. i read it all the time. great tips on lighting
http://strobist.blogspot.com/