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By: lou

lou — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:11:00 +0000

OR you can have your super, amazing, uber cool sister give you one for Christmas! 🙂

By: Cris Goode

Cris Goode — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0000

In reply to Nicole_gamble. Happy to help!!

By: Nicole_gamble

Nicole_gamble — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:49:00 +0000

THANK YOU!!! I so appreciate this site. This is the information I was looking for.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:02:00 +0000

In reply to Cris Goode. Thank you, Cris! Yes, that is really helpful! The person I was referring to is Emily Freeman, and I heard her talking about it in the Simple Mom podcast interview. I think I secretly hope I can buy a camera and take awesome pics like all of you do!! :-) Thank you for your help!!

By: Cris Goode

Cris Goode — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:45:00 +0000

In reply to Lana. I totally spaced you had our same setup :) LOVE that camera and that lens!

By: Cris Goode

Cris Goode — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:43:00 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

Again, I am not a pro, but the biggest difference to me is that a 50mm does not zoom, it is a fixed lens… so you will have to move closer to your subject or move away from your subject to get the picture you desire. Which is ok if you are taking pics of something you can do that with… but on vacation or chasing around a kiddo, I would personally miss that zoom ability. At 50 mm, I think (I could be wrong) you will need to be around 1.5 ft from the subject you want to focus on. The lens I am recommending allows you to go from up close to far away in a matter of seconds… which I find to be more practical and useful… for myself and for beginners.

As for the beautiful pictures, it sounds like your friend is uber talented. I often think of beautiful photography like carpentry… The outcome depends on the person behind the tool far more than it does the tools themselves. Although the right tools in the hands of a talented craftsman can make for even more beautiful outcomes, learning the basics and practicing your craft will always make for better pictures… something I hope to get better at myself 😉

Hope that helps!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:59:00 +0000

This is wonderful advice! I have a few questions. I just heard someone who takes gorgeous pictures say she has a Nikon D-80 (it’s older) with only one 50mm lens and she loves it b/c a good photographer told her once that the best photographers use their bodies to zoom. What do you think? What’s the difference b/w her lens and yours (and the cameras)?

Thank you so much because we are in the market for a ” fancy camera”. 🙂

By: Cranberry Morning

Cranberry Morning — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:09:00 +0000

Excellent, helpful pre-Christmas post!

By: Cris Goode

Cris Goode — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:50:00 +0000

In reply to Fonso_tubb. Back when I had point and shoots, I loved Easy Share. However, the last pocket camera I had was similar to this and I really liked it. http://www.amazon.com/Casio-EX-ZS10-Black-Stylish-Wide-Angle/dp/B004HYGDJW/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1321659980&sr=1-4