This is a collection of pieces of advice to make your everyday photos more enjoyable to look at; a little more with every post. These are only bits which do not claim to be complete, but are rather all you need to know at that moment.


I assume my readers are non-professionals who are interested in capturing their memories in the way they have experienced them, instead of how their camera device automatically suggests an output, thereby speaking of using anything from a mobile phone to an auto-set DSLR.

About the author: I am Mareen Fischinger, a professional photographer, living and working in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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(Please note that I know nothing about certain camera models and do not see myself in a position to give any shopping advice.)
January 26

Anonymous asked: Your portraits are really great! While probably 90% of a good picture are directly related to personal skills, these other 10% might be attributable to gear. Any suggestion for an affordable lens for a Nikon DSLR (for portrait shooting). Also - should one have a flash (besides the builtin) for outdoor sunlight situations? Bonus points for a a summary of important bullet points to improve the other 90%, too :-)

Thanks!

I can recommend a non-pricy lens that is available for both, Nikon and Canon: 50mm f 1/1.8 for around or under $100. On the smaller sensor, this makes about 85mm.

You can always buy more flashes that work like your built-in. Canon’s are called Speedlite, don’t know about Nikon. They have different price-ranges of course. Important: You can make them »slaves« and place them in space whereever you like, they will all go off at the same time.
I used some of those in this series.

The other 90%: A vision, practice, »the eye«, hard work, the right contacts and always being reliable (e.g. about getting your photos back to the people you take pictures of), honest self-promotion!