Best camera and lens for creating magazine ads (Page 3): Best camera for magazine ads? That easy. The H6D-100C. --Bob 100% correct but I don't think the OP means that kind of...

Steamboat

Best camera for magazine ads? That easy. The H6D-100C.
--Bob

100% correct but I don't think the OP means that kind of advertising?

Red Sky At Night

Red Sky At Night wrote:

I'm a newbie to UHH. I am wanting to purchase a camera to use for developing ads of show dogs and horses (conformation, not speed events) to be used in breed magazines. What camera body and lens would you recommend? I am enthralled by the D8500 and am not opposed to that investment. But, would a D7200 give me "enough" to accomplish what I need? Would appreciate recommendations and whys on both camera bodies and lens needed to produce quality magazine ads. Thanks so much.

Thanks for the recommendation. Bob has so much talent and has been very helpful.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Red Sky At Night wrote:

Thanks for the recommendation. Bob has so much talent and has been very helpful.

You “Quote Reply” using the post you want to include. Not usually your own.
Bob does have a lot of nice animal photos.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?page=2&usernum=36496
Cheers!

Red Sky At Night

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Helpful to use the “Quote Reply” option as I have ... (show quote)

Can you give me suggestions on lighting equipment. Of all that's been discussed, that is the area that I have given the least thought to and seems to be most important... well, this and the right glass. And sorry, I answered all of your questions with the reply quote but apparently answered them in someone else's comment. I will figure this out. Thanks.

Bill_de Loc: US

Red Sky At Night wrote:

Can you give me suggestions on lighting equipment. Of all that's been discussed, that is the area that I have given the least thought to and seems to be most important... well, this and the right glass. And sorry, I answered all of your questions with the reply quote but apparently answered them in someone else's comment. I will figure this out. Thanks.

You probably need more than some suggestions. Try some tutorials.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lighting+for+photographing+dogs&oq=lighting+for+photographing+dogs&aqs=chrome..69i57.23864j0j4&sourceid=silk&ie=UTF-8

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GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Red Sky At Night wrote:

Can you give me suggestions on lighting equipment. Of all that's been discussed, that is the area that I have given the least thought to and seems to be most important... well, this and the right glass. And sorry, I answered all of your questions with the reply quote but apparently answered them in someone else's comment. I will figure this out. Thanks.

You used the Quote Reply correctly this time.
Lighting? As I asked in my previous response, post a sample of some photos you’ve done, so we can get an idea of what conditions you are shooting under (and where you are in your photographic journey). I made a suggestion on equipment there too, but w/o knowing the conditions, we would be guessing. If you haven’t used much in the way of flash, going off-camera may be too much for someone who is just starting out. Then there is learning how to use the equipment, something a lot people here seem to skip before shooting their first job.

Strobist, Joe McNally and Neil Van Niekerk have some great websites on lighting. Joe and Neil have books too.
There are some really very good FB pages on off-camera lighting as well.

Jim MacMahon Loc: Central Florida

Contact the magazine for their specs, then choose how to meet them.

Steamboat

Can you send a link or sample of the exact kind of photography you want to do?
Advertising photography is a big topic ........first there is resolution for print ......but then...... What exactly and how will you shooting?
What are you selling? ........I don't see you lighting horses in a studio setting?
Are you doing assignments or working with an agency to sell something?

Its hard to give suggestions on equipment with knowing the facts.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Red Sky At Night wrote:

I'm a newbie to UHH. I am wanting to purchase a camera to use for developing ads of show dogs and horses (conformation, not speed events) to be used in breed magazines. What camera body and lens would you recommend? I am enthralled by the D8500 and am not opposed to that investment. But, would a D7200 give me "enough" to accomplish what I need? Would appreciate recommendations and whys on both camera bodies and lens needed to produce quality magazine ads. Thanks so much.

You can cook with expensive pots or cheap pots. In both cases, ingredients, Time, temperature, and talent control the results.

Any decent dSLR or mirrorless camera from the last four years will work. Use a normal range zoom lens (slight wide angle to slight telephoto).

Lighting, backgrounds, composition, moment, color, lines, form, contrast, and other conditions are far more important factors than the nameplate on the camera!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

rmalarz wrote:

Best camera for magazine ads? That easy. The H6D-100C.
--Bob

Definitely.

mudduck

I'd go with the Hasselblad H system, you can pick up a H5 50mp for under 16k

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Almost any camera. Lenses and investment in lighting will be the key to success.

Jim MacMahon Loc: Central Florida

To further explain my post above.... I have shot covers and articles. The printer of the periodical will specify to the publisher how they want photos submitted -- from transparencies to B&W prints. It's your job as a "professional" to comply. Every periodical, therefor, has a list of specifications for how they want material submitted. Just ask them. It hasn't anything to do with high-end cameras or studio setups. They might be OK with smart-phone shots, or they may only accept non post-production originals. Your photos have to match the production system of the printer and the publisher will know what's required. A large printer, on the other hand, can work with almost any kind of photo, but you better ask before you buy something you don't need. I once sold four covers to a national magazine who would only accept 4X5 original transparencies uncropped. They have their reasons and it won't cost you anything to ask.

Red Sky At Night

Bill_de wrote:

You probably need more than some suggestions. Try some tutorials.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lighting+for+photographing+dogs&oq=lighting+for+photographing+dogs&aqs=chrome..69i57.23864j0j4&sourceid=silk&ie=UTF-8

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Thank you. I will indulge in this.

Red Sky At Night

burkphoto wrote:

You can cook with expensive pots or cheap pots. In both cases, ingredients, Time, temperature, and talent control the results.

Any decent dSLR or mirrorless camera from the last four years will work. Use a normal range zoom lens (slight wide angle to slight telephoto).

Lighting, backgrounds, composition, moment, color, lines, form, contrast, and other conditions are far more important factors than the nameplate on the camera!

Thank you. Great advise.