dulcina79 Loc: PA

Thank you very much.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Thank you so much. I have a coolpix b500 camera and it has so much I can do . The flash is pointed downward though I may use a piece of paper to focus the light too the ceiling . Only way as my flash don't move.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Thank you I appreciate ur feed back. I have a Coolpix b500 camera. The pic of my dog was just a quick capture wasnt meant for any purpose. I wanted to catch him before he moved lol

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Awesome ty for ur feed back. I greatly appreciate it. I will definitely take everyone's advice. Pretty pictures. Thanks want to do something like this with my daughter but where I live there isn't many places nice like this.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Ty the picture I posted was just a quick shot I wanted to get before he moved. I didn't have time to change settings. Some reason the camera shakes is very sensitive. I am getting a tripod with remote so I won't have to touch the camera when I do my daughter's photos. I don't want to be a pro I just want good pictures that looks good . I will only be able to use at least 2 photos on her invites as we will have others to choose from at her party that people will get to pick from. U can do so much with this camera and I haven't had it that long so I'm still learning about it. I have taken great shots of the moon with being shaky and that was surprising how they came out. I was freezing lol standing trying too get a good picture. I appreciate ur advice and I will take everything others have told me to heart. As I want this to be an enjoyable time with my daughter. I just don't want to get frustrated not being able to capture what I've been focused on for awhile now. I can see the shot I want in my mind but never comes out good.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Ty very much I appreciate ur advice.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

I don't want to be a pro . I jus want great pictures for my daughter's senior pictures. As maybe others may see they like what I've done . I just got my camera .it's something I've always wanted and for my birthday I was caught a coolpix b500. I'm still learning the settings and all. I don't have extra lighting like pros do. So I have to work with what I got with natural lighting so I can work on getting more stuff later on. I don't have all the money to buy a big camera so I have to work with what I have . I just want them to come out good. The railroads in my area are no longer working and no trains r allowed to be on the tracks anymore. They shut them down. It maybe old fashioned but it's what my daughter wanted to try. She's got an old spirit. And I've seen great shots like that. As of the blur I still want to see some of the background in the distance but blur a lil.

dulcina79 Loc: PA

I will do that thank u bunches

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Thank you .I appreciate ur feed back. I will take what u said to heart. I can only work with what I got as we r a low income family. This is why I wanted to do this .we priced professional photo shoots and omg the price even with them just giving all images on a CD. I have Corel paintshop pro x that I work with to fix pictures in the past. I don't want to become a pro . Just wanted good pictures. These schools here apperantly don't care what senior pics look like to post in the year book. As I never had any but they posted my school picture as a senior pictures lol. I want intitled to get senior pictures growing up as we didn't have much. My husband will be working with us as an extra person. I so appreciate ur advice and I will sure do my best

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Oh wow those r beautiful. Pretty girl! This is something I want to do . Awesome job. I have to work with what I have right now and that's natural lighting. I don't have much just what I have..

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Awww beautiful pic. I'd like to do something like this but also black background. Ty for the advice

dulcina79 Loc: PA

Yes I am new to this type of camera lol. I've always wanted one like this so I can do nice photos as I don't have many or much. I always had a cheaper digital but this is the most we've ever paid for anything besides a car lol. I have a coolpix b500 it has so many things to do with it. But don't have some settings I see others talk about to do. I'm here to learn more as I've been watching YouTube videos as well on lighting and all. Learning things lol. I got to work with what I have. Ty very much for advice this is great with everyone giving there advices on what they know. I'm excited to do this.

drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio

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Your Coolpix should have a portrait mode. Try that. Then keep your subject (daughter) a good distance away from the background and shoot with a high focal length (zoom in and stand kinda far away from where she is). Try the results this way.
Another option is to get a green backdrop and edit in a background of your choice. It’s not as hard as it sounds.
And if you are thinking of doing this to make income, you will soon want to upgrade your camera to a DSLR or higher end mirrorless unit with the ability to interchange lenses.

drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio

Learn you will but your relationship with your daughter might suffer if the shots are not up to the standards of her peers who go to the pro at the school's photographer. I started photography in 8th grade by the time my daughters were in high school I had been a working professional and yes I did my daughters senior portrait but it was with her OK and the fact that I had studio time due me from one of the studios I had been shooting for. That studio considered my work as a Master of Photography according to their business card they paid me to pass out. Go have fun with your daughter while you learn she may feel like a model while you take many pictures of her. At least go to the pro and see how they do it. Some studios are doing fantastic things in shots these days and some aren't. Without the studio and the many backgrounds you are just settling for the average joe with a camera shot. Remember that the yearbook also needs a specific file type you may not know how to create such as .png .jpg .psd .bmp and that list goes on and on. Some camera files from the past cannot be read properly without the right editing program.
Like I tell some people, "Who do you take your car to when it needs a large and costly repair the pro's or the backyard guy?". In photography you are the backyard guy.