Photography Question From An Amateur

[Tate07]

Krissy,

By the way..Thank you for your warm welcome.

[Jamie French]

How you got snobbish or condescending out of what I said is beyond me. Didn't say anything other than learning your gear provides the results you are looking for.
You ASKED for crying out loud. I never volunteer unsolicited information. Sounds to me like the moment you didn't hear good pictures would come easy you got all huffy. Look, Grooby doesn't hire me to run production because I suck at what I do any more than they put you in charge of blogs and junk because you aren't skilled at promotion and affiliate sales. Take advice gracefully when you ask for it outright. It's much more becoming.

[GroobyKrissy]

How you got snobbish or condescending out of what I said is beyond me. Didn't say anything other than learning your gear provides the results you are looking for.
You ASKED for crying out loud. I never volunteer unsolicited information. Sounds to me like the moment you didn't hear good pictures would come easy you got all huffy. Look, Grooby doesn't hire me to run production because I suck at what I do any more than they put you in charge of blogs and junk because you aren't skilled at promotion and affiliate sales. Take advice gracefully when you ask for it outright. It's much more becoming.

I didn't get "huffy" (which is not the right word... what my reply to you was simply asking that you keep your negativity in your own threads) at all with anyone... except you. Clearly, I didn't respond negatively TO ANYONE else... I engaged those who had good posts and piqued my interest.

I'm not going to start some big issue with you because, like I said, it is counter productive. We work for the same company and we're both owners of sites in a small market.

I've stayed out of entering into your threads and shredding your (for lack of a better word) "logic". Again, I ask for the same courtesy.

I simply don't believe you are so blind (or if I was to channel you, "stupid") to what you write that you cannot extract the implications. But, in case you are, I will spell it out:

"I don't understand how anyone could ask for improvements in their output but at the same time say they don't want to change anything about the level of effort they put into their work. That's the opposite of progress."

The implication here are that I am walking into a "Pull" door... over and over again. The implication here is that I'm "stuck on stupid". The implication here is that I don't have the mental capacity to "progress".

You do this all the time and it is probably why people get irritated. You put people down while basically saying how superior you are (that's the "I don't understand..." part. The implications are that you know better and etc. etc. Which you may well. And that's fine. There are factual ways to state something without being snobby, arrogant, and condescending... as EVERYONE else in this thread has done.

Also, you don't seem to read threads before you comment as demonstrated by your ignorance of what I had already stated before you got irritating... and that shows a lack of actual desire to contribute positively. That basically just says that you want to show off or get the last word or... whatever.

Your whole last post was fine... and then you just had to tag the end:
"Take advice gracefully when you ask for it outright. It's much more becoming."

Jamie... I have more grace and more "becoming-ness" in my little finger than you have in your whole body, however lovely it is. I don't just "go off" on people for no reason, which you do on a regular basis. So, don't even talk to me about "becoming". That is just ludicrous.

Anyway, like I said, I don't want to start a whole big thing with you. But, in your own words:

"You ASKED (How you got snobbish or condescending out of what I said is beyond me....) for crying out loud."

"Take advice gracefully when you ask for it outright."

In the interest of civility, and because you'll want the last word, I'll read but not reply to any further posts by you regarding this issue.

[GroobyKrissy]

Krissy,

By the way..Thank you for your warm welcome.

No problem, Hon. I'm always keen to pick the brains of those who have some knowledge to share. I hope you enjoy your stay here

[Jamie French]

I read your big block of a response. Answer... I don't think you're stupid at all. Lazy perhaps. Not stupid. When I see people who want something for nothing my tone gets stern. It's that simple.

[GinaB87]

Soooo...

Mostly, this is directed towards one person (Tate07) but since I don't really PVT people that I don't know... you all get to read it too. Anyone else with input is welcome as well.

Is it impossible to get crystal clear clarity when using a tripod / timer like I do when taking pictures? (see the Krissy4u thread for samples)

I use a Nikon D5100, usually just the auto-settings on a Vanguard ABEO Pro Series tripod. It is not that I am unsatisfied with the picture quality, but it just seems that this camera should be able to take better pictures. Are the auto-settings just not good enough or am I doing something wrong to get the washed out places and grainy pictures? I am not a big believer in heavy post-production besides adjusting colors a bit. I shoot on the highest quality JPEG setting. Is RAW that much better?

Just curious and it is a question that has been bothering me recently as I've thought about upgrading to a different model to try and get different / better results. I've done some research and gotten a wide variety of replies. Input?

Thanks and welcome to the forum!

Sounds like lighting is probably your problem... However the camera might not be set to shoot the largest, highest quality photo... You need to make sure it's set to Jpeg and fine quality for largest file size... You don't need RAW. If it's color splotchy and with pixels it's probably your lighting and the camera using too high of an ISO in your low lighting... Even a couple indoor lights close to you won't really help. You'd be surprised HOW MUCH LIGHT you need to really get a crisp good looking exposure. Invest in a camera mounted flash.. SB-600 for example, or some other cheaper but good options that escape me at the moment.

[GroobyKrissy]

I read your big block of a response. Answer... I don't think you're stupid at all. Lazy perhaps. Not stupid. When I see people who want something for nothing my tone gets stern. It's that simple.

OK, so I am negating my "not going to reply".

And this proves my points.
A. You just cannot leave things well enough, alone.
B. You cannot speak without having to insert your own negativity.
C. You cannot (or will not) take responsibility for the implications of what you write.
D. You are SO FULL OF YOURSELF.

If you're basic assumption is that asking for advice is "want(ing) something for nothing"... YOU ARE AN IDIOT. People ask for advice EVERY SINGLE DAY. You must spend a lot of time "being stern"... which I think is a SAD state to be in constantly. Of course, being god yourself, I know that is difficult for you to understand, but we poor mortals here on this little thing called Earth... yeah... we need help every now and then.

Do you realize how ACTUALLY stupid of a statement your comment is?

Regardless of that, I have already stated the reasons for starting the thread... IT WAS CONVERSATIONAL. Either you didn't read it... or you simply are too stupid to grasp it (and yes, I'm just using the type of language you would use... because you will probably understand it better).

As for being lazy... that is just, again... ludicrous. ANYBODY who knows me, knows that I am the furthest thing from lazy... in anything I put my mind to. Another stupid statement from you. (And yes, before you go whining about it, I see you put the clarifying "perhaps" in there. Please... so transparent.)

Listen Jamie. I stay out of your job (production). I don't critique it, I don't agree with others who do. I don't put you down publicly (until now). I work in promotion. Part of that involves engaging people here and making them feel welcome. Stay out of my business and I will continue to stay out of yours... as a professional courtesy.

It's as simple as that.

[GroobyKrissy]

Any mod... please close this thread as it has become pointless.

[EvaCassini]

Ok, not trying to butt in, or put in my 2 cents of photography knowledge in, as I know as much as I asked from Jamie.

But the way you had your OP, sounded like you wanted needed advice to "better" your production output and expand your knowledge/curiosity of taking better photos.

And springing from it you got several people adept in photography give you their advice. Most everyone has given about the same advice, quite literally.

Jamie stated her advice, which is great advice and according to what you asked, it pretty much answered your question. The problem is...

The way you "came back"/"answered" advice is that you don't want to change anything on your camera and basically disregarded the most given advice of "lighting".

I don't see how you read her replies as "combative". She gave you advice, really good advice, which you chose not to use because you "don't feel like it". You replied to her in a "combative/offensive" way thinking she was being a dick. Looks to me that the way you are taking her advice is incorrect.

It perturbed Jamie ( as well as myself, didn't want to say anything until now when I keep seeing you "attack" Jamie ) because you disregarded it and came back at her with sass, as well as "appearing/sounding" like you don't want to do the "work" to improve your work. I.E. Change the setting on the camera and improve lighting, among other things.

That is what I read and see. I don't understand why one wouldn't want to improve by ( regardless of interest levels in photography ) changing settings. Just as Jamie and a few others here have said...You are not going to find that a camera's "auto-settings" are going to give you the answers. Hence, use manual, watch the tutorial vids posted.

Also, if you wanted this "thread" to be more of an "open" thing for anyone, perhaps your OP should've been worded openly, not pertaining to your particular issue.

That said, I hope you realize Jamie isn't being a "dick". She was just annoyed that you aren't going the lengths to improve your photography ( regardless of your level of interest in photography ).

That's like getting advice, and saying "I don't want to put in the extra effort/time into it because I want a camera that will give me what I want right then", and you aren't going to find a camera that does that...you have to tinker with it and without the extra effort, the advice you got from everyone here won't mean shit. That's what Jamie has been saying.

[EvaCassini]

Any mod... please close this thread as it has become pointless.

LOL...and now seeing this...means that you don't want to improve your effort level. And that apparently this thread isn't for "everybody" otherwise you wouldn't have said this.

So if this thread gets deleted, then no one can learn from the advice given....like how you kept saying, you "intended" it for...which reading and re-reading each page shows that that wasn't the case.