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christinamphoto
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Will Flickr or 500px suffice for awhile, or do I need to get a website to host a portfolio?

ebi, thank you for the invaluable response. My concern is that I don’t want to jump the gun, and not have at least some advantage and more skill/experience before I move.Today’s actually my 18th, so I would like to get a degree first, but I’m also really anxious to move on from my small town (I’m used to moving around). And yes, I have a macbook with a matte screen, and no, I do not want to be a paparazzi, haha.

In high school, my photography class was film, so I started out learning more about f/stop, sunny 16, etc. I usually adjust to look, but I would like to be more consistent and precise, and focus more on wb adjustment by looking at the metering, which I’m not in the habit of doing. If there’s sun I shoot in the shade too, but having more knowledge of what is good lighting before I’m in a spot, and creating my own light with flash is something I can build upon. I learned I don’t want to shoot in direct sun right away, haha. I still make basic mistakes, but I manage to improve a little as I go along. Also, thank you for all of the links, I read everything you wrote. Now that people have pointed it out, I pay more attention to skin tones. Warmer tones are my preference, but since I live in the Northwest, that doesn’t always happen in natural light, so I feel like I should adopt a cooler style, haha. Up until last fall, my only computer was a Dell, and the particular model I had was falling apart.

I’m really interested in seeing your portfolio (and I have some other questions); would you mind e-mailing me? [email protected]

Also, I agree –I think that thing about Ms.Leibovitz  was in the back of my mind. The idea of what she shoots and who she gets to work with is probably more of my aspiration and why I mentioned her.