Help out a photo slacker
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Hey thanks guys. Seems like everyone is saying I need a better/longer lens.
I do have a couple of old Canon lenses from the pre-digital era I can use:
Tamron 28-128ish zoom lens
Tamron 100-300 zoom lensBoth of these were made non-digital so I got the conversion factor of 1.6 to deal with I believe, which could actually be helpful for portraits. Neither lens is very fast. We're talking max aperatures in the 3's and 4's.
Should I go with the Tamron 28-128 as my primary lens?
I'm also a little confused on what to do to diffuse the flash. I bought a cheap plastic diffuser cover, but when I used it the one time I got to practice the results seemed too dark. Does that thing just suck? Trying some tissue paper sounds like it might be just what I need. Maybe I'll give that a shot.
Would you guys be using the fill flash on every shot? Or only when necessary because there is not enough natural light? The flash is probably the part freaking me out the most. When I do take photos I usually shoot architecture/landscapes. Never used a "real" flash before.
Rehearsal is tonight so I'm going to bring all my gear and make sure to get a lot of practice shots in.
Thanks so much for all of the help thus far!