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My brother found a new hobby of fly fishing and passed me his camera, a Canon EOS 7D with 2 lens. An ultrasonic 28-135mm and a ultrasonic 70-300 mm. I have a general sense of photography but I'm still pretty new to "actual" photography. Does anyone with a better understanding know what this camera (and the lenses) are capable of? Such as what sort of photos would be ideally fine with this setup, etc. Recently I've enjoyed taking photos of people, so any tips for that matter are also appreciated.
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What kind of photography you do depends less on the gear and more on the person. Your kit will be able to give you a taster of just about any kind of photography. You said you like taking photos of people - do you mean portrait, street, travel, journalism etc.?
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>>3048550
I'd suggest you sell that camera and invest in some fly fishing gear and take up that as a hobby.
Far more rewarding and a far better skill to have than photography.
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>>3048557
Hahaha, thanks for the suggestion, I already do some fly fishing myself
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>>3048550
Just shoot what you like, with that kind of setup you can do pretty much anything from landscapes and wildlife to street photography and sports. Your current system is a jack of all trades but master of none.
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>>3048558
shoot whatever, try new shit out with the camera and leave /p/
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>>3048550
This is an incredible camera and you'll likely never find its limits.
Photography is about you, not the camera
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>>3048556
Yeah I believe more in the person than the equipment, but equipment will be equipment. Portraits are nice, I like them. From time to time, I enjoy cultured streets and such. thanks.
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>>3048564
Try to take the camera with you as much as you can and shoot everything you can think of. I wouldn't even use any bags etc to slow me down, I'd just carry the body and the normal zoom lens and leave the rest of the stuff to home.
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>>3048550
With the setup you have, there's practically nothing you can't shoot, outside of some special cases.
Just get to know the camera first and you'll eventually find your favorite range to work at, and you'll eventually want to specialize in that aspect. You'll know what you want yourself by then.
If you find yourself shooting mostly wide-angle images, or being at a lack of a wide aperture, or not being able to get close enough, there will be lenses whose sole purpose is to maximize on those features and you could capitalize on your strengths by using the gear to make those kinds of images better.
But for the time being, carry the camera everywhere, take photos of anything you deem interesting, and take harsh criticism.
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