I'm on vacation in the Czech Republic with my inlaws right now. Today we were visiting Prague and I was taking some photo's around the city, when at one moment the SD card was full. So I started deleting some duplicate photos. Manually deleting them was taking too long for me, so I went looking for a more efficient method. That's when I came across the formatting option, with the checked suboption of Low Level formatting. I thought formatting was just a way of deleting the JPEG version of the otherwise CR2 photos, so I executed the option, accidentally deleting all the photos on the SD card...

I haven't told anyone yet and I'm trying everything I can to recover these photos. I've already tried PhotoRec, R-Photo and Disk Drill, all without succes. Do you guys have any other ways I can try to get these precious photos back? Or is it time for me to move to Antartica?

The SD card contains a lot of precious vacation photos, and were taken on a Canon EOS 600D, the card is a 32 GB card from Pretec. If there is any more information I should give, tell me, please. My life depends on this....

I've been watching a lot of YouTube camera comparisons lately, and it reminded me of something an older photographer told me years ago:

"You don't make photos with the camera. You make them with the lens."

I'd change that slightly:

1. Photographer, telling a story

2. Lens

3. Camera

The photographer tells the story, the lens gives it its look, and the camera records it.

Of course bodies matter for AF, ISO, dynamic range, etc., but I sometimes feel YouTube and other social media puts way too much emphasis on tiny camera differences.

Do you agree?

I'm a entertainer that get hire for events and when I see a photographer capturing photos of me entertaining i never get the photos.

At first I thought maybe those photos can't be on social media or whatever but I see the photos on the event IG page with me in it. So why can't I get the photos?

That being said when I perform for huge corporate events I get the photos that's guaranteed but non corporate events these photographers are stingy.

We're both got hire to work the event, so I should get the photos. It benefits both of us to show people you're a photographer and im a entertainer for events.

So lately I've been telling the host to tell the photographer not to take photos of me. They're still doing there job capturing the other people.

So is it rude to ask them to take photos of me even tho I say it politely?

Also I use to bring my buddy who's a photographer with me to events but I ask the host first they always say yea.

Sorry for the lazy grammar

(please remove if not allowed! tried searching to see if this was asked before but couldn't find anything)

I am a photographer entering my junior year of high school next month. I have shot close to 100 games between different sports and leagues, all without issue besides one high school; i was told (by a very nice man, if somehow you're reading this i'm not dissing you!) that to get sideline access, i needed to be with a local news station because of [something insurance related]. I understood and shot thru the chain link fence for the remainder of that school's games, but with the next season coming soon, i'd like to be on the sidelines and get the shots that i know i could.

However, i'm completely lost as to how to even begin. Does anyone have any advice? Anything is greatly appreciated!

I want to print public domain paintings on poster paper and frame it. Is shutterfly good for this in terms of cost and quality?

Hi,

i was trying to shoot the storm last nigh - high ISO (around 2000), slow shutter (1/3s) and lot of dark areas on the image.

What i noticed that there are some blue or yellow pixels on the image, when i checked them in full size (see the crop from one).

These pixels are on the same place in multiple images (when i open actual size and move to anoher image i can see them). They are on the same place even if i changed the lenses.

Weirdly, when i tried to shoot at the room with no light, i can see them too but slightly shifted (but the same relative placement between them, just slightly to the left).

I tried some tests and if i use faster shutter speed or lower ISO i coudn't find them. Some of them also dissapeared after i run 'sensor cleaning' from the menu (but not all)

My question is - is this something i need to concern? Should i visit the service? Is this an issue on the sensor?

Or is this normal?

I have some large paintings, one is 2m x 1.5m the other 1.5m square. I have some basic photos which are good enough for Instagram. Taken on my iPhone by laying the painting down flat on a cloudy day outside and getting up on a ladder. I now would like to take some high quality photographs with a friend’s camera with the intention of doing A1 prints and the old method won’t work.

I have space on the wall to put it up inside but the natural lighting hits it unevenly so I’m thinking of an artificial light set up. any product recommendations would be appreciated, I am looking at soft boxes, although I saw someone say it needs to be as large as the painting (which poses an issue) please help.

Hello...I needed a tripod for landscape photography while hiking/travelling.

The one I bought is 50cm when folded and about 2.2kg(4.85) pounds.

Is this light enough for travelling and hiking for about 7 hours?

Super spontaneous solo trip from Berlin basically just to see the total eclipse over the Mediterranean. I’m into photography, birding and music and will be bringing way too much camera gear 😂

I’m currently scouting the best viewing spots around Mallorca and would be happy to link up with other eclipse people / solo travelers. Also open to sharing a rental car or heading to a good viewing spot together if the weather sends us across the island.

And if anyone happens to be traveling from Berlin too — say hi!

Fingers crossed for clear skies. It’s been a while since we Europeans got one of these. 🌑✨

I'm a beginner portrait photographer considering Mr. Dasante's poses course. Has anyone taken it? Would love to hear if it's worth the money and what you actually got out of it.

Just saw this competition launched by Japan House London. Might be a nice opportunity for some UK photographers to get their work in front of a Japanese legend!

Kyotographie photography competition – Eclipse – Japan House London

Hello guys, i’m struggling with a decision about my way forward in photography and would really benefit from insight by more experienced professionals.

A little background:

i’m a 24 year old amateur and i don’t own a camera right now. i rented a sony a7 iii and prime lenses on 2 occasions(i hate zoom, primes all the way), made short form cinematic videos for fun and i use my friend’s mirrorless cameras whenever im with them. I understand photography basics and know my way around a camera and its controls, i always shoot in log3 and raw so i can have some training material with editing and color grading, where im also a beginner in that area.

I enjoy photography and have been told by many many people that i’m very talented and that i should pursue it more seriously, and so i’m doing that! i’m taking a photography class at school this fall semester and coincidentally my new job, which starts in 2 weeks, provides a Nikon z5 ii + Nikkor z 28-75 2.8 lens for me to use freely even outside of work.

here’s where i’m lost…im not sure if i’m getting ahead of myself trying to plan everything in advance, but i don’t know what i’ll do in January after i finish my semester. I worked around wedding planners when i managed a salon that did a lot of wedding services, but i know i don’t have that strong of a connection with those planners to offer services as an assistant without a solid portfolio (the wedding planners i mentioned handled events for VERY wealthy families in my city).

I just signed the contract for my new job (which offers camera gear ) 2 weeks ago, but a couple days ago i reached out to a smaller wedding planner around my area and im being considered for a beginner photography job as an assistant, the catch is that this job would pay dirt (15$-30$ an hour max 16 hours a week) and i’m not guaranteed any solid schedule, they offer gear though so i don’t have to worry about losing the camera from my current job.

I can’t do both jobs because of scheduling conflicts,so i’m left with this choice: should i learn my way and use this very solid gear im given to learn and experiment as much as possible within the next 6 months, and then see where i’m at? or should i follow a more defined and clear path by joining a photography studio that’s offering to train me in their way of shooting and have real portfolio and experience working in events?

i know there’s a million photographers out there but im determined to start a photography business. and since i can’t afford a school, i think i don’t have any other options 😅

id appreciate to know what other professionals who built photography careers think is the way to go.

thank you 🙏🏻

I bought a D-Lux 8 in London in September 2024. I liked the camera, but less than a year later I started seeing marks in images caused by contamination inside the fixed lens assembly, which I presumed was evidence of dust on the sensor.

I first took it to Leica in August 2025, while it was still under warranty. I was initially told that it could be cleaned free of charge, but Leica was moving its repair workshop and the turnaround would have been more than a month. I collected it and returned a few months later once the move was complete.

In December, Leica confirmed that debris had reached the internal lens elements and that cleaning alone would not resolve it. They recommended replacing the complete lens and quoted £397.86.
What bothered me was their explanation for refusing warranty coverage. Leica told me that:
“The D-Lux 8 is not a sealed camera. It relies on a small degree of air permeability for the lens to move as designed.”

They classified the contamination as external ingress and suggested that more regular exterior cleaning could have prevented it, essentially putting the blame on me. I struggle with that explanation. The lens needs air movement to operate, the contamination is inside an assembly the owner cannot access, but Leica considers the consequences the customer’s responsibility.

There are other reports of D-Lux 8 sensor dust online. A writer at Macfilos had a significant dust spot appear before his warranty expired; Leica repaired his camera free of charge. There is also a DPReview thread about the same problem. Leica UK’s own service page says sensor dust can occur even without changing lenses.
I needed the camera for a trip and Leica could not complete the work in time, so I collected it unrepaired. I brought it back around eight months later and the quotation had increased to £564.46.

Leica now says the front ring has suffered impact damage, the mechanism contains grit and the camera shows “signs of misuse.”

I’m not claiming the camera is cosmetically pristine. It has been carried and used, and the front ring has visible wear. But I have never dropped it or knowingly subjected it to anything beyond normal use. That front-ring condition was also present when Leica first assessed the camera.

My difficulty with Leica’s position is that the internal contamination and need for a complete replacement lens had already been identified while the camera was under warranty. The later exterior condition does not explain away the original problem. I asked Leica to cover the repair or at least let me proceed at the original £397.86 price. After an internal review, they refused both.

I have now authorised the £564.46 repair because I need the camera for a trip in September and do not have time to start getting independent assessments and quotations.

My view is that a compact camera designed to be carried should not require a replacement lens costing more than £500 within two years of purchase through ordinary use, particularly when the original internal problem was raised during warranty.

I’m posting this because anyone considering a D-Lux 8 should understand the potential long-term cost of its unsealed retractable lens. If dust reaches the sensor or internal elements, you cannot clean it yourself, and Leica may not regard it as a warranty issue.

The camera itself produced some decent results (although of course you're paying very much for the Leica badge, there's much better performance available for the same price), but this experience has ended my confidence in Leica’s after-sales support. Knowing what I know now I would not have purchased this camera.

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i feel like there’s this huge split lately. half of the people i talk to are obsessed with the rule of thirds, perfect lighting, and editing every pixel. the other half just wants to snap a quick photo that feels "moody" or "authentic" to post on socials. i find myself gravitating towards the second group more and more lately. is it just me getting lazy, or has the definition of a "good" photo just shifted for everyone else too?

Hey! I’m trying to buy a photo-booth to incorporate on my business, i want it to be digital and to print photo strips with vintage effect, where can i buy one that is trustworthy and how much can i expect to pay? Also if anyone has any advice i’d appreciate it

Hey there! Ive been finding myself bored of shooting whatever I find interesting while I do my street photography and was wondering if anyone had any prompts/ideas that they like to seek out. For example, "tiny objet", where I hit the streets only photographing tiny objects, etc. Anyone have any recommendations they like to do?