New to photography - What kind of camera do I need to make photos like this?

[ZorSy]

Significant progress . Shooting into the sun will introduce flare, reduced contrast etc. You could also smudge the front element of the lens to further soften the look. We used to put Vaseline on the UV filter for soft focus back in 70s....

A bit work on the framing, yet interesting detail...

 

[bobnn]

The type that likes Country &Western music and find jazz to be just wrong....

Jazz *is* wrong, strictly speaking - that's *why* it's so good!

To the OP: many good cameras have various looks that can be applied in camera.

On Olympus cameras, they're called Art Filters. Some of those cameras have a "bracket mode" where you can tell the camera o generate multiple JPGs for each image, each of those applying a different Art Filter.

A lot of people here hate most or all of them, so they'll be right up your alley.

They typically only affect the JPG, so the raw file is still available for "serious work" or for whatever it is you want to do.

Sonys have their own version of these.

Some of these are truly atrocious.

 

[FrancoD]

The type that likes Country &Western music and find jazz to be just wrong....

Jazz *is* wrong, strictly speaking - that's *why* it's so good!

the same way that fuzzy, soft,out of focus and or with lots of flare photos are also "wrong" except to those that like them.

That is in fact the reason why my analogy was pretty much on point.

I like the traditional, bepop and swing types of jazz but can't stand free jazz, is that wrong ?

 

[bobnn]

The type that likes Country &Western music and find jazz to be just wrong....

Jazz *is* wrong, strictly speaking - that's *why* it's so good!

the same way that fuzzy, soft,out of focus and or with lots of flare photos are also "wrong" except to those that like them.

That is in fact the reason why my analogy was pretty much on point.

I like the traditional, bepop and swing types of jazz but can't stand free jazz, is that wrong ?

I meant no offense. I think that you are taking this too seriously. By wrong, I only meant that it didn't fully conform with rules that preceded it.

t is, in any case, a matter of individual preference.

Near as I remember, I stopped liking jazz short of bebop, or maybe hard bop.

 

[FrancoD]

The type that likes Country &Western music and find jazz to be just wrong....

Jazz *is* wrong, strictly speaking - that's *why* it's so good!

the same way that fuzzy, soft,out of focus and or with lots of flare photos are also "wrong" except to those that like them.

That is in fact the reason why my analogy was pretty much on point.

I like the traditional, bepop and swing types of jazz but can't stand free jazz, is that wrong ?

I meant no offense. I think that you are taking this too seriously. By wrong, I only meant that it didn't fully conform with rules that preceded it.

t is, in any case, a matter of individual preference.

Near as I remember, I stopped liking jazz short of bebop, or maybe hard bop.

yes I know that...

I was just giving more details on my previous comments and personal preference is exactly what I suggested to be the important part in this particular thread.

 

[bobnn]

The type that likes Country &Western music and find jazz to be just wrong....

Jazz *is* wrong, strictly speaking - that's *why* it's so good!

the same way that fuzzy, soft,out of focus and or with lots of flare photos are also "wrong" except to those that like them.

That is in fact the reason why my analogy was pretty much on point.

I like the traditional, bepop and swing types of jazz but can't stand free jazz, is that wrong ?

I meant no offense. I think that you are taking this too seriously. By wrong, I only meant that it didn't fully conform with rules that preceded it.

t is, in any case, a matter of individual preference.

Near as I remember, I stopped liking jazz short of bebop, or maybe hard bop.

yes I know that...

I was just giving more details on my previous comments and personal preference is exactly what I suggested to be the important part in this particular thread.

Ok, yes that was more obvious in parts that I edited out. Have a good one.

 

[mahidoes]

Disclaimer i didn't read all the replies in thread.

I think you can achive this in either post processing by appling digital filter.

If you want this kind of thing to be doing while taking the picture you can use various app in smartphone. If you want higher quality images fuji does make good film simulations.

There are many people sell filter pack resemble vintage looks so you can buy any camera looking at other features price liking and use those filters.

you can also create one for yourself and use it in all pictures lateron.

 

[Ellis Vener]

An old, early 2000s, Lomo film camera with a cheap plastic lens, loaded with long expired color negative film that is then badly printed or scanned.

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[Ellis Vener]

“Once you know what you like (more or less), what's the right approach to take?”

Take more photos and experiment a lot.

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[Guy Parsons]

What happened to a 'dreamy look'?

What is this sorcery?! Tell me your secrets, please! :-O

Old Picasa, a bit or Holga-ish, Ortho-ish and soft focus sliders to 'taste'.

I thought that's the look you are after.....

Good suggestion. There's a few online glow effect sites but Picasa is just so darn useful for many reasons other than fiddling with adjusting images.

Free from a few places around the Internet, maybe use this one https://picasa.en.softonic.com/download. Originally was free from Google but now discontinued for a long time. The link to upload/backup to Google Photos does not function any more.

Here's where the glow magic is found to experiment with...



It works fine for me on Windows 11.

So the lesson for the OP is to take good quality images (as judged by the majority here) and then use software to create the effects you like. That way as your tastes change you can revisit the original image to increase or decrease the effects.

 

[Ellis Vener]

Pinhole lens.

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[ChelseaPhotographer]

Yeah, I know they're not high quality pictures, but... I like them, for some reason. They make me feel something. I guess what I'm asking is, how can I take bad photos?

Awesome! Just break the rules, take lots of photos and eventually you will find what works for you. For maximum control (and highest change of screwing something up) shoot in manual mode. Quite a few of the images look over exposed, so you can do that with manual setting very easily. Cheap full-frame cameras like the Nikon D750 or the Canon 6D will achieve this easily.

 

[Julien Brunet]

Hi,

unfortunately I haven't read all the replies, but your few words have made me think that you could find your happiness with a film camera (whatever the model, it depends on your budget and your need, for exemple, without control like a Konica Pop, etc...) with “out-of-date” film ?

Random exemple find on the web:

https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/20...PS4ONLE.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=800

To discuss.

Have a nice day!

 

[ChelseaPhotographer]

This a video that I think you will find interesting:

 

[Overrank]

You might be interested to know about the "Holga" cult.

Holga cameras are medium format film cameras made in Hong Kong. They are extremely cheap and have very poor build quality but the unpredictability of the output image has caused them to develop a cult following in recent years - a Holga owner gave a talk to my camera club a few years ago.

Here is a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holga

Unfortunately I don't know of any digital camera with the same degree of unpredictable output. :-D

Very interesting, thanks! In terms of style, it's very close to what I was looking for. And I got excited when I saw that they also had a digital model that shoots similar-looking photos.

Unfortunately, it seems the company went bankrupt 10 years ago, and their digital camera is very hard to find nowadays. I might end up buying an old-school Holga though, since they seem to be cheaper than the lumography gear. Only issue would be the film itself, I've heard it's been getting more expensive in recent years.

I bought a Diana a year or two ago ( similar to a Holga ) and had a bit of fun with it (not as much as I’d wanted as my 120 scanner stopped working). There’s a little bit about it here https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4746023

There’s a bit of a thing now for disposable-like lo fi digital cameras e.g. see https://austerityphoto.co.uk/undercooked-turkey-retro-snap-review/ or https://joinflashback.co/