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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Tranquilo" data-source="post: 86839" data-attributes="member: 9603">CD7000, These were all shot with a d3100, using the 18-55mm kit lens, pretty basic stuff. The only other lens I have is the Nikkor 55-300/f 4.5-5.6, which I use for non-posed street photography.Cnyram, I think you're right in making the distinction between street photography and portrait photography. I want to pursue both genres. I think I'll have to make some significant lighting, lens and camera investments to get to where I'd like to be with pure portraiture (not to mention the most important and obvious investment--practice and dedication.) All this will come with time. Investing in new equipment is really expensive here in Costa Rica since import duties nearly double the price on everything I'll need. My solution is to have most of my purchases shipped to my sister's in the States and collect them all when I visit in the Spring. At the recent Expo Foto gathering that they had down here, I priced a studio lighting set-up that consisted of two softboxes and an umbrella for $640. That seemed pretty high to me. I'm debating whether to make that purchase, buy some good prime lenses or upgrade my camera next--which would give me the greater return on investment? In the meantime, I'm interested in figuring out any ways of improving on my natural light shots of people--shots that are a little more formal than non-posed street shots. Two things I'm working on are trying to do a better job of getting really good focus and improving my post processing skills. Any helpful suggestions are really welcome.</blockquote>

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