Your images are lovely, you don't need a new camera! The only reason you'd need something with higher MP's is if you were planning on printing large format :)
As others have mentioned.. invest in the things around it.. a good solid tripod (i'm such a fangirl of my Manfrotto, it's been the BEST investment of all my camera gear), maybe a soft box if you really deem it necessary (although your shots have a good light to them already) and some lighting stands.
I'm getting a new tripod today!! I think that is key to start with !! and I will look at all these camera ideas for the future. The tripod is cheaper for now then a new camera...but at some point I figure this thing should break? I dropped it a hundred times even on the lens?
Sarah, that's a smart decision! A tripod is quite basic :-) As for the Canon-Nikon thing, no, it's not a religion. Personally I am a Canon person for generations - I mean, camera generations. I started with analogues, had quite some accessories (next to jewelry I also do photography, so I was buying things I needed). Then when I was geting my digital it was natural to go for a Canon, because most of my accessories, like lenses, flashes and such, they fit the new one. Now I am few years further, will need another camera quite soon (like a year and a half ago, to tell the truth) and it will be another Canon, simply because I can't afford replacing every single lens and other piece I have with one that would fit a Nikon. And as a Canon person (and lover, actually) I am telling you that some Nikons are better than comparable Canons, it's just the matter of what shelf you're looking at. Unless you're looking at the top one, then go for a Hasselblad ;-)
This thread was perfectly timed....I dropped and broke my Olympus two days ago. Now that I am over the shock, read all these comments for good advice on purchase of a new one. Used a Canon yesterday and today, really like the pics....thanks for all the great advice! Good luck in your quest....
I'm a Canon fan myself. My purse camera is a powershot and I also own two rebels. Cant say anything bad about them. I just like them for different reasons. The small one for it's ease of use and size and my big ones even though obnoxious in size take pics without me even thinking about it. lol
I use a hand me down Canon 400D. I absolutely love it and use it with a tripod. I'd change it with an upgrade to a higher spec Canon if I had to. I don't think I would use anything else now.
After thinking about it I decide to just clean my lens off...It really needed it. I'm glad to find out the the higher Megapixels are not as important for smaller images like my store and blog....So yes the tripod has saved the day. Now to test it out this weekend!! Thanks everyone this team is FULL OF GOOD TIPS!!!
Hasselblad hmmm I will be looking this up..
Lucky for me each time I dropped my camera nothing happened even those times you yell out AHHHHH.....
Sarah, don't bother, really... I mean, with that Hasselblad thing. They are great cameras and always have been, with possibly the best ever lenses... But to say they are expensive is to say nothing, really. I don't think I will ever be able to afford such a camera, but I put it on my life list nevertheless, figured it doesn't hurt ;-)
Well I HAD a really nice Cannon 7D, it was around 1700$ I got about a year ago. But I had an accident and it broke. So Now I'm using a Sony Cybershot Steadyshot, it was relatively inexpensive but I'm still learning how to use it. For some reason a lot of my pictures I take with it have a yellow glow to them. Not sure if it's because I took the pictures on my cutting board I cut soap on or if it's a lighting problem. But it's horrible either way
I have a Kodak Easy Share, my mom got it for Christmas for $70, I assume it is a bit higher now. It has 14 mp, and 5x zoom. It does okay. My husband and I are looking into getting a professional camera, a nice SLR camera.
