Originally Posted by
Mr Fongstarr
Originally Posted by
Bhupy
Bhupy wrote:
Since a new thread has started I guess I should come out and say I would like to learn a thing or two about photography. Obviously I would have to buy a
camera but what else would I need? Where would I start? At the photography forums? I had an urge to post in the older thread but resisted because it was too
big and figured I was dealing with pros.
I looked at the first page and the first newb link is how to take a pic not actually where to start.
Well....for me, I think the best things to learn about a camera is just to do it "crappy stubborn man" style and just shoot pics out the box without reading instructions. I think you get bombarded really quick with things and I got a real feel of my camera just experiencing things through trial and error (and then after, reading the manual or a book). Also the way I kind of learned things better is through voice/sound and visuals. Try just searching on youtube on how to take basic photos or even how to use your camera. Reading all the things about iso, white balance, etc. can kind of be a pain in the butt in words but if someone gave it to you in layman terms, it could be a lot easier. That is how I figured out how to adjust a white balance on a camera. For life of me, I could not figure it out but I saw something on youtube and found out it was really easy.
And dude....ask away on questions. I would think NT is the best place to ask any stupid question cause after you weave all the BS comments (late pass, smh, yns....etc), someone is bound to give you a straight answer. We've all been there with starting the photography thing. I don't think no one is too good to answer anything and if any, it is more of just being lazy (well for me anyways).
I have to co-sign to that, this is simply the best way to learn, when you first get your hands on a camera, the instruction packet is about 70- pages or so, itried to be a good boy and read thru it, but it was just confusing the crap out of me> so i just simply put my camera on Manual and never used any othersetting, at first i didnt know what i was doing but then i got the handle of how to control light better, after that you grab the manual and everything beginsto make more sense. Forums are a great learning tool, get a flickr account if you dont already have one they have plenty of helpful groups you can join andthis may sound stupid, but if you see someones style that you like, try to mimic it. Always remember the key to photography is LIGHT. Learn to control theavailable light and you will be just fine.
Good luck and enjoy.