Thoughts on "Getting into Photography" with a prize.

January 8th, 2010 by admin

6. Once you get your equipment, use it. Go out on the town and get the feel for it. Check out an online photographers forum and upload your pics and ask for feedback. Again, I highly recommend the two forums above. Some forums are filled with self righteous diva’s and can be nasty.

7. Make sure your equipment is insured. You can take out Renters insurance or homeowners insurance or a special rider for your gear. March of 2009 in one swoop, someone stole 90% of my photo gear. I have replaced most of my gear with better equipment because I had the right insurance.

8. Buy an extra hard drive and back up your images in more than one place.

9. If you decide to go with a point and shoot model, see if you can get one with a hot shoe. (that’s the thing on top of the camera that lets you add a flash unit to the camera). With a hot shoe mount you will be able to do a few extra things that you wouldn’t be able to do without one. example, using stobes or speedlights (flashes), etc.

10. Insert your question here. This is the first time I’ve ever written this down and so you might have a good question I’ve not stated in the top nine. Or something better to contribute.

So here’s the deal, the odds are in your favor since there are about 10 people who read this blog. The best question or number 10 thing one needs to know when getting into photography will WIN a $5 Starbucks gift card. I’ll open this up for a week and see what kind of feedback I get and announce the winner next Friday. I know, $5 Starbucks gift card isn’t much, but until I get better sponsors, this is going to have to do. Enjoy your FREE drink while you consider which camera to buy or enjoy your coffee while you dream of things to photograph that day.

I look forward to your comments.

peace.

johno~

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  • BigMikeLewis

    If one is using a point and shoot, how does one determine what settings to use in the manual settings?

  • BigMikeLewis

    If one is using a point and shoot, how does one determine what settings to use in the manual settings?

  • Shellij

    My question is: to Photoshop or not to Photoshop? It is a goal I have to take the best picture possible so as to have to do very little editing. What is your general rule for how much touching up to do to a photo you've taken?

  • Shellij

    My question is: to Photoshop or not to Photoshop? It is a goal I have to take the best picture possible so as to have to do very little editing. What is your general rule for how much touching up to do to a photo you've taken?

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/6K2MYZCZ3TJCHFOHMB3KRRGSNA Lisa

    John,
    I want to thank you for your insightful comments. I too have been expanding my passion for photography. I started with field work overseas, needing to capture photos for field reports and in the process found how the images captured more than my newsletters and reports ever could. I started with an Olympus 3 megapixels and now have a Nikon DSLR with multiple lenses. Saving to upgrade my body. Invested in a speedlight in November.

    GREAT advice to always pay cash for equipment and to insure. I was very thankful to NOT have my camera equipment with me in a recent car crash. I lost my small camera, & lap top among other things. They were not covered as we had just canceled our renter's insurance as our housing situation changed. A very expensive oversite.

    Thanks again.

    -Lisa, CA

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/6K2MYZCZ3TJCHFOHMB3KRRGSNA Lisa

    John,
    I want to thank you for your insightful comments. I too have been expanding my passion for photography. I started with field work overseas, needing to capture photos for field reports and in the process found how the images captured more than my newsletters and reports ever could. I started with an Olympus 3 megapixels and now have a Nikon DSLR with multiple lenses. Saving to upgrade my body. Invested in a speedlight in November.

    GREAT advice to always pay cash for equipment and to insure. I was very thankful to NOT have my camera equipment with me in a recent car crash. I lost my small camera, & lap top among other things. They were not covered as we had just canceled our renter's insurance as our housing situation changed. A very expensive oversite.

    Thanks again.

    -Lisa, CA

  • theotherjohnthomas

    10. Learn the technical aspects of your equipment, and learn them well. (Most of my photographic troubles can be brought down to this.) Ansell Adams was great not only because of his focus (no pun intended) on a single sort of photo, but also because he taught himself the ways of getting what he wanted from his camera.

    As technique improves, it has the added benefit of being less necessary to keep in the front of one's mind. You can follow what works with less thought, and can deliberately adjust things to make a point of what would, in a different shot, be a mistake. As Marcel Marceau said, we learn the rules so that we may forget them.

  • theotherjohnthomas

    10. Learn the technical aspects of your equipment, and learn them well. (Most of my photographic troubles can be brought down to this.) Ansell Adams was great not only because of his focus (no pun intended) on a single sort of photo, but also because he taught himself the ways of getting what he wanted from his camera.

    As technique improves, it has the added benefit of being less necessary to keep in the front of one's mind. You can follow what works with less thought, and can deliberately adjust things to make a point of what would, in a different shot, be a mistake. As Marcel Marceau said, we learn the rules so that we may forget them.

  • Dan Shaefer!

    I have no questions. I just love you man.

  • Dan Shaefer!

    I have no questions. I just love you man.

  • Dan Shaefer!

    I have no questions. I just love you man.

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