Introduce Yourself
Sep 29, 2016 20:27:15 #
BillH1980
Loc: Texas
Hello Hedgehog Community, I was an avid 35 mm amateur photographer 25 years ago but mostly gave it up when my children were small to be a participant in the events instead of the photographer of them. Of course there was a compromise solution; I just didn't choose it. Since then I still used small compact cameras and later cell phone cameras, and dabbled a bit, but mostly snapshots, not photography. I recently retired from my full time job and am working on a few small business ventures to keep mentally challenged. For one, I needed photographs and videos several months ago of a prototype I made but my compact camera nor cell phones had adequate depth of field control or dynamic range. I needed a camera quickly so purchased a Canon EOS M3 at Best Buy. The equivalent Nikon had better reviews for photography, but not for video so I went with the Canon. The digital camera has reignited my interest in photography so I have taken many hundreds of photos since. I don't remember why I chose mirror-less. That leads me to two questions I will ask in another topic.
To update my knowledge and skills, I am taking several online photography courses. For those of you not familiar with a technology website, New Atlas (formerly Gizmag), that reports weekly on technology topics, computers, cars, motorcycles, cameras, cell phones, houses, space travel, airplanes, and about anything that you can think of. They also have a email subscription of good buys. On their site I purchased photography online training for about 90% off (one is a bundle from Adobe). You just have to wait for deals that arise in your area of interest. For example I also purchased lifetime VPN service for 5 computers for $99. I won't put the URL in the email as anyone interested can easily find it.
By the way, I have been reading these Hedgehog Digests for 3 or 4 months and your posts also helped reignite my interest in photography. And I appreciate what I have learned here. Thank you. I hope my post is not too long. If so, my apologies. Kind Regards, Bill H
To update my knowledge and skills, I am taking several online photography courses. For those of you not familiar with a technology website, New Atlas (formerly Gizmag), that reports weekly on technology topics, computers, cars, motorcycles, cameras, cell phones, houses, space travel, airplanes, and about anything that you can think of. They also have a email subscription of good buys. On their site I purchased photography online training for about 90% off (one is a bundle from Adobe). You just have to wait for deals that arise in your area of interest. For example I also purchased lifetime VPN service for 5 computers for $99. I won't put the URL in the email as anyone interested can easily find it.
By the way, I have been reading these Hedgehog Digests for 3 or 4 months and your posts also helped reignite my interest in photography. And I appreciate what I have learned here. Thank you. I hope my post is not too long. If so, my apologies. Kind Regards, Bill H
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Sep 29, 2016 21:59:40 #
Aloha Bill and welcome to UHH. Glad you have finally signed up. This is a great place to learn and have your photos critiqued. The main thing is to go out, have fun and enjoy.
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