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Aug 28, 2014 09:08:52 #
Hello Everyone;
I'm James, a Newbie here... just signed up this morning. I'm originally from Massachusetts now living in New Mexico. In 1972 I was awarded an Associates Degree(2 year) in Professional Photography. I was never able to land a job in that field yet I retained the skills and used them in my own personal Photography ventures. Today with all the Digital equipment, things have changed immensely since the days of 35mm Film. Yet the practices, most of the Basics and Techniques have remained the same. No more requirements for a Photography "Darkroom" which I could never afford anyway. With Digital, if you shoot RAW, you get to develop your own pics on a PC with Photo Editing Software. This is something that I have to learn about on my own as I wander through all the pages of info on the "Internet" learning new skills, techniques, High-Dynamic Range, etc..... on Processing RAW Images. At 64 years old, they say its hard to teach an old dawg new tricks, but if you love Photography like I do.... your interests just keep on growing..... =)
I'm James, a Newbie here... just signed up this morning. I'm originally from Massachusetts now living in New Mexico. In 1972 I was awarded an Associates Degree(2 year) in Professional Photography. I was never able to land a job in that field yet I retained the skills and used them in my own personal Photography ventures. Today with all the Digital equipment, things have changed immensely since the days of 35mm Film. Yet the practices, most of the Basics and Techniques have remained the same. No more requirements for a Photography "Darkroom" which I could never afford anyway. With Digital, if you shoot RAW, you get to develop your own pics on a PC with Photo Editing Software. This is something that I have to learn about on my own as I wander through all the pages of info on the "Internet" learning new skills, techniques, High-Dynamic Range, etc..... on Processing RAW Images. At 64 years old, they say its hard to teach an old dawg new tricks, but if you love Photography like I do.... your interests just keep on growing..... =)
Aug 28, 2014 09:15:13 #
Good for you. Keep growing. I'm 67. Took up photography at 65. I can't get enough of it. I'm learning Photoshop now. You're never to old.
Aug 28, 2014 09:20:52 #
Aug 28, 2014 09:20:59 #
Hi James, Welcome to the force...
You have entered an addictive land of truths, myths, fantasies, ghosts, goblins and good old fashioned advice (whether you want it or not)...
Seriously though - the folks here have lots of good advice and a couple of days of experience and are willing share what they can - don't hesitate to ask detailed questions, in fact, the more details, the more accurate the answer :)
Photo Start Sheet.
http://www.photostartsheet.com/
There are a lot of free training courses for post processing packages on-line and the folks here use most if not all of them - don't hesitate to ask questions about them...
A few resources from this site...
**The Home page on the forum is the gateway to the UHH Sections: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/section_list.jsp
**The FAQ's: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-106-1.html - please check it out -
**And finally - the search link at the top of this page will let you search the forum - TIP: use advanced link to select the section to search and you can also select "sort to show most recent topics first"
Ask away and post away - looking forward to seeing some photos.
Enjoy your time - life's too short to take seriously...
Which came first - the chicken or the egg?
And don't forget to feed the cats... ;)
You have entered an addictive land of truths, myths, fantasies, ghosts, goblins and good old fashioned advice (whether you want it or not)...
Seriously though - the folks here have lots of good advice and a couple of days of experience and are willing share what they can - don't hesitate to ask detailed questions, in fact, the more details, the more accurate the answer :)
Photo Start Sheet.
http://www.photostartsheet.com/
There are a lot of free training courses for post processing packages on-line and the folks here use most if not all of them - don't hesitate to ask questions about them...
A few resources from this site...
**The Home page on the forum is the gateway to the UHH Sections: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/section_list.jsp
**The FAQ's: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-106-1.html - please check it out -
**And finally - the search link at the top of this page will let you search the forum - TIP: use advanced link to select the section to search and you can also select "sort to show most recent topics first"
Ask away and post away - looking forward to seeing some photos.
Enjoy your time - life's too short to take seriously...
Which came first - the chicken or the egg?
And don't forget to feed the cats... ;)
Aug 28, 2014 10:10:30 #
Hey:
Just a warm thank you to all who replied to my Newbie Post thanks for all the advice, I'm sure I'll find what I'm looking for here, its only a matter of time and browsing topics....
James.....
Just a warm thank you to all who replied to my Newbie Post thanks for all the advice, I'm sure I'll find what I'm looking for here, its only a matter of time and browsing topics....
James.....
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Aug 29, 2014 18:13:30 #
Welcome James, glad you joined UHH. At 66 now trying to learn Lightroom 5. Have been shooting digital for about 8 years, film before that. Have fun and enjoy the forum.
Don
Don
Aug 30, 2014 17:58:15 #
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