Welcome to the Hog, Gloria, enjoy.
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Petunia in NY wrote:
Hi All -
After lurking for longer than I should have, I finally decided to join. Being home as a result of the coronavirus lockdown made the decision easy. I hope I can contribute a tiny bit to the giant knowledge base that is here. Thanks to all of you, I have learned a lot.
I started my photography journey shooting TriX using my Minolta x700 and developing the film in my college and then my friend's darkroom. Real life kicked in and photography took a back seat. After a few years, I picked up my first digital camera - a Canon Rebel XT and I absolutely hated digital. It just wasn't the same and I couldn't get into it no matter how much I tried. Real life gave me an excuse to put digital photography to the side. A few years ago I decided to try again. My camera is now the Canon T6s and I'm still working on making it an extension of me -- like my old Minolta was. Thanks to all of you, I am making progress. It's slow going but at least it's going.
Nice to meet you.
Gloria
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Welcome Gloria. Enjoy and have fun.
Welcome to the forum.
Mark
Welcome to UHH Gloria, glad you finally joined us. Like you I also started out shooting Tri-X film with my Nikon cameras. I enjoy the digital age, can see my results very quickly.
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
Welcome Gloria. My experience is somewhat like yours. In the late 70's, I knew that, eventually, digital would replace film. And, like you, my first digital cameras were a great disappointment. In the last 5-10 years, digital has 'caught up' with film and some higher priced cameras have far surpassed it.
I've always believed in 'lifetime learning'. I expect to keep trying and learning more, to grow in all ways other than my waistline. If you keep the attitude of a desire to learn and a willingness to experiment with new things, you will do fine. Take lots of pics. Try to learn a post processing (PP) software, it's strengths and weaknesses and how it can help you. With more experience and more learning, you will develop your new skills very quickly. Please enjoy and participate.
Howdy. I too fought the shift to digital--I fought even having a computer until my love for photography made me do it. It's been a steep uphill battle, but definitely worth the fight--and UHH is a great place to learn.
Welcome aboard, Petunia!!
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