Eureka! But I need help!!
Oct 31, 2011 00:14:25 #
It has finally happened! Retired! Photography has always been my passion. It has taken me a few years to move from p/s to DSLR but I have made the plunge. So I am sitting here with my new Nikon d5100, a 35mm f1.8 prime lens and a 70-200 f 2.8 without a clue. I have been on you tube learning about the lenses and now it is time to use them. Other than getting out and taking pictures is there anything you would suggest that could help with understanding my lenses while I am using them?
Here are some photos for critique, love feedback!! Good or not so good, be true!
Here are some photos for critique, love feedback!! Good or not so good, be true!
My Himmy
DC
Peony in the park
Oct 31, 2011 00:32:00 #
Hi Kris and may i say ...what so you think your retired? do you ?,,,,with that kind of equipment if you get bitten by the Igottagetanothershot bug you'll never have worked harder then whats ahead of you ,,,but in return you'll never have the satisfaction from any other job then what you'll get from this one ...lol as far as advice ... find a certain subject you like and take several pictures of it experiment compare them and try and remember what it was you were doing for each picture I personally found it was easier to learn in a hands on sorta way then from what i had read or seen in a youtube video although i used that information to help me experiment with my shots
Oct 31, 2011 00:44:31 #
Oct 31, 2011 00:55:07 #
Hi Kris,
Great start.
I suggest read/ learn about rules of composition, depth of field, shutter speed effects, and creative lighting; Hi key and Low key.
Look wide, look tight. Experiment. Imitate.
Best of luck
Great start.
I suggest read/ learn about rules of composition, depth of field, shutter speed effects, and creative lighting; Hi key and Low key.
Look wide, look tight. Experiment. Imitate.
Best of luck
Oct 31, 2011 13:45:25 #
Dale Fiorillo
Loc: Seattle
Your library is your friend. Scope out what they have, then buy the ones that move you. Bryon Peterson's Learning to See Creatively is just what you want. I was skeptical of some of his exercises, until I did them. You can become "one" with your lenses, which, after all are the tools to accomplish your vision of your image. Hope that made sense!
Oct 31, 2011 13:51:50 #
Depth of field is a good subject to learn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut0R1ZlPmQk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut0R1ZlPmQk&feature=related
Oct 31, 2011 16:27:40 #
Oct 31, 2011 16:35:20 #
I can empathize. My commute is about 45 minutes (some days longer with bad traffic). Sometimes I telecommute, which is nice, but on the days that I drive, I'm often tempted to stop and catch a few sights with my camera.
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