I'm a newbie here. Have enjoyed the forum for sometime. You gals and guys are good but I had no idea you were psychic too. When I opened UHH on the morning of January 20, the first question, "So, you have a new camera, what should you do first?" really startled me. My new camera had arrived the previous day. How did you know? Well, I followed all the advice as best I could. Charged the batteries, turned the twisty thingy to "P", which automatically made me a professional (and I thought it took training and experience to become one).
Seriously, I have learned so much from all at UHH (exclusive of the "P" on the twisty thingy). Over the past weeks there were several recommendations about Bryan Petersen's "Understanding Exposure". I purchased the fourth edition at a Barnes and Noble nearby as it was in stock. What a wonderful introduction to shooting manual and shooting raw. Something I had never done. A whole new world! His reference to a camera being nothing more than a lightproof box with a lens at one end made me think of my first camera. Went and found it in the basement. A Kodak Brownie. Think it would still work if I had film. But, what a far cry from the Canon 80D I just purchased. Don't have the manual for the Brownie but I'm sure it was shorter than the 246+ pages for the 80D.
Yes, I have had many cameras in between but have only been a picture taker. I hope with the help of the many experienced UHH contributors I will become a photographer.
Thanks again to all.
Burt

I'm a newbie here. Have enjoyed the forum for sometime. You gals and guys are good but I had no idea you were psychic too. When I opened UHH on the morning of January 20, the first question, "So, you have a new camera, what should you do first?" really startled me. My new camera had arrived the previous day. How did you know? Well, I followed all the advice as best I could. Charged the batteries, turned the twisty thingy to "P", which automatically made me a professional (and I thought it took training and experience to become one).
Seriously, I have learned so much from all at UHH (exclusive of the "P" on the twisty thingy). Over the past weeks there were several recommendations about Bryan Petersen's "Understanding Exposure". I purchased the fourth edition at a Barnes and Noble nearby as it was in stock. What a wonderful introduction to shooting manual and shooting raw. Something I had never done. A whole new world! His reference to a camera being nothing more than a lightproof box with a lens at one end made me think of my first camera. Went and found it in the basement. A Kodak Brownie. Think it would still work if I had film. But, what a far cry from the Canon 80D I just purchased. Don't have the manual for the Brownie but I'm sure it was shorter than the 246+ pages for the 80D.
Yes, I have had many cameras in between but have only been a picture taker. I hope with the help of the many experienced UHH contributors I will become a photographer.
Thanks again to all.
Burt

I'm a newbie here. Have enjoyed the forum for sometime. You gals and guys are good but I had no idea you were psychic too. When I opened UHH on the morning of January 20, the first question, "So, you have a new camera, what should you do first?" really startled me. My new camera had arrived the previous day. How did you know? Well, I followed all the advice as best I could. Charged the batteries, turned the twisty thingy to "P", which automatically made me a professional (and I thought it took training and experience to become one).
Seriously, I have learned so much from all at UHH (exclusive of the "P" on the twisty thingy). Over the past weeks there were several recommendations about Bryan Petersen's "Understanding Exposure". I purchased the fourth edition at a Barnes and Noble nearby as it was in stock. What a wonderful introduction to shooting manual and shooting raw. Something I had never done. A whole new world! His reference to a camera being nothing more than a lightproof box with a lens at one end made me think of my first camera. Went and found it in the basement. A Kodak Brownie. Think it would still work if I had film. But, what a far cry from the Canon 80D I just purchased. Don't have the manual for the Brownie but I'm sure it was shorter than the 246+ pages for the 80D.
Yes, I have had many cameras in between but have only been a picture taker. I hope with the help of the many experienced UHH contributors I will become a photographer.
Thanks again to all.
Burt