YouTube iPhoneography videos ... I'll check them out.
Thanks, folks, for all your input. I'm picking up good ideas from each of you! (apps, camera models, accessories, etc. -- I'm resolved to not get overwhelmed with all the info, but I love it, and thank you.)
Thanks, folks, for all your input. I'm picking up good ideas from each of you! (apps, camera models, accessories, etc. -- I'm resolved to not get overwhelmed with all the info, but I love it, and thank you.)
Gotcha ... thanks. I can certainly look more into general basics while saving for a camera.
Thanks for the comments ... a good DSLR is definitely on my wish list, and I've started saving for it. Without really knowing why, I've got my eye on (pun intended) a Canon Rebel T6, or the more expensive EOS 80D. (Naturally, I'll be looking at makes and models again later, when I have some $$ saved, and and idea what I'll be satisfied to start with.)
Thanks. At least I have an opportunity to "keep it simple" and just learn about picture-taking before I invest in a nice camera. I'll check out those books ... maybe even literally, at a library!
Good insights, Linda. Thanks. And it certainly would be time well-spent for me to look into and study some basics like compostion, lighting, etc. and apply those principles even to taking pictures with a phone. To find out if my initial enthusiasm about photography will stand the test of time and the learning curve, and become a serious commitment, before I spend a lot of money on equipment.
Regards, Larry
Hi. I was premature in my hope to buy a camera soon ... other expenses have preempted that for a while. Are there any useful discussions, tutorials, etc. on how to use my cellphone to learn some good (newbie) photography principles in the meantime? To, say, take *better* photographs, instead of taking poor or average photographs, and then to store them on my phone or computer for later review and possible editing or discarding? Thanks!
You folks are great. A place where decent people meet! A welcome rarity in these times.
You folks are great. A place where decent people meet! A welcome rarity in these times.
I was thinking about Pentax, too, when I saw some of the online prices and reviews. The (fairly) local store (about 30 miles) I mentioned is going to be one of my stops this week or next, and I definitely like the idea of actually picking up the cameras and finding out what "feels good."
(Of course, if an unkown rich uncle passes on and leaves me the Taj Mahal, I'm going to buy one of everything!)
Thanks guys, for all the valuable info. You can bet I'm filing it away for future reference! (Of course, if the camera universe is anything like the computer universe, we may get new info this week that'll make last week's obsolete! LOL)
Much Thanks, RobertJerl!
I'm probably a couple of months away from a camera, but I'm sure I'll get an 80D.
I'll have plenty of time to think (and read) about lenses, a bag, (filters?), (stand?), (hood?), (dare I say photo retouching software?) etc., and things I probably haven't considered or been introduced to yet, between now and then (and afterwards). And I'll most likely be asking and sharing with you (singular and plural) again! Thanks again.
Haha... I saod we had a "sore," I meant a store"! You probably figured that out. My keeburd don't spel tew gud.