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Posted by Doug Clifford on July 30, 1999 at 02:55:52:
In Reply to: H E L P ! ! ! ! posted by Megen on July 28, 1999 at 17:59:36:
: Hey EVeryone....
: I just got into photography like a week ago.. I kno lil
drastic. But anyways I woulds like to know how to get started
like camera wise stuff like that.. If you could help me please
that would be GREAT!! I know I may soud like a lost cause but
please just guide me in the right direction!! Thanks
Hello Megen,
Seems I've heard from you before. :-) Almost no one is a lost cause when it comes to learning photography - even someone who types HELP in all capital letters and tries to see how many of my buttons they can push. :-)
You don't tell me enough to give you some specific answers (like what kind of camera you have, or what kind of subjects you'd like to photograph) so I'm just going to give you some general suggestions:
1. If you have the instruction manual for your camera, read
it! You'll be surprised how many questions it answers.
2. Visit the local public library and check out a book on basic
or beginning photography.
3. Take a class in basic photography.
4. Study the photography of others, figure out why you like some
photographs and don't like others. Figure out why some
photographs work and why others don't work. Camera angle? Too
light or too dark? Focused or not focused? Did the photographer
frame the scene the best he or she could have? There are lots of
lessons which can be learned just by studying what others have
done.
Even though most photographers start out by taking a class or reading a couple of books, you really have to take lots of pictures to get better. Most photographers are self-taught. Don't be afraid to experiment. Criticize your own photos when you get them back. Ask yourself how you might have taken a photo which would have made it better.
As a photographer you are responsible for recording the history of your life and the lives of those around you. If you save your pictures, they'll even be more meaningful and valuable as you grow older and the years pass by.
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