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Teach me something - C&C please

Started Jan 29, 2013 | Discussions thread
f3nr15
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Re: Teach me something - C&C please

tonyinport wrote:

I think you have a wonderful photo. If mum likes it then what does it matter whether someone else does or not. Having said that, I appreciate that you want to improve in your photography. That is my story as well. This is what I did.

Got a good camera.

Took a photography course at a local community college to learn how to use my camera.

Read a few books about light and composition in photography.

Then did what my photography teacher told me.

Practise, practise, practise and then practise some more. It doesn't cost a lot to practice with digital photography.

Then find a photographer who's work you like and look at it, ask questions and then look at his photos again.

However, the greatest bit of advice I ever received was to become obsessed with light. I got that from an e-book from Digital School of Photography on using Natural light.

Then practise.

I am 55, purchased a camera 2 years ago and having having fun since, also in Australia.

Tony

Hi Tony!

I like your approach - what books did you read, and which would you recommend?

I've been looking at the Canon photography workshops - would love to take the portraiture one. The dates haven't become available yet, though, and I think I'd have to travel down to Sydney or interstate to do them.

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