Tag: learning
I want to be a photographer when I grow up
This is something that you hear so many young people say. It is also something you hear a lot of adults saying as well. I get emails from people all the time saying, they have bought a digital camera, they want to learn how to use it and then become a professional photographer. If only it were that easy. This isn’t meant to put you off, but I thought we could look at some of the realities of being a photographer in today’s market. How do you go about it? What you can expect and how hard it can be potentially? Need to be passionate about wanting to do it First and foremost, you should learn photography and want to do it because you are passionate about it. People who decide to learn photography just because they think they could make money, may make money from it, but… | Read the full article
Rules, Rules, Rules
When I first got into photography I was given a Pentax K1000 for my birthday and I had no idea how to use it. It was a long time ago and the internet wasn’t around so I couldn’t google “how do I use my SLR”, so I had to figure it out for myself. Trial and error got me there. I did one course at the CAE here in Melbourne, but it was about black and white processing, didn’t really help with learning how to use it. I did read a lot, and I figured out what it all meant. Composition was a different thing though. I had to learn that on my own. I had to work out what was the best way an image looked. Then I did a beginners course at a local camera club and I learned the”Rules”.The rules that say everything must be on… | Read the full article
