I Love Photography!
Photography is your passion! You take fairly good pictures of your kids They’re not award winners by any stretch of the imagination, but they aren’t clunkers either.
You were hoping to get your photos to really pop. Maybe you’re really into scrapbooking and you wanted to take it to the next level.So, you set a goal, saved your money and wound up buying an expensive digital SLR and now you’re just disappointed.
Why don’t your pictures look any different? What happened?Everybody says that all you need to take great photos is a great camera, right?
We’ve all been here, at one time or another.You might not want to hear this, but it’s not the camera.Having a great camera is one thing, but knowing how to use it is another. If you don’t understand the basic principles of photography, having a great camera will be of no help to you.
The truth is that a lot goes into making a great photograph. You have to consider composition, color balance, cropping, depth of field and probably the most important part of the equation……quality of light.
Where do they teach about quality of light?Where do you find a good website that’ll teach you how to set up lights for good portraits?
Are you a bit overwhelmed?Maybe you’ve poured through tons and tons of photo books and we’re unable to find anything that effectively taught you about all these principles.
Quite often, some of these photographic concepts are presented in such a way as to make them overly complicated and you become even more confused than you were before.
If you fall into this category of “discouraged kid photographer”, don’t give up. Stick with your beloved hobby.
The secrets to great photography aren’t rocket science.All you need is a good source of photographic information to teach you how to apply those techniques.
Maybe you’re frustrated because you fear that the only way to take great shots is to invest tons of money into lighting, gadgets, backgrounds and other expensive photography supplies.
The great thing about digital photography is how much money you actually do save when you consider film and processing costs.
WIth what you save on film costs alone in a few months, you can perhaps purchase an inexpensive portrait lighting setup.
Ultimately you want to be having fun with photography.Experimentation is nothing to be afraid of. It’s ok to make some mistakes along the way as you’re learning the ropes of what makes a great photograph.
As you consistently apply the techniques you learn, the improvement in the overall quality of your images will become obvious.By and by, your own unique photographic style and vision will begin to emerge.
Perhaps self discovery is the best part of the whole photographic process.
