• Wanting to get into photography.
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I've been interested in photography for a long time, but I honestly have no clue of where I should start studying, and since most people on here are fairly knowledgeable I figure this would be a good place to ask for help to point me in the right direction on subjects of interest. The only real experience I have is I like to go around and take underwater pictures and stuff to collect for myself with this little Fujifilm XP-50 when I go snorkeling or hiking. But how cameras, work, what I should consider when taking a photo, what qualities to look for, I have absolutely no knowledge of whatsoever. What all should I study to avoid becoming one of "those guys"?
The best way I found to learn photography was to go out and take photographs, look at them on your computer screen, print them out every now and then; show them to your friends, show them to other photographers. Ideally, learning should be done with a prime lens (which cannot zoom, which you sadly cannot do with your camera). You also need to read up on general photography concepts, it is a steep learning curve.. and the accessibility of modern technology just makes it harder. Concepts you [B]should[/B] make a real effort to understand are composition and exposure. I personally wouldn't get too tied down on technical jargon though, it is better to learn the concepts through practical use than being a bookworm. Beyond that, you should just take photos of things you enjoy and look at other photographers work that is similar and see how yours compares. You have to be self-critical. I don't like to talk about equipment limitations, because it can be negative, but with a camera like that I would think about getting some nice landscape photos. Fortunately though, with a camera like that it will take a lot of the guess work out of things for you, so on your side you can always try and go to unique locations at the best time (brink of dawn or edge of dusk) and make sure to have even a mini tripod.
Try to get a small grasp on the workings of a camera. [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/16121_393219047425023_911956196_n.jpg[/img] [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/31560_393219080758353_1797665_n.jpg[/img] [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/401184_393219104091684_837437827_n.jpg[/img] [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263777_393219124091682_1769265876_n.jpg[/img] [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530924_393219150758346_11924491_n.jpg[/img] These are the basic principles of photography, try to learn them as best you can.
Might also be worth mentioning some things to add to the above: f-stops are all about doubling or halving the amount of light that hits the imaging plane. Also, just to explain why their numbers are what they are. The f-stop describes the diameter of the aperture of your lens. The f in f/2.8 or f/4 etc stands for focal length of your lens. For example, if you have a 50mm lens, setting that to f/2.8 means that the physical aperture is going to be 50/2.8 = 17.86mm in diameter. Going from f/2.8 to f/4 would change the diameter such that the [I]area[/I] of the open aperture is going to be half of what it was. Same with shutter speeds - doubling the shutter speed, e.g. from 1/500th to 1/250th of a second lets in twice as much light, and thus (exposure-wise) has the same effect as opening the aperture by one more stop.
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