jay's home from tour and i couldn't be happier. he couldn't believe how big Bear is already. we're working on wedding stuff, hoping to have everything pretty much done my mid May if not earlier
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What kind of photography do you want to get into to? Obviously digital is the cheapest. Startup is gonna set you back more, but in the long run, somewhat cheaper.
I think film is a little more fulfilling and I find more joy in getting back a roll of film or actually developing it.
Once you decide film or digital, you have to pick a brand. Nikon and Canon are the most popular. I got nikon. I also go pentax/ricoh for 35mm. The cool thing about pentax, is the old lenses(30+ years) will still fit the newest digital cameras. I think in the next few months if I have any extra money, I might try and find a pentax digital so I can use my 35mm lenses.
The only other thing to really keep in mind, is if you do take classes, find out if they have cameras they want you to use. Would suck to spend some money on a 35mm canon, when they want you to use only nikons, would be weird, but ya never know.
As far as resources. No idea, learn the basics and just look at pictures ALL THE TIME. Online places like deviantart.com have enough pictures to keep you busy for a lifetime.
i agree, that film photography is more fulfilling, but the cost of developing film almost killed me in my teen years. i like being able to pick and choose my shots, as well as editing them, before printing them.
Right now I have a Panasonic Lumix and a Canon Powershot A80. The Panasonic I got for christmas.
My dad has quite a bit of equipment so I'm thinking that maybe he can teach me. I've never learned how to manually focus, or how to properly use a 35mm.
Thanks for all the info, and I must state again that you're an amazing photographer, I love the work of yours that I've seen, it inspires me to take more pictures!
What kind of photography do you want to get into to? Obviously digital is the cheapest. Startup is gonna set you back more, but in the long run, somewhat cheaper.
I think film is a little more fulfilling and I find more joy in getting back a roll of film or actually developing it.
Once you decide film or digital, you have to pick a brand. Nikon and Canon are the most popular. I got nikon. I also go pentax/ricoh for 35mm. The cool thing about pentax, is the old lenses(30+ years) will still fit the newest digital cameras. I think in the next few months if I have any extra money, I might try and find a pentax digital so I can use my 35mm lenses.
The only other thing to really keep in mind, is if you do take classes, find out if they have cameras they want you to use. Would suck to spend some money on a 35mm canon, when they want you to use only nikons, would be weird, but ya never know.
As far as resources. No idea, learn the basics and just look at pictures ALL THE TIME. Online places like deviantart.com have enough pictures to keep you busy for a lifetime.
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Right now I have a Panasonic Lumix and a Canon Powershot A80. The Panasonic I got for christmas.
My dad has quite a bit of equipment so I'm thinking that maybe he can teach me. I've never learned how to manually focus, or how to properly use a 35mm.
Thanks for all the info, and I must state again that you're an amazing photographer, I love the work of yours that I've seen, it inspires me to take more pictures!
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