Canon EOS Rebel Digital SLR Camera
Recently I bought a new DSLR camera.
Well, actually I bought one for my wife for Christmas and got one for myself as well.
As we both want to learn how to use them having one would cause issues so having matching packages seemed like the best idea.
In college, I took a photography course but didn’t do much with it. I know the terms but not the details or how to really make them work.’
Now that I am diving in deeper I am starting to look at things slightly different.
Many of you know I am originally from Canada and now live in Alabama so there are many terms and saying that are different. Some drive me nuts and others make more sense when you understand them.
I always heard the term “take a picture”. It seemed correct as you were taking that moment in time for use or enjoyment later. Some signs in wilderness areas were “take only pictures and leave only footprints.
Upon my arrival in the South, I heard the term “make a picture”. It seemed like an innocent enough comment so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
As I was waiting for Christmas to arrive so I could get my new camera I watched some videos of a SkillShare class.
During one of the sections, the instructor explained that you really need to make a good picture as there was so much involved.
Not that it was difficult or complicated just for a picture to be really intriguing you needed to have an idea of what you were trying to capture. This vision allowed you to get the angle, lighting and other factors just right to make the picture you envisioned.
One major change since my old college class is that all of the pictures I take now are “free” and subtle changes can be made immediately to get the setting just right. It sure beats loading film and waiting to see the results after its developed.
I have a lot to learn and I’m sure some frustrations ahead but I already have some pictures of my kids that are making it all worthwhile.
So get ready for more posts to show up about my family and life around me as I make pictures and memories.
Do you use a DSLR camera?
Any simple information you can share for a newbie?
Ken
