I am starting this log for the selfish purpose of tracking my progress in learning photography. But as I write this I guess that there are many out there who are starting out like I am and I'd be delighted if my experience could help them in any way. I intend to post as regularly as I can, with my photos and thoughts.
Equipment:
So far I have bought some equipment to start me off - a Nikon DSLR camera that came with a 18-105mm kit lens, a 50mm standard lens, a second hand tripod (rather heavy :-( ), ball head and UV filters for each lens (for dust and fingerprint protection).
First lessons:
I ran through plenty of videos on YouTube to get a hang of stuff like Focusing, principles of exposure, even how to change lenses on your camera! I admit I have not done full justice and kinda have skimmed through most but that's my style of learning. I skim first and dig deeper later. Here's also my chance to say a big thanks to all those who have taken so much effort to share their knowledge and experience on YT, Blogs etc..
Listing a few of my favourites:
- Understanding Digital Photography with Bob Krist - I got a neat overview in this video. youtu.be/RsoV4odOPgo
- All about Nikon equipment on the Nikon Help Hotline - youtube.com/user/Lilkiwiguy87
- User jonvideo's videos are so thorough! I need to watch each multiple times to grasp the many things covered. A few of them are:
White Balance - youtu.be/1MQTO9tiXb0
Understanding the shooting info screen on Nikon D90 - youtu.be/lDT7jAXmHPE - Inspiring: Bob Holmes on using natural light - youtu.be/ygeixGd8ZMw
- A blog that I avidly follow: digital-photography-school.com/
- A big thank you to Ted Forbes because he was exactly what I was looking for online. I know photography is an art and must be studied like one, along with the all the technical aspects of the tools (read camera and stuff). I am not singling out any lesson because I found each very valuable yet I believe it works best collectively. Check out:
tedforbes.com/
theartofphotography.tv/
youtube.com/user/theartofphotography - My first eggsercise! Thanks Joe. - youtu.be/qM7CcUrUD2g
So much for my first post of what I hope will be a faithful series...
