I have been doing research into what camera and what lenses to pruchase. I have decided against buying a camera with 2 cheap lenses with it, instead i will buy the camera body and pay a bit extra for some decent lenses.
I am still deciding what camera to get, i have narrowed it down to the Canon 550D or the Canon 50D. After reading reviews and comments from many people, the 50D seems like the better choice.
As for lenses i am looking to do mostly landscape, wildlife and macro. Which means i will more then likely need 3 lenses, which also means i'll be broke for a long time. My lens review site of choice is The Digital Picture, they include sample photos and give a very in depth review, mind you they may not have all the lenses you are looking for, as they seem to be a Canon oriented site.
Once i have made decision, i will post it here.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Fascination Begins...
Hello all,
A few months back my girlfriend mentioned that i should start getting into photography, this statement sat with me for a while and i decided to do some research. Thus far i have read a number of books and online tutorials and information on the different subjects under the photography umbrella. I have decided to document all my steps in this blog.
I happened to be browsing google and found the books section, then i searched for photography. When i looked through the books, i found the series by Scott Kelby from Kelby Training. After reading a small section of one i knew this was a good starting point for me, in his books he writes as if you were out on a shoot with him and he was telling you what settings to use. The volume i was reading was volume 3, so i figured I'd best start from the beginning. I obtained myself a copy of all 3 books:
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Paperback)
These books cover a huge amount on the techniques, but after reading them i wanted to know more about the basics, like aperture, shutter speed, exposure, white balance and more. This is when i went to the Internet and started getting specific and i found quite a number of great articles which i will now share here:
A quick guide to understanding aperture - Gives you a good concise rundown of aperture.
Goeff Lawrence Photography - I read quite a number of good tutorials on this site, the ones about lighting and colour were very interesting.
Kodaks Top 10 Tips for great photos - I found this a nice break for all the text, with some nice visual explanations.
Photography Tutorials - Some interesting tutorials on different composition styles with plenty of visual aids.
Jodie Coston's Photography Lessons on Morguefile.com - These are by far some of the most interesting articles on all the photgraphy related topics, highly recommeded.
There were more and i will add them as i think of them, but for now that is all.
A few months back my girlfriend mentioned that i should start getting into photography, this statement sat with me for a while and i decided to do some research. Thus far i have read a number of books and online tutorials and information on the different subjects under the photography umbrella. I have decided to document all my steps in this blog.
I happened to be browsing google and found the books section, then i searched for photography. When i looked through the books, i found the series by Scott Kelby from Kelby Training. After reading a small section of one i knew this was a good starting point for me, in his books he writes as if you were out on a shoot with him and he was telling you what settings to use. The volume i was reading was volume 3, so i figured I'd best start from the beginning. I obtained myself a copy of all 3 books:
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Paperback)
These books cover a huge amount on the techniques, but after reading them i wanted to know more about the basics, like aperture, shutter speed, exposure, white balance and more. This is when i went to the Internet and started getting specific and i found quite a number of great articles which i will now share here:
A quick guide to understanding aperture - Gives you a good concise rundown of aperture.
Goeff Lawrence Photography - I read quite a number of good tutorials on this site, the ones about lighting and colour were very interesting.
Kodaks Top 10 Tips for great photos - I found this a nice break for all the text, with some nice visual explanations.
Photography Tutorials - Some interesting tutorials on different composition styles with plenty of visual aids.
Jodie Coston's Photography Lessons on Morguefile.com - These are by far some of the most interesting articles on all the photgraphy related topics, highly recommeded.
There were more and i will add them as i think of them, but for now that is all.
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