Digital Photography
It’s in my blood. My grandfather (no that is not him in the picture, it’s just one of my favorite shots I’ve ever taken) had a passion for photography and a dark room in his basement. I grew up with cameras everywhere. If he could see what I was doing today with all this new technology he’d be SOOOOOO into it.
I bought a Canon Digital Rebel XTi last year. I went with that camera rather then the higher end ones so that I could spend more money on lenses. Now I know I made the right decision because I’m completely appreciating figuring out what all the different lenses do and such.
It’s funny because I had never heard of Dooce.com until the other day. But, it was her post the other day that opened my eyes to the power of shooting in RAW format. By the way, I found her site through the whole 2000 Bloggers thing which shows that it does have a point.
So, between that post, the latest issue of JPG Magazine arriving yesterday and the constant checking of new Flickr images from my friends I’m getting more and more into using the camera and figure out what I can and can’t do with it. Plus, I keep sending in newbie questions to Tips From the Top Floor which is great because I get answers back and his listeners get more content which is the point after all right?
I’ve started bringing my camera almost everywhere with me. I actually stop and think “which lens do I want to use?” I’ve still got a long way to go with all the different settings and figuring out which fstop to use and how high the ISO should be. Still don’t have all the lingo down yet, but as with any technology or art form the only way you get better is to keep trying, playing and experimenting.
And I’m having a BLAST doing it all!
January 27th, 2007 at 10:20 am |
I’d be all for more posts like this on YOUR blog, as well as more technical stuff, too, like “So this lens is generally used for this…” - chronicling your journey through the art. I think that’d be really cool, and certainly educational for me.
January 28th, 2007 at 5:15 pm |
I’m down with ocular calisthenics, however, my 8MP Canon Powershot Pro 1 leaves me feeling inadequate. As far as the point-n-shoot hustle, it seems to be pretty tight. Still, it’s not a DSLR and I feel like somehow, even though I’m not taxing what I have, I might STILL be missing out. I’m thinking on a Canon 10D or Nikon D70 to upgrade to, even though I think they are a downgrade in MP. Question — is 6MP on a DSLR as tight as 8MP on a point-n-shoot?
January 29th, 2007 at 12:00 pm |
I’ve been very happy with my Nikon D50 and it’s only a 6MP camera. The only time it’s of a concern is if you making huge prints. We’re talking like 16×20 prints. Make sure you go and hold the camera’s your looking at as the feel is just as important. Since DSLR’s are larger you want to make sure that you feel comfortable holding them. When I bought my D50 I was sure I was going to get a Canon Rebel, but when I held the D50 I knew it was for me. The controls just felt right.
Matt
February 1st, 2007 at 2:47 pm |
[…] C.C. Chapman only recently discovered the Joys of RAW Photography. C.C. didn’t know his camera was able to shoot RAW. Unlike C.C., RAW was the reason I moved from the ProSumer digital (i.e. MVC-CD1000 and Nikon Coolpix 995) to the dSLR’s. I wanted that extra control that only RAW offers. […]