I Saved Up Money From Minimum Wage Jobs To Buy A Camera And Here Are My First Photos
I have always been fascinated by photography but I never have the money to buy a camera that wasn’t a point and shoot camera. I decided that I was going to save money up and get a job so I could get a better camera. That turned out to be harder than I thought it would be. I worked five jobs for 3 years. At one point, I was working three of them at the same time! I was also doing tiny jobs around my neighbourhood like shoveling driveways and mowing lawns. After three years of earning next to nothing, I was finally able to afford a nice Nikon camera. It took me two months to actually figure out how to work it since I previously only worked/used a tiny point and shoot camera. I decided to share my photos that I’ve taken (that didn’t turn out blurry or just hard to figure out what was going on) and ask you guys for some feedback on how I can improve.
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Sarah, one of the things that helped me most when starting out is mindful clicking. Before every shot, say in your head the 3 numbers that you're seeing, whatever mode you're in. For example, 125 f6.3 iso 200, etc. Every shot. Later if you're curious, get the smallest sekonic light meter with a needle. And measure everything without shooting. Learning how to read the light, and add your own interpretation to your own "exposure" is the single most useful tool I have, whatever the situation. I also love how you kneel for your shots, good stuff!
you definitely have an eye & all of these photo's are beautiful. I especially love the one of the Yorkie with the wheel behind him/her. My only word on improvement would be one or two of the photo's have been taken at a squinted angle. I know some photographers adopt that style but me personally for some reason I always try & take photos with a straight angle if that makes sense. But totally up to you. Great job so far, I really think you're destined for great things.
Thank you so much for your kind words and your advice. I take the squinted angles because I’m not used to the weight of the camera so it’s hard to keep it straight.
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Hi. Congrats on your hard work to earn your first DSLR...I am sure it is very rewarding for you! You have a great eye and some nice photos. I believe there are a few technical issues you need to figure out, but overall, you are on a great track! Just keep taking pictures and experience everything your camera can provide. Nikon's are very powerful and filled with a lot of features - overtime, I am sure you will discover them all.
Thank you so much for your feedback and your positive comments
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I'm really impressed your off to a great start! You've got a good eye and a natural sense of framing do with practice you'll dial it in even better. The one tip I'll give that I wished I had been given earlier was to find your lenses sweet spot for focus. You didn't say what lens you had but it's usually 2.5 to 3 stops down. So if its a 1.8 lens focus will be sharpest at f5.6. If its a kit f4 lens f9 is usually sharpest. Then just shooting!
Thank you. I’ll keep this in mind because I have actually been wondering about this recently
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Sarah, one of the things that helped me most when starting out is mindful clicking. Before every shot, say in your head the 3 numbers that you're seeing, whatever mode you're in. For example, 125 f6.3 iso 200, etc. Every shot. Later if you're curious, get the smallest sekonic light meter with a needle. And measure everything without shooting. Learning how to read the light, and add your own interpretation to your own "exposure" is the single most useful tool I have, whatever the situation. I also love how you kneel for your shots, good stuff!
you definitely have an eye & all of these photo's are beautiful. I especially love the one of the Yorkie with the wheel behind him/her. My only word on improvement would be one or two of the photo's have been taken at a squinted angle. I know some photographers adopt that style but me personally for some reason I always try & take photos with a straight angle if that makes sense. But totally up to you. Great job so far, I really think you're destined for great things.
Thank you so much for your kind words and your advice. I take the squinted angles because I’m not used to the weight of the camera so it’s hard to keep it straight.
Load More Replies... Hi. Congrats on your hard work to earn your first DSLR...I am sure it is very rewarding for you! You have a great eye and some nice photos. I believe there are a few technical issues you need to figure out, but overall, you are on a great track! Just keep taking pictures and experience everything your camera can provide. Nikon's are very powerful and filled with a lot of features - overtime, I am sure you will discover them all.
Thank you so much for your feedback and your positive comments
Load More Replies... I'm really impressed your off to a great start! You've got a good eye and a natural sense of framing do with practice you'll dial it in even better. The one tip I'll give that I wished I had been given earlier was to find your lenses sweet spot for focus. You didn't say what lens you had but it's usually 2.5 to 3 stops down. So if its a 1.8 lens focus will be sharpest at f5.6. If its a kit f4 lens f9 is usually sharpest. Then just shooting!
Thank you. I’ll keep this in mind because I have actually been wondering about this recently
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