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Weekend Photography update
I've been considering upgrading to a full SLR. To help figure what I want, I rented a Canon 7D and a 300mm telephoto for a week. I took a trip to the Franklin Park to try it out today. Here's one of the photos I took:
In the original, you can see the texture of the tiger's tongue.
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In the original, you can see the texture of the tiger's tongue.
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I need the motivation to take my photography to the next level. Have you taken any classes or read anything recently that worked for you?
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I'm mostly self-taught. There's probably easier ways to learn. ;-)
Scott Kelby's "The Digital Photography Book, volume 1" is an interesting approach. It shows you a picture and then describes what you have to do to get a similar result. He does also slip in a lot of general tips too. If you don't have the patience for a lot of theory, this might be worth a try. If you like the first one, you should know that Volumes 2 and 3 have overlaps with 1, so don't get all three. One of them can be skipped, but I forget which. He tries to keep the books light and humorous, but his sense of humor doesn't always work for me.
I've got another book that gets much more into the theory, physics etc. I can dig up the name if you're interested. I learned a lot from it, but I don't think it's a good starting point.
I took a class on Lightroom from Cambridge Adult Education last summer. Lightroom is a program that lets you repair and/or improve photos. I don't use Lightroom a lot just now, but it's nice to what's possible.
Cropping is the editing tool I use the most right now. It used to be fill light, but moving up from a point and shoot seemed to reduce the need for fill light.
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Also, where did you rent your camera from? I really should try one, even though I'm very skittish about the purchase price of what I'd like to own (I used to have a film SLR with a decent zoom and I loved it). (also, I need more computer disk space and probably more processor speed to deal with data from a new camera)
I think I take decent snapshots -- my main strength is that I have the habit of always carrying and often using the camera which opens up a lot of opportunity. OTOH, I take a lot of very similar shots which is partially because of my geographic habits and partly something I could change. I'll take a look for the Kelby book.
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They say the best camera is the one you have with you. ;-)
I did the rental from a place called "Glass and Gear". They ship to some of the Hunt's photo locations around here. You might find it interesting to try one of the newer low(er) end cameras that has a low F number lens plus high ISO. You can get that without spending a fortune. A combo like that opens up possibilities in low light situations.
I'd be happy to let you try my Lumix GF1 at some point. Maybe a field trip to Mt. Auburn cemetery? I've been meaning to go photograph there for a while. I may be a bit busy until the Brazil trip is done, but maybe we can work something out. I definitely need to get out and work with the new precious so that I'm comfortable with it.
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