OUT OF THE BOX
So you just got a new camera? You open up the box, in excited anticipation, and what do you find? A large machine with more buttons than you know what to do with!
Getting your first DSLR camera can be overwhelming. In this blog, I will give you tips and tricks to get you successfully started with your new camera. You will be surprised at how easy it can be!
HOW I GOT STARTED
I have been taking wonderful pictures my entire life. A friend of mine finally convinced me that I needed to buy a nice camera and go into business. So, off to the store I went and I bought a nice starter camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T3. When I opened it up and started to take my first picture, I was overwhelmed! There was so much I didn't know! With a point n shoot camera (which is what I had used up until this point), I didn't have to think about the shot before I took it! Now I needed to think about aperture, exposure, shutter speed, light, and much more.
As you are doing now, I quickly took to the internet for information. Well that can be very time consuming and there is a lot of hard to read and bad information out there. So I will put it all here in my blog to save you some time.
A BOOK TO GET YOU STARTED
The first and most important purchase I made was the book "Understanding Exposure" Revised Edition by Bryan Peterson. You can find this book on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated/dp/0817463003/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347993961&sr=8-2&keywords=Understanding+Exposure I recommend this book to everyone I know. It's great for any beginner or even those who already know there way around the camera! The author explains everything in an easy to understand format and even includes hands-on exercises for you to go out and try for yourself.
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