All stories have a beginning. Lets see if we can start this one off right. My name is Ashley. I am a mother. A mother of two beautiful little girls. They are what make my life appear as a picture perfect exposure ! A splash of colour and light. My world would be bleak without my Rylie 03.26.08 and Danielle 03.25.10. I am attempting this photographic journey as I head into photography. As of now, I lack awesome, amazing equipment.. It will be a couple of months before I can afford the 3 grand it will cost to buy my dream camera, (Canon EOS 7D .. ain't it beaut? ) and some basic necessities: lenses, tripod, filters etc. Till then I have a pretty good point and click ( Canon Powershot S5 IS ) as I learn how to really work Manual mode!
Be prepared to see drastic changes as I learn. My photo's now will make me cringe a year from now. I will know then, that I have moved forward. Feel free to make comments on my photo's and blogs. I am self learning till I have the equip via Bryan Peterson's books Understanding Exposure and Understanding Digital Photography . Anyone interested in taking better pictures this is a great place to start. Bryan is not only an awesome photographer, but he has the gift of words. Bryan makes it feel like you're not reading a manual but something that just makes sense.
So here you have it, a few snap shots I've taken this past week. I will probably drive my family nuts with how often they will be my subjects of photography torture haha.. at least they will appreciate it later on when they can look back and have so many of their childhood.
4 comments:
Awesome! I can't wait to see how your blog developes! I'm interested in the same thing too. I've got a Nikon D40, but only know the basics on using it. :) Good luck!
How are you liking the Nikon? I do suggest Bryan Peterson if you want some help with the basics :) really a easy read and fun to look at lots of pictures!!
Those are some pretty good pics-- can't wait to watch you morph into a pro. ;-) An awesome photographer friend of mine recommended "Photography and the Art of Seeing" as her favourite book for aspiring photographers, written by Freeman Patterson. Just passing the info on.
Thanks for the book suggestion I will definitely look into it! I will have to wait a month as I already purchased two books as is haha!! I do love learning the ins and outs of it
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