So this blog will be dedicated to giving fellow aspiring photographers updated news and tips on photography. As I have stated before I am not a professional by any means but as I grow I would love to share my new found knowledge. I will post links and if I receive interesting questions from viewers that I feel others could benefit from I'll post it here.

So lets start off with the bare essentials.

So you walk outside and you pass a 'scene' (we'll call any objects that are worthy of photographing as a scene from here on out). You think to yourself my gosh that would be such a beautiful picture. STOP right there you just may be on to something. Many speculate that you need a high end camera to take photos. This is far from the truth, today's day in age as digital cameras and technology changes those high priced cameras really come down. The new camera you have now will be outdated by the time 6 months rolls around.All you really need is Patience and the willingness to learn everything about your camera.

Start with the user manual, many people toss this aside and forget about it (we are all guilty of doing this, as that's what I did with mine) I was so surprised to find out how much I could learn about my camera through this manual. Imagine that.. a manual containing pertinent information about the workings of your camera, who'd have thought! :).

Don't be intimidated by all those buttons they will be covered in the manual but lets also remember this is a digital camera. Which means it's pretty much error proof. You take a faulty picture that is blurry and no good well guess what .. you can delete that right away. I find digital cameras to be such a blessing for the aspiring photographer. You can really use the trial and error trick. Don't be afraid to tinker with the settings you can always delete the photo if you didn't get the effect you wanted. With tinkering also comes a better understanding of your camera. Lets think of it this way, you remember when you were a little kid and Little Jimmy said "I wouldn't jump in the water if I were you." What did you do then. That's right you came out of the water a few minutes later soaked to the bone with a grin on your face. A few days later you have the sniffles. If only you'd had listen to Jimmy. But by learning through personal experience that lesson stays ingrained in our minds. We were there, we actually experienced the consequences and what happened when that action was took . This is the same philosophy when taking photos if you muck up take a look at everything that attributed to that faulty photo. You will learn much faster what not to do and what to do through your own personal experience with your camera than you could have ever learned through a book.

So I bet your wondering well what if I have a standard point and shoot. You know one of those regular digital cameras that many people have. Don't fret you have a camera right? So start taking pictures. Just because it's a standard model doesn't mean you can't get some quality shots. We work with what we have and more often than not we can achieve some stunning results. But we all must have what.. Patience! I can't stress that enough. Understand in the beginning your not going to make millions off of the first few photos you take. It would be nice though wouldn't it. As you learn more you will notice your 'eye' (this is a term used for photographers who have an eye for photos and for different scenes) will expand and you will be picking up on more photo opportunities.

So I leave you all with this. Go out have some fun and take some photos be it inside or out. There's a world of beauty and fun just waiting to be discovered.

I encourage any feed back or any tips you yourself have to offer. Please don't be shy feel free to leave a comment :)

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