http://www.photographytipsguide.com/how-do-i-start-photography-as-only-a-hobby/ Create Beautiful Pictures with our Helpful Advice Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.photographytipsguide.com/how-do-i-start-photography-as-only-a-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-323 National Healthcare Insurance Plan Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:39:55 +0000 http://www.photographytipsguide.com/?p=116#comment-323 Yes. "Intro to Photography" and Ask LOTS of questions and sit in the first row. Being timid will get you no where. Good luck. Yes. “Intro to Photography” and Ask LOTS of questions and sit in the first row. Being timid will get you no where. Good luck.

]]> http://www.photographytipsguide.com/how-do-i-start-photography-as-only-a-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Nobody you'd know Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:39:09 +0000 http://www.photographytipsguide.com/?p=116#comment-322 Ask your school counselor. He or she should be able to help you get into the right classes. In your spare time take pictures of things that interest you. If you get good at it, it could be a very profitable hobby. Best of luck. Ask your school counselor. He or she should be able to help you get into the right classes.
In your spare time take pictures of things that interest you. If you get good at it, it could be a very profitable hobby. Best of luck.

]]> http://www.photographytipsguide.com/how-do-i-start-photography-as-only-a-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-321 sss Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:33:55 +0000 http://www.photographytipsguide.com/?p=116#comment-321 JUST take them ask for honest and constructive criticism from others, specially art teacgers/photographers. You could take just a basic instructional photography class or go ask at some electronics store if they know about those free classes that show you have to use a more complex camera. JUST take them ask for honest and constructive criticism from others, specially art teacgers/photographers.
You could take just a basic instructional photography class or go ask at some electronics store if they know about those free classes that show you have to use a more complex camera.

]]> http://www.photographytipsguide.com/how-do-i-start-photography-as-only-a-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Diane B. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:06:46 +0000 http://www.photographytipsguide.com/?p=116#comment-320 There weren't photography classes when I was in high school and college, but you can learn an awful lot from some of the soft-cover "how to" photography books you can buy from camera stores or the photography section of regular bookstores. Even though those books were written for taking shots with film cameras, most all of ideas about composition and lighting, using "existing light," etc., would be valid for any other still camera as well. The ones I have were published by HP Books (like How to Improve Your Photography, ed. Carl Shipman, perhaps by Eaglemoss Press later), or by Kodak, etc, but many of those were really good in pointing out exactly what kinds of things to try to to (and to avoid doing) to take good photos. There are probably lots of those on Amazon/etc now, and even cheap copies of them in the "Used and New" Marketplace section for each book. Here are some to look at: (unfortunately, I can't find many of the HP Books I was looking for and they were always the best... but perhaps you can... they've been taken over by Penguin, and those photo books were originally created in England by another publisher ...check the library for those; they may well still have copies)http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=… It can be good to physically thumb through various books though to see which really appeal to you. You will probably want a decent camera too. You can start with any camera, but just things like being able to see a fairly large image of what you're shooting can make a lot of difference! There are also "camera clubs" all over the US, and perhaps nowadays even photography forums and mailing lists and areas of some social networking sites too that would be suitable for a beginner. Check out Yahoo Groups, Delphi Forums, Google Groups, and even MySpace, etc., to see what you can find. HTH some, Diane B. There weren’t photography classes when I was in high school and college, but you can learn an awful lot from some of the soft-cover “how to” photography books you can buy from camera stores or the photography section of regular bookstores.
Even though those books were written for taking shots with film cameras, most all of ideas about composition and lighting, using “existing light,” etc., would be valid for any other still camera as well.
The ones I have were published by HP Books (like How to Improve Your Photography, ed. Carl Shipman, perhaps by Eaglemoss Press later), or by Kodak, etc, but many of those were really good in pointing out exactly what kinds of things to try to to (and to avoid doing) to take good photos.
There are probably lots of those on Amazon/etc now, and even cheap copies of them in the “Used and New” Marketplace section for each book.
Here are some to look at:
(unfortunately, I can’t find many of the HP Books I was looking for and they were always the best… but perhaps you can… they’ve been taken over by Penguin, and those photo books were originally created in England by another publisher
…check the library for those; they may well still have copies)http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=…
It can be good to physically thumb through various books though to see which really appeal to you.
You will probably want a decent camera too. You can start with any camera, but just things like being able to see a fairly large image of what you’re shooting can make a lot of difference!
There are also “camera clubs” all over the US, and perhaps nowadays even photography forums and mailing lists and areas of some social networking sites too that would be suitable for a beginner. Check out Yahoo Groups, Delphi Forums, Google Groups, and even MySpace, etc., to see what you can find.
HTH some,
Diane B.

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