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Posted by Bill S on June 14, 2007 at 8:03:17 pm EDT
In reply to Hi I'm New (And I have pics of my latest adventure) posted by ericjustin on June 14, 2007 at 5:31:29 pm EDT

Eric -
For someone who says, "I really need a better camera and a few photography lessons", you sure have a good eye and a lot of good photos. Two things I would suggest are a light tripod or monopod to steady the camera for those low light-level shots (for backpacking, I like the Leki photo/hiking pole), and more use of available light and less of the flash (the tripod or monopod would help here). I think you are doing just fine with the camera you have.

You can learn a lot about taking photos by just looking at lots of them. There are a number of excellent outdoor photographers these days to use as examples, which I know you can get in the Pittsburgh area. Outdoor Photographer magazine has lots of good examples, though they tend to spend a lot of time on using Photoshop. Instead of reading all the details of how they processed the image on their computer, look at how the photos are composed and try to imitate them. You will soon develop your own style incorporating things you pick up by looking at lots of good examples.

One other clue - try to have your photos tell a story. You already are doing some of that, as the link shows. Getting in close, like you did with the stove and flower shots, helps tell single aspects of the story that you put together with the whole series.

Keep it up, and just get out there and shoot photos. Remember, all the digital images you shoot are recycling electrons.

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