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Posted by B-groupLizard on June 17, 2007 at 6:54:05 pm EDT
In reply to Re: Hi I'm New (And I have pics of my latest adventure) posted by ericjustin on June 17, 2007 at 12:29:55 am EDT

Take a film class - because film doesn't give you instant feedback, you have to "know" ahead of time how a particular shot is going to come out - that is to say, you have to at least be able to have a reasonable idea what the different settings will result in for your shot. You should get a great feel for the different effects and nuances your final shot will have, especially if you learn what different aperture, shutter speed, film speed, etc settings will create - especially since many digital cameras allow you to manually set them if you want.

The other thing, which you seem to have grasped, others have mentioned, and was the most valuable thing I learned in the one photography class I've taken (back just before or right as digital cameras were coming out), is to tell a story - and that takes the patience of taking a moment to look at the scene in your viewfinder (or LCD screen). I've found that if I take that moment, I sometimes discover I may be cutting something off weird or the shot is framed awkardly or it's really not that great of a shot after all...

It also helps to check other people's work out, too, as mentioned already. A hiking buddy of mine is an excellent photographer (though he insists he's not good enough to publish), and watching him set up his shots and talking with him about what he does has taught me a few things as well. Plus he's commented on some of the photos I've taken, which has given me some things to consider as well.

Usually it never hurts to learn the basics (which is pretty much true for just about everything in life!).

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