Hi,
I'm so much looking forward to becoming part of this community. I have been looking for a photography forum for a while and after perusing the threads today I have seen a number of like-minded thoughts about photography being shared so I am very excited to join.
I am by no means a professional photographer, but I am a passionate photographer who is intent on honing the craft to the best of my ability. I am also very interested in the craft of photography and photography as art.
I have just recently upgraded to a DSLR (Nikon D3100) from a Canon SX40. I was mostly happy with using a bridging camera - being quite content with having the convenience of being able to take zoom shot and macro without faffing with lenses (still have lens swopping / heavy bag / loads of equipment issues). I bought a remarkably low shuttercount 2nd hand camera which came with a Tokina 90mm macro which I absolutely love. Although I don't so much love it for looking up once in a while and trying to take a landscape shot but for almost everything else I shoot it is a dream lens.
I like finding the beauty in the small or hidden things around us, that many would just walk past and not notice. A leaf, a flower, a bug, a spider-web, whatever I see that "grabs" me. I prefer handheld to a tripod feeling that I need the connectedness of holding the camera as an essential part of the creative process. I have recently been reading a few books about zen photography and aspects of that process really appeal to me and I have been attempting to put them into practice. I am not sure if I can entirely classify my photos as 'art' but would like to work on that aspect of them as sharing the beauty, capturing the beauty of what I see, is a big part of why I take photos. I can't take you on a walk with me and point out the bug, or the pattern of light, or the beautiful new ferns, but I can share a photo.
I am mildly adverse to post-processing. Not fanatical about not doing it, but definitely tend towards a minimalist approach - I will do a mild sharpen, and some small colour / contrast adjustment, but nothing much more. For me the photo is what happens between me, the camera and the subject in the moment, not in the computer. Because my lens is an old film camera lens and has to be entirely set manually (no auto function at all) I have to concentrate on getting the right aperture and shutterspeed before I take the photo otherwise total mess, and this very manual process has made me far more aware of the value of getting it right in the moment, and has become a part of my creative process.
Wow lol that was a lot I had to say - as I started saying - I feel like there are a lot of like-minded people here and I'm looking forward to being a part of this community.
I'm so much looking forward to becoming part of this community. I have been looking for a photography forum for a while and after perusing the threads today I have seen a number of like-minded thoughts about photography being shared so I am very excited to join.
I am by no means a professional photographer, but I am a passionate photographer who is intent on honing the craft to the best of my ability. I am also very interested in the craft of photography and photography as art.
I have just recently upgraded to a DSLR (Nikon D3100) from a Canon SX40. I was mostly happy with using a bridging camera - being quite content with having the convenience of being able to take zoom shot and macro without faffing with lenses (still have lens swopping / heavy bag / loads of equipment issues). I bought a remarkably low shuttercount 2nd hand camera which came with a Tokina 90mm macro which I absolutely love. Although I don't so much love it for looking up once in a while and trying to take a landscape shot but for almost everything else I shoot it is a dream lens.
I like finding the beauty in the small or hidden things around us, that many would just walk past and not notice. A leaf, a flower, a bug, a spider-web, whatever I see that "grabs" me. I prefer handheld to a tripod feeling that I need the connectedness of holding the camera as an essential part of the creative process. I have recently been reading a few books about zen photography and aspects of that process really appeal to me and I have been attempting to put them into practice. I am not sure if I can entirely classify my photos as 'art' but would like to work on that aspect of them as sharing the beauty, capturing the beauty of what I see, is a big part of why I take photos. I can't take you on a walk with me and point out the bug, or the pattern of light, or the beautiful new ferns, but I can share a photo.
I am mildly adverse to post-processing. Not fanatical about not doing it, but definitely tend towards a minimalist approach - I will do a mild sharpen, and some small colour / contrast adjustment, but nothing much more. For me the photo is what happens between me, the camera and the subject in the moment, not in the computer. Because my lens is an old film camera lens and has to be entirely set manually (no auto function at all) I have to concentrate on getting the right aperture and shutterspeed before I take the photo otherwise total mess, and this very manual process has made me far more aware of the value of getting it right in the moment, and has become a part of my creative process.
Wow lol that was a lot I had to say - as I started saying - I feel like there are a lot of like-minded people here and I'm looking forward to being a part of this community.