We all, even the most amateur of us, love to take photos don’t we, and to show them off later? Whatever we’re using to do it,whether its costly and high priced, or a camera phone on the spur of the moment.. we are all just driven to capture that image. That takes a few tools, among them a camera, tripod and a few other things.
If you’re a bit more driven than most people, then maybe photography is right for you. Weather and wildlife can be intersting things to photograph, and although they take a bit more practice, once you’re in the know, its not at all hard.
A camera and all the lenses and straps, tripods and so on, as we said before, are nothing more than just tools, very much like tools you might use for gardening or anything else.
You need, just like those other jobs, to find the right tool for the job you’re doing and, just like any other tool, there are accessories that you need to make the job easier, or able to be accomplished.
Canon EOS 20D is a great camera to start with
They are all ways, different ways to help you to transfer what you envision on the photo, into an image of that vision.
Selecting a camera is really personal preference, essentially what you will be photographing, what you can afford and realistically, what fits in your hand and feels comfortable.
There are some that will make things easier for you, notably the point and shoot variety, which are just what they say.. point and shoot..
I prefer the ability to set my own scene so tospeak and I personally, don’t feel at ease without some weight in my hand.
I use a Canon, EOS 20D, I love it, and I like the added weight of it that lets me know I’m holding a machine.
You might be different. You may want lighter or heavier.
This, so far as I’m concerned is the cream of the crop, with a reasonable retail of about 1200 USD new, but it can be had for about 680 USD when used.
The first digital I shot with was a Minolta Dimage.
I was, and still am in love with the camera. Many, if not most people who look at photography as a serious hobby, if not a passion, have more than one camera and use them all for different things.
Shooting through glass panels, or underwater takes a bit more effort, but the photos that you get are worth exploring with new techniques.
Shot through a glass panel in an underwater sea aquarium
What ever camera you choose, what that camera ideally does.. what any camera does, is to help you capture the scene in front of you the way you see it.
You will want to play with your camera, to get the scene in front of you sharp, and to focus on exactly the parts of it that you want to focus on.
The Albine fawn is the center of focus in this image
When you are beginning to photograph, keep it simple.. Try to get exactly the shot on the camera that you see in your head.
Focus on the most intersting or amazing aspect of the scene in front of it.. whether its a bug, or a hole in a tree.
One mistake that most of us made when beginning was to try to capture the image from too far away.
Whether its with an additional lens, or by walking in on the object, GET CLOSE!! Get right in there with your subject and focus exclusively on whatever it was that caught your eye enough to make you want to take that picture to begin with.
I’ve taken photos of nearly anything.. a single flower blooming through the snow, a bit of dirt on a pristine counter.. Almost anything that is eye catching can be a subject if you bring it in clearly and center it the way you want it in the photo.
One last tip that every beginning photographer and seasoned pro needs to bear in mind.
Camera shake is the single most deady thing that can happen to your picture.
Keep your arms to your body to steady the photo, or use a tripod to capture wildlife, and with weather, there is nothing that beats a tripod.
A doe, caught on a very foggy morning
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April 2, 2008
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