try photography

How I did it: I've been taking pictures since my grandfather bought me my first camara when I ws 8 years old.
In high school, my art teacher realized I enjoyed photography and taught me how to take and develop my own black and white pictures. 
Beginning to think of photography as another form of art opened a whole new perspective of it for me.  I began to take pictures of people that were more spontaneous and less posed.  I began to look for interesting things to photograph in nature and took pictures of structures like bridges and skyscrapers.
Getting a digital camara in 2005 was great because I began taking a lot more pictures.
Both of my parents took pictures (my Mom still does) and were pretty good at it.  Looking at their photos made me realize that amature photos could look pretty nice.  I feel like I continue to take better pictures the longer I play around with this hobby.

Lessons & tips: Have fun!  It's a hobby.  Your pictures don't have to be perfect.  Take lots of pictures of different things from different angles.  Some of my favorite photos were ones that I wasn't expecting to be anything special.

Resources: My first camara through my current digital one. 
My high school art teacher who taught me some techniques. 
Looking at my parents photos.

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Jan 25, 02:03PM PST | 0 comments