Holly Cawfield
New member
Whereupon I find myself with a day off and an opportunity to do a bit of research for my first lens purchase and lo and behold I came across a reference to this forum. How wonderfully civil, educational and helpful it all appears!
My foray into photography is quite new, although having grown up in my father's darkroom with the 'fragrance' of chemicals a warm childhood memory, it feels familiar. As the family member relied upon by others as keeper of the family photographic record, my experience until the last few months has generally been attempts to 'capture the moment' of grandparents conferring regarding the deeds of the younger all while the younger move through their various stages of precocious and shy.
About a year ago I purchased a Canon Powershot A520 as my first digital camera and began snapping at things willy nilly on the automatic modes, delightfully surprised at all those vibrant colours. I began to learn a little about the manual modes, slowed down and became a little more thoughtful regarding subjects and what it was I wanted to say or achieve. A few months ago some friends suggested it was time for a dslr and so I am now wobbling along with a Canon 400D and trying to unlock the dark and twisted secrets of PhotoShop.
I do believe one of the things I like best about photography is the vast scope for learning...and seeing. Much of my life experience has revolved around interior design and one of the greatest accolades I can give an instructor from many years ago is that she opened the door into the art of learning how to 'see' with the understanding it was my responsibility to learn how. And now I watch the light and see how it entirely changes the appearance of a scene or try to see the 'picture' in what is around me. I have a very great deal to learn, hope I've made a little progress and am invigorated by the challenge of it all. So if you don't mind an enthusiastic beginner tagging along, it's very nice to find this forum!!
Holly
My foray into photography is quite new, although having grown up in my father's darkroom with the 'fragrance' of chemicals a warm childhood memory, it feels familiar. As the family member relied upon by others as keeper of the family photographic record, my experience until the last few months has generally been attempts to 'capture the moment' of grandparents conferring regarding the deeds of the younger all while the younger move through their various stages of precocious and shy.
About a year ago I purchased a Canon Powershot A520 as my first digital camera and began snapping at things willy nilly on the automatic modes, delightfully surprised at all those vibrant colours. I began to learn a little about the manual modes, slowed down and became a little more thoughtful regarding subjects and what it was I wanted to say or achieve. A few months ago some friends suggested it was time for a dslr and so I am now wobbling along with a Canon 400D and trying to unlock the dark and twisted secrets of PhotoShop.
I do believe one of the things I like best about photography is the vast scope for learning...and seeing. Much of my life experience has revolved around interior design and one of the greatest accolades I can give an instructor from many years ago is that she opened the door into the art of learning how to 'see' with the understanding it was my responsibility to learn how. And now I watch the light and see how it entirely changes the appearance of a scene or try to see the 'picture' in what is around me. I have a very great deal to learn, hope I've made a little progress and am invigorated by the challenge of it all. So if you don't mind an enthusiastic beginner tagging along, it's very nice to find this forum!!
Holly
