Just curious- How did you get into photography?

[DianaS]

I have spent some time looking at a lot of people's web pages, fb pages, etc. and everyone is SO great! I got my first camera when I graduated high school. I've had the canon eos now the t2i. I, within the past year or so, have really enjoyed taking photos and wanting to learn all I can.

I'm just curious what got you into photography? Did you learn on your own or go to school for it?

I'm not looking for anything other than to be nosey how you got not the love of photography?

[NathanFranke]

I couldn't draw or paint. Seriously.

My mom gave me her old instamatic when I was 5 or 6, and I took some pictures with that. Eventually I got a Canon SureShot and everyone encouraged me to keep taking photos. There was an Arts and Science camp near where I grew up that I'd go to in the summer, and I took photography courses there--this was when I was 10-11. In high school I got an SLR. I looked at some of those early photos and they suck out loud. I thought they were ok back then, but I cringe now.

In college, I had no ambition, had no idea what I wanted to do, so I majored in photography. No one had ever told me I sucked at it, so why not. I got pretty good at it, and now I like it more than I ever did.

The mighty hand of god touched me and he said, "go forth and make the world a better place through amazing automotive photography!"



Well that and the flying spaghetti monster just loves me because I'm awesome.

The real question here is, how the hell do you get into photography without a blessing from the Devine?!?!!!!!!onejuan111!!!

[Ambrosia76]

Originally Posted by NathanFranke

I couldn't draw or paint. Seriously.
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This is me also. I have all these artistic ideas in my head but no talent to get them out. Photography lets me express some of it.

[brianxlt]

I can see the world through my eye's, but a camera gives me a freeze frame of everything I see.

[Tito87]

I'm tone deaf.

[windrider86]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

The mighty hand of god touched me and he said, "go forth and make the world a better place through amazing automotive photography!"



Well that and the flying spaghetti monster just loves me because I'm awesome.

The real question here is, how the hell do you get into photography without a blessing from the Devine?!?!!!!!!onejuan111!!!

“Luke: What's in there?
Yoda: Only what you take with you.”

[Barbara V]

When I was a teenager I read a book about the psychology of photographs (can't remember the name of it)... It talked about stuff like when one person leans their head towards another, they are close with them, etc. So, I started checking out people's positions and facial expression in pictures and all. Then I got into shooting. In college I took some photography courses, and learned how to develop and print. That was so much fun.

[Peach]

Like you, OP, I got my first camera for my highschool graduation. It was a Canon Powershot IS S1 and it sucked. Right from the beginning. The focus was never quite right and eventually it would only turn on once in a blue moon. But, it survived for a number of years and did take some good pictures while I was in Brazil (a trip I won). After that, I wanted a new camera and eventually convinced my parents to buy me my D40x. I did no research before hand, stupid I know, but I love my camera. It's not the best, it wasn't the best at the time I bought it, but I really do enjoy it.

[Niresangwa]

...because I saw how much money people were making just from taking pictures of stuff.

Make it rain, muthafluffer...