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9 years ago
So, I've been relatively busy with life.
But even moreso, recently i paid off my credit card with my taxes, which was incredibly awesome to do
bbuuuuttt then i turned around and bought a $249 DSLR (which is worth about $439)on the credit card, it's a Nikon D3200, and it came with two lenses and a case *w* (a 18-55mm and a 50-200mm lense)
I love the thing, but holy fuck i dont know what i'm even doing. It's so different from using a point and shoot camera, because I have more control over the settings now, half of which i dont even know what they do :D
If you guys want to see my progress as i struggle through trying to learn my new camera (mostly on my own, but i have photographer coworkers who are teaching me), you can check out my photography dA over on http://ikuzimil.deviantart.com/
I may or may not make a photography account here, it just depends on my getting to know my camera better.
In other news
I think i might have a stress fracture on my foot, but i'm not 100%. The spot on the top left middle of my right foot hurts hella bad. I had to use my cruise control the entire drive home and brake with my left foot because i couldn't press down on the gas/brake pedal with my right foot. It was just a dull ache and my ignoring it has only made it get worse, now to where it feels constantly bruised and painful. I can't raise on my tippy-toes, and walking in and of itself is becoming a chore, even as each hour passes, not even days.
Not 100% sure what to do, since i don't know who my primary care doctor is, and I feel horrible about wanting to go to urgent care for it, but if it is a stress fracture, it's not something that will miraculously go away on its own, nor will buying new shoes that have better arch support fix it
blah. just at a loss for what to do at the present time
Anyway, those are really the only updates I have for you guys
But even moreso, recently i paid off my credit card with my taxes, which was incredibly awesome to do
bbuuuuttt then i turned around and bought a $249 DSLR (which is worth about $439)on the credit card, it's a Nikon D3200, and it came with two lenses and a case *w* (a 18-55mm and a 50-200mm lense)
I love the thing, but holy fuck i dont know what i'm even doing. It's so different from using a point and shoot camera, because I have more control over the settings now, half of which i dont even know what they do :D
If you guys want to see my progress as i struggle through trying to learn my new camera (mostly on my own, but i have photographer coworkers who are teaching me), you can check out my photography dA over on http://ikuzimil.deviantart.com/
I may or may not make a photography account here, it just depends on my getting to know my camera better.
In other news
I think i might have a stress fracture on my foot, but i'm not 100%. The spot on the top left middle of my right foot hurts hella bad. I had to use my cruise control the entire drive home and brake with my left foot because i couldn't press down on the gas/brake pedal with my right foot. It was just a dull ache and my ignoring it has only made it get worse, now to where it feels constantly bruised and painful. I can't raise on my tippy-toes, and walking in and of itself is becoming a chore, even as each hour passes, not even days.
Not 100% sure what to do, since i don't know who my primary care doctor is, and I feel horrible about wanting to go to urgent care for it, but if it is a stress fracture, it's not something that will miraculously go away on its own, nor will buying new shoes that have better arch support fix it
blah. just at a loss for what to do at the present time
Anyway, those are really the only updates I have for you guys
Second thing to learn: YOU WILL ALWAYS WANT MORE GLASS
BUT I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO THE THING
BUT I COULD PROBABLY STILL TAKE BOMB PICS OF THE MOON DAMMIT
Don't buy canon lenses for a nikon camera.
Long version: I have a photography textbook I could mail you. It's geared towards crime scene photography, but the basics for image composition, use of the camera, etc are
still there.
Have fun Lim! :D
Mode dial:
A= Aperture priority. You designate the size of the aperture (which controls your depth of field and the amount of light that enters the camera through the lens). The camera calculates a ballpark range for shutter speed and ISO based on predetermined standards.
S= Shutter priority. You control the shutter speed (the amount of time the sensor is exposed to light). The Camera calculates aperture and ISO.
M= Manual. You set and control everything.
P= Program mode. Similar to a point-and-shoot mode (it can be slightly altered).
The other modes are variations of program. They are set to specific, and ideal, situations and allow little or no control over the camera.