Illiterati
Council Member & Author
I've been a big photography nut since I was a kid, but didn't really get into it myself until after the advent of digital cameras. I couldn't justify spending money on developing pictures that might suck to get maybe one that I really liked.
I screwed around with point and shoot cameras for a long while after that, but I eventually decided that I wanted to have even more control over the pictures I was taking and finally moved to a DSLR camera. I wasn't sure which one I wanted to get, as there are a bunch out there, but didn't want to get a truly low end one.
Thus I approached one of the best photographers I know and asked for his opinion. This is a kid who can quite literally walk out of a room, holding his camera at hip height and facing back into the room he's leaving, and come up with a breathtaking picture.
I told him what I was looking for, and he strongly suggested the D90, which is what I use right now. I want to get the new Nikon D7000 when I have the money (probably a long time from now) and then move on to whatever pro-level camera Nikon offers when I have enough to really spent on something good.
Is anyone else into photography? What do you shoot with? Is there any particular kind of photography you prefer to do? How long have you been into this very expensive but personally rewarding hobby?
I screwed around with point and shoot cameras for a long while after that, but I eventually decided that I wanted to have even more control over the pictures I was taking and finally moved to a DSLR camera. I wasn't sure which one I wanted to get, as there are a bunch out there, but didn't want to get a truly low end one.
Thus I approached one of the best photographers I know and asked for his opinion. This is a kid who can quite literally walk out of a room, holding his camera at hip height and facing back into the room he's leaving, and come up with a breathtaking picture.
I told him what I was looking for, and he strongly suggested the D90, which is what I use right now. I want to get the new Nikon D7000 when I have the money (probably a long time from now) and then move on to whatever pro-level camera Nikon offers when I have enough to really spent on something good.
Is anyone else into photography? What do you shoot with? Is there any particular kind of photography you prefer to do? How long have you been into this very expensive but personally rewarding hobby?
