How to have Fun While Learning Photography By Elijah Fisher

How to Have Fun While Learning Photography

If you are reading this magazine, I am sure you are interested in learning about photography. Here are a couple of steps you can take as you begin, in order to help move you forward and learn to your fullest capacity while having fun. Written by Elijah Fisher Photos by Shelly Bogard

First, understanding the basics, such as the exposure triangle and the basic functions of your particular camera or phone app, will go a long way toward your enjoyability during the first couple of months. I personally bought a camera that was much more advanced than I was at that early stage. It worked out well; it is still the camera I use today, but for a number of years it was much more camera than I could ever use.

On the same note, you do not need an amazing camera to begin photography. You can use your phone and the apps that it comes with. In addition to that, there are apps that you can download and buy that will add to the abilities of your 8 phone’s camera and make your experience even better. Although you may not necessarily be working with ISO shutter speed and an aperture, you still have an exposure slider of some sort and the ability to zoom in and out, even if it is just a digital zoom. Knowing you have these abilities in your pocket are an extremely valu

able asset to learning photography. I feel that I would have learned much differently if I had grown up with a smartphone, rather than an actual camera.

Either way, with a full camera or a phone, you need to learn the basics. Watching videos is often one of the funner and easier ways of gaining information about photography. Not only do you have people who give you information, they can also show you how to use the equipment that you have in the most effective way. This covers two bases: it helps you learn the basics and learn the equipment that you are dealing with or looking to purchase later. There is no harm in learning how a more advanced camera works compared to your phone, especially if it is one that you are thinking about purchasing in the future.

Once you know the basics and how to use your equipment the next thing you want to do is set a few learning goals. Setting a goal helps you to not only have milestones to achieve but also to see how far you have come as you move forward. Obviously, in photography, a goal would probably involve taking pictures of some sort. It is a good idea to keep these pictures to look back at later. One of the most common types of goals you can set is to see a type of photograph or photography style and decide to try and take some pictures in that style. This does not just mean in composition but also in editing. A lot that goes into a photograph is done after it is taken. Duplicate photos that can be edited numerous ways are a good way to learn different parts of your editing software. Other types of goals would be to learn how to take