Rekd
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2009
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I take this somewhat personally. (Not necessarily in a bad way, not in a good way, it just kind of hits home in my situation.)
I'm not new to photography, and I certainly get paid for some of my stuff. (No, not weddings.) But, as the OP stated, I got, as my first DSLR, a 7D. It was meant to replace a Sony DSC that I've been shooting motorsports with for several years.
Yeah, I could take some good shots with the inferior equipment, and considered myself a professional photographer. Once I started shooting with the 7D and the kit lens, I quickly realized that I am NOT a professional and even though I had the equipment, I knew very little about it.
If I were to run into the kind of response:
Yeah, when I first joined I thought I was good, but I quickly realized how bad I am and have tried to make myself better. With the help of some very experienced photogs here I've moved along and learned more in the last 4 months that I've learned in the last 45 years. I use Auto mode about half the time now, and try to use it less and less all the time.
I'm glad I wasn't run off when I was a "complete n00bie", because I would never have gotten to the "just a n00bie" position that I'm at now. Thanks to the bigtwinky's of this forum for taking the time to help me. I hope you don't leave because of the Rekd's of the forum.
I wonder if a set of forums for members with >100 or 200 posts would help...? That way, those of you offended by n00bies could just hang out there and not bother.
I'm not new to photography, and I certainly get paid for some of my stuff. (No, not weddings.) But, as the OP stated, I got, as my first DSLR, a 7D. It was meant to replace a Sony DSC that I've been shooting motorsports with for several years.
Yeah, I could take some good shots with the inferior equipment, and considered myself a professional photographer. Once I started shooting with the 7D and the kit lens, I quickly realized that I am NOT a professional and even though I had the equipment, I knew very little about it.
If I were to run into the kind of response:
I would surely have left and never came back. As it turns out, the amount of help I've received here directly and indirectly has clearly taken me to the next level.doesn't it piss you off a bit that so many people think they can buy an expensive camera and bam, they're automatically at your level?
Yeah, when I first joined I thought I was good, but I quickly realized how bad I am and have tried to make myself better. With the help of some very experienced photogs here I've moved along and learned more in the last 4 months that I've learned in the last 45 years. I use Auto mode about half the time now, and try to use it less and less all the time.
I'm glad I wasn't run off when I was a "complete n00bie", because I would never have gotten to the "just a n00bie" position that I'm at now. Thanks to the bigtwinky's of this forum for taking the time to help me. I hope you don't leave because of the Rekd's of the forum.
I wonder if a set of forums for members with >100 or 200 posts would help...? That way, those of you offended by n00bies could just hang out there and not bother.
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