Christina Elisa
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Hello! I've been lurking in these forums for a while now and I feel the time has come for me to make a "what camera should I buy?" post.
My price range for camera and lenses is about a thousand all together. I would love to be able to shoot landscapes, pictures of clouds, flowers, sunsets, rainstorms, snowstorms, the full moon, etc. I also would like to be able to do some portraiture. I have seen some truly breathtaking portraits where I was really intrigued by how the lighting was used on the subject's face and I'd love to learn how to do that myself. As far as the camera, I'm not sure if dslr or mirrorless would be the way to go. I'm basically looking for a reliable camera that is capable of taking good quality photos that I can learn the finer points of ISO, aperture, etc. on. I'm also keen on buying some lenses to learn with as well, so if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. I'd ideally like to have a well rounded kit that would allow me to experiment with different types of photography and see what works for me.
I'm also looking for really good reference books to study from. I've tried looking for local (and even not so local) photography classes but I live in an economically depressed area and there are few resources available. I've been watching YouTube tutorials by Peter McKinnon and Bryan Peterson but that can only help so much when I don't even have a camera to play around with yet. I really and truly am new to this, I have no prior knowledge of anything to do with photography and to be honest all the terminology I've been reading is making my head spin. All I know is I have things in my life that I desperately want to capture and I am beyond frustrated with my inability to do that on my iPhone camera. I work a high stress job and I realized recently that I don't have any creative outlet. I've always loved viewing other people's pictures and I want to try my hand at it.
I really enjoy the work of Olivia Bee and Peter McKinnon and I would love to try to replicate the quality/tone of their work. I know it's going to take years to get to that point and I'll have to buy much more expensive gear in the future but that is ideally where I would like to take this hobby. For now, however, I'm content to start off in the beginner/enthusiast range of gear. I'm really just trying to be smart about my purchases and start myself off on the right track. Any advice would be gladly appreciated. Thank you so much everyone!
My price range for camera and lenses is about a thousand all together. I would love to be able to shoot landscapes, pictures of clouds, flowers, sunsets, rainstorms, snowstorms, the full moon, etc. I also would like to be able to do some portraiture. I have seen some truly breathtaking portraits where I was really intrigued by how the lighting was used on the subject's face and I'd love to learn how to do that myself. As far as the camera, I'm not sure if dslr or mirrorless would be the way to go. I'm basically looking for a reliable camera that is capable of taking good quality photos that I can learn the finer points of ISO, aperture, etc. on. I'm also keen on buying some lenses to learn with as well, so if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. I'd ideally like to have a well rounded kit that would allow me to experiment with different types of photography and see what works for me.
I'm also looking for really good reference books to study from. I've tried looking for local (and even not so local) photography classes but I live in an economically depressed area and there are few resources available. I've been watching YouTube tutorials by Peter McKinnon and Bryan Peterson but that can only help so much when I don't even have a camera to play around with yet. I really and truly am new to this, I have no prior knowledge of anything to do with photography and to be honest all the terminology I've been reading is making my head spin. All I know is I have things in my life that I desperately want to capture and I am beyond frustrated with my inability to do that on my iPhone camera. I work a high stress job and I realized recently that I don't have any creative outlet. I've always loved viewing other people's pictures and I want to try my hand at it.
I really enjoy the work of Olivia Bee and Peter McKinnon and I would love to try to replicate the quality/tone of their work. I know it's going to take years to get to that point and I'll have to buy much more expensive gear in the future but that is ideally where I would like to take this hobby. For now, however, I'm content to start off in the beginner/enthusiast range of gear. I'm really just trying to be smart about my purchases and start myself off on the right track. Any advice would be gladly appreciated. Thank you so much everyone!