I was a normal 'point and shoot' guy but was always fascinated by the lovely pictures of all things around us. I tried to take the kind of pictures I loved with my P&S but somehow I was never half satisfied. Then what i did was to start reading about taking mind blowing pics. I spent hours and hours reading articles on the internet, watching videos on Youtube and browsing through photography magazines.
My first realization was that i need better gear. But before spending a single dime I wanted to make sure that my camera and gear is not going to lie around catching dust. I read more and more to make sure whether it is possible for a Banker - myself :) - to take up photography and get the results I always awed. Return on Investment is something which is hard wired into my brain (blame my education and job). Based on this premise i didnt just started buying and hoarding camera gear. I bought things one by one, and only when i felt I cant do without them.
Slowly and steadily I started taking good shots (as per my analysis). They might not be the best shots in the world but I call them good shots because they were better. Better than the shots I took when I started taking them and far better than the ones i ever took with my P&S.
I am not an expert in photography, nor is it my profession. I am learning point by point and with this blog I wish to do the same - share with everyone my learnings in "My experiments with light".
My next blog will cover the acquisition of my gear (not a huge one at this point). Do follow.
Cheers!!
My first realization was that i need better gear. But before spending a single dime I wanted to make sure that my camera and gear is not going to lie around catching dust. I read more and more to make sure whether it is possible for a Banker - myself :) - to take up photography and get the results I always awed. Return on Investment is something which is hard wired into my brain (blame my education and job). Based on this premise i didnt just started buying and hoarding camera gear. I bought things one by one, and only when i felt I cant do without them.
Slowly and steadily I started taking good shots (as per my analysis). They might not be the best shots in the world but I call them good shots because they were better. Better than the shots I took when I started taking them and far better than the ones i ever took with my P&S.
I am not an expert in photography, nor is it my profession. I am learning point by point and with this blog I wish to do the same - share with everyone my learnings in "My experiments with light".
My next blog will cover the acquisition of my gear (not a huge one at this point). Do follow.
Cheers!!
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