Where I Began…
The beginning of my photography began, strangely enough, with purchasing a new phone back in 2017. It was a “Huawei P10 Lite.” I was not typically a technology-orientated person – my previous phone was an outdated Motorola Moto G. (It was however great for the money I was paying £4 a month for 2GB of data, which is crazy.)
Anyway, these details regarding my phone are important. In 2017 purchasing a new phone became the catalyst for me taking pictures. I went to the park to take some “practise shots” with a phone camera that actually picked up details, and was super excited when the pictures turned out clear and coherent.
I sent what was (in my mind) the highly “aesthetic,” edited images to a friend, who immediately suggested that I start an Instagram account. And I quote, she said, talking about the said images, “woah those are dope,” “Maybe you should make an Insta for these.” I pondered this and said yeah maybe, which I then did – about four months later.
This did turn out however to be quite invaluable advice. I was previously not a “social-media” kinda gal. I actually had no social medias across any sites. I was not overly enthusiastic about sharing personal information with potential strangers. Yet, Instagram I found was not like Facebook or Snapchat. I could post whatever content I wanted, and due to the site’s intrinsic format it was possible to connect with other people’s content. This gave me a reason to create more of my own content, and thus I am now a social media junkie – or at least somewhat more Instagram-addicted.
The first pictures I took actually still says a lot about my personal photography style. I still shoot macros, with one element of the picture being the focus. Yet I am now taking pictures with a Canon EOS 80D, and things brings with it a whole new set of technological challenges. Initially I freaked out when discovering how difficult the whole thing was. Yet owning the camera for a month (I bought it before my birthday and it arrived on the 10th of September 2018), I am beginning to be more comfortable with the necessary requirement of learning aperture, ISO, shutter speed, histograms and camera settings. However I still have EVERYTHING to learn, yet there are so many resources into improving I feel confident I can expand my photography horizons.
As I was a complete beginner before buying my camera I thought I could use this blog to document my progress. I want to become increasingly proficient, so what better way to document my progress and analyse how I could improve? Honestly, I think this is going to be fun…
Learning With A Lens 