samuelingram
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Hey.
Just decided to join your forum. Checked a couple out and this one did seem to be the most welcoming so I thought I'd come and check it out.
I'm currently a second year Cinema and Photography student at University. Never really took much stock in still photographs, unfortunately. I got in to cinema after realising that I couldn't quite handle the hard science I needed to do Zoology or Marine Biology, so I went for one of my other loves.
Being on a course that's half still photography, however, I needed to actually take some photographs and produce some portfolios. So once one of my portfolio assignments rolled round a month or so ago I decided to pick up my brother's 400d and head to Chester Zoo - somewhere that I thought I could get some decent, and different, photographs considering everyone else on my course seemed to be trying to take gritty photographs in the alleys behind their house.
To cut things short, I loved it. I have been an avid artist since I was a baby and I've found that a lot of the skills transfer over, so I took to the camera pretty naturally. I hadn't realised that I could merge zoology with my actual degree like that and although that was pretty much the first time I'd ever used a DSLR I got what I think are some pretty decent shots.
It was a steep learning curve. I started the day with a pretty decent theoretical knowledge of how the camera works, but not much practical. I'd recommend the zoo for anyone who wants to learn quickly, however. I think it gives you a taste of pretty much every condition you'd want to photograph in. By the end of it I felt like
I am currently looking to complete a PADI underwater photography course and am building my portfolio. I'm still stuck with the 400d, which is great, but hopefully I'll be upgrading to a Nikon d90 in the near future if I can find a second hand one within my budget
My dream is to photograph the Mola Mola, or Giant Sunfish, the Oceanic White Tip Shark and Grizzly, Black and Polar Bears - my favourite animals - in the wild. So nothing big there then, haha.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting my work, getting feedback and checking out yours.
- Sam.
Just decided to join your forum. Checked a couple out and this one did seem to be the most welcoming so I thought I'd come and check it out.
I'm currently a second year Cinema and Photography student at University. Never really took much stock in still photographs, unfortunately. I got in to cinema after realising that I couldn't quite handle the hard science I needed to do Zoology or Marine Biology, so I went for one of my other loves.
Being on a course that's half still photography, however, I needed to actually take some photographs and produce some portfolios. So once one of my portfolio assignments rolled round a month or so ago I decided to pick up my brother's 400d and head to Chester Zoo - somewhere that I thought I could get some decent, and different, photographs considering everyone else on my course seemed to be trying to take gritty photographs in the alleys behind their house.
To cut things short, I loved it. I have been an avid artist since I was a baby and I've found that a lot of the skills transfer over, so I took to the camera pretty naturally. I hadn't realised that I could merge zoology with my actual degree like that and although that was pretty much the first time I'd ever used a DSLR I got what I think are some pretty decent shots.
It was a steep learning curve. I started the day with a pretty decent theoretical knowledge of how the camera works, but not much practical. I'd recommend the zoo for anyone who wants to learn quickly, however. I think it gives you a taste of pretty much every condition you'd want to photograph in. By the end of it I felt like
I am currently looking to complete a PADI underwater photography course and am building my portfolio. I'm still stuck with the 400d, which is great, but hopefully I'll be upgrading to a Nikon d90 in the near future if I can find a second hand one within my budget
My dream is to photograph the Mola Mola, or Giant Sunfish, the Oceanic White Tip Shark and Grizzly, Black and Polar Bears - my favourite animals - in the wild. So nothing big there then, haha.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting my work, getting feedback and checking out yours.
- Sam.
