How Well Do You Know Your Camera?

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For me not very! I’ve concentrated more on the composition of my photographs and enjoying the opportunties around me for taking photographs. I’ve not concentrated on the camera and getting to know and understand the options and features of it. Which is strange as I am quite a technical person and love gadgets.

But I have come to the point where my lack of knowledge is holding me back. I know I am missing out on making my images better because I don’t know exactly what my camera is capable of.

I do like the camera I use at the moment, my Traveler DC-5080, but it is a point and shoot and to be honest I have always fancied having a digital SLR camera.

But before I invest in a DSLR I want to be sure I can make the most of it rather than it being used on automatic, and basically having a very expensive point and shoot. So before I go buying anything, I want to know the camera I have at the moment inside out. Once I feel confident that I have a good grasp of its settings and how to improve my shots to the best of its ability, then I will feel in a better position to move up to a digital SLR that obviously has a lot more features and options to use.

I love looking around for inspiration and finding a shot to take. So I am looking forward to exploring photography more, once I have learned a bit about the camera and how it can help me to get more out of my photographs. And I will share my experiences and what I have learned here on this blog. I want it to become second nature to use my camera to it’s full potential, so that is my challenge for 2008!

Mandy

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