Some of the first images I took with my brand new D40. On full Auto Im sure!
I think I discovered picnik here!
I feel like I need to apologize to Sarah and Alex for these over edited over saturated images. I should never of charged you for these. I know that now. If we are ever stationed near each other again please let me shoot your family again!
Some of my first newborns
Middle of the day shooting.smh. oh and the fake sun flare. I do still like this image on the right though! My boys and the big ocean!
I learnt to shoot in the shade. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it did nt.
Not something I should of been charging for.
White balance issues. Thats what shooting on Auto does for you.
I really wanted to get serious now. I started reading more online. Purchased the book Understanding exposure and read read read. Of course I still made mistakes. white balance? I dont think I even knew what that was still. I do think I was now shooting in AP mode though...
Purchased Photoshop elements and started using free actions I found online.
Around this time I sold my D40 and purchased a D90 convinced it would 'help me take better pictures'
Joined Clickin moms.
Theee best thing I ever did.
Discovered so much.
White balance,
MANUAL mode!!!!
Being in manual mode gave me that control I needed to get the images I wanted to produce.
Of course I still made mistakes... Still do. Trying to find 'my style' i was still a little heavy on the 'eye' editing. I'll learn. I'll learn!
Upped and moved from the UK - USA
Had a lot of time on my hands to READ.
I read and I practiced.
Practiced more.
Stopped charging. And practiced MORE!
Re did all my pricing etc
Started charging for my time and my knowledge.
Still practicing
(shooting for fun)
I hope this has encouraged someone to just keep at it. And you will see improvement. Learn how to use your camera, see the light and be in control of your camera instead of letting it think for you and you will get the results you want.
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"Stopped charging. And practiced MORE!" That, I think, shows so much growth right there! I adore how you edit. I can do so very little in PSE, but I do have the desire to learn, not because I want to be a photographer, but because I want to be properly good at it. Thanks for the advice and the encouragement!
{Love the apron dress in the last 2 photos. So darling!}
Also, had to come back to tell you my verificatio code last time was "1 artsnot". Somewhat apropos!
beautiful Becca! Sometimes I look back on the work quality when I first "went pro" and boy it's embarrassing. So I'm trying to take a much kinder, gentler and more encouraging point of view with new shooters that are willing to learn :)
You have nice work. Looking at your pictures you can see a progression of major improvements. I am one of those photographers in your area that doesn't charge. I do photography for the love of photography. I have always taken candid shots of people, never liked setting up and posing people. I like real life shots. And I always tell people that they might consider hiring someone who does do posing and set ups. I mostly take pictures for people who cannot afford to pay but really want family pictures.
OUTFREAKINGSTANDING of you to post this. I love that you put this out there to show what progression can get you. Like you I took photos of people for FREE didn't charge one single dime until last year my FIRST year in business by then I was done shooting for years and I can see the progression my photos have taken just in a years time and I still shoot with a crop sensor .. I love my D90 and make it work and like you said MASTER your camera. You've come a long way baby.
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