I finally decided to ignore my self-doubts about photography and went out and bought a Canon EOS Rebel T6. "What's the point in taking pictures when I will never be as good as [insert name]" has been the lame excuse for years.
Swallowing my pride, I signed up for the Udemy photography course https://www.udemy.com/photography-masterclass-your-complete-guide-to-photography/learn/v4/overview. Which, by the way is on sale from $205.00 CAD to $14.99.
My first assignment was to take photos focusing on the exposure triangle (shutter speed, ISO, aperture). I chose to practice at the music studio I work at. I figured I might as well capture the kids I love working with. It was the best environment to practice in, because I had the challenge of changing my settings from room to room and adjusting the shutter speed to get moving kids. I learned in the class not to put the ISO higher than 1600. I was having trouble in the dim light so I cranked it up to 3200 ISO. It looked fine until I put them on my computer. Live and learn. I really enjoyed capturing these kids. Their focus, determination, and joy is so evident and reminded me of why I love my job.
So here is a "photo journal: a day in my life," or my first class assignment. Take your pick.
Dance class
One of my piano students
Another one
Group time
Dedication
Success
Great photos! You've really captured the joy in the kids eyes :)
That's a very nice Canon camera. It takes great high quality photo's
si es una marca muy buena yo tengo una Sony y la adoro....jejeej
Wow! Udemy is really molding out genius and people with good photography skills.
Good to know you're doing and learning a lot about photography.
I can't wait to start seeing more of your wonderful and breathtaking pictures.
I wish you success in your endeavours.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you! I highly recommend the Udemy photography course to anyone who is looking to learn all the basics. I will continue to share what I have been learning.
OMG! This is SUCH an AMAZING post! Thank you for sharing! I give you a vote !!
Great job! Such sweet faces. Learning manual photography is not easy but you're doing great! The only way to get really good at it is to shoot shoot shoot! Good luck!
Thank you! I am really enjoying the challenge of manual photography. That is great advice. :)
Nice post..
This is interesting...
I was just reading the reviews about this camera, and found that the T6 powers on, confirms focus, and captures an image in about 0.4-second, a fine mark for an entry-level SLR. And in bright light its 9-point autofocus system locks onto subjects and fires in about 0.13-second—not the fastest out there, but not slow either.
But in dim conditions the focus speed slows to 1.4 seconds when using the optical viewfinder, which is terrible for an SLR—the D3400 focuses in 0.5-second in the same conditions.
Nice pictures @annester. Kids are enjoying your company too.
Good information. Yes, I was faced with the challenge of shooting moving kids in dim rooms. It was difficult to find the balance between focusing and finding enough life. Practice, practice, practice. As a newbie, it may be easier to start outside.
Congrats on being brave enought to make an investment in passion. And don't forger something my father once told me "There will be always someone better than you", so, don't make this thing stop you from self improvement.
That is a good quote. Thank you for sharing!
It's great to see where you work @annester! Thanks for sharing.
Please post more! :)
Your pictures are great, took pictures of many kids, the music program looks good, really good work means respect.
This photography is awesome ..camera is needed every person..
I love that you ignored self-doubt. That's the first and most important step to achieving anything you so desire. See the smiles on the faces of those children.
Piano, guitar, band?
Way to go, Annester!
Now that you have let go of your pride and excuse. You are welcomed to being the next celebrity photographer. With this photos, I would say you are a fast learner.
Waching out for more photos.
hola amigo casualmente muy reciente coloque un post sobre las velocidades de cámaras profesionales, siempre me ha gustado la fotografía y he aprendido mucho, sus imágenes son muy buenas pero cada día usted mismo se exigirá mas, espero haya ganado el concurso porque un buen fotógrafo debe tener lo que describiste en este articulo: un buen equipo, conocimiento y lo mas importante la integración y el cariño con tus modelos... suerte por siempre
This is really interesting. Good quality images.
Wow. I'm really glad to see you get started with a new camera. I look forward to seeing more and more and more from you!
Thanks not just for the photos, but a look into your life. The best part!
I am looking forward to sharing more and more!
Your all photo is super.and this canon camera lens is vary first.so thank your choice.
i like it , good work
Warm, vibrant and colourful pictures. Great for your first time. Definitely keep it up. I’d love to see you take some outdoor pictures next!
Thank you! Work in progress for sure. I will for sure head outside soon for a shoot.
amazing post
Amazing photography. Happy kids
Beautiful kids wrapped round by a beautiful environment. Congrats on your new cam.
Still my lame excuse.
that is beautiful, pushing through dedication brings about great results
Good work dear keep it up I follow you and upvote you thanks
great
well,i think that is was the best day in your life because when we mix photography and childhood we will have an amazing feeling,and by the way the quality of the camera is so perfect.
Guaooooooooo amiga que camara tan hermosa.....yo tengo una muy parecida SONY cybershot.de hecho tengo dos...que digo dos jejejje digitales tengo tres. Dos sony que uso de manera semi profesional..1 panasonic de uso personal..y tengo 3 kodak ya algo obsoletas de las que usaban rollos..y dos canon automaticas...de rollo...asi no las use las conservo...realizo paquetes de fotografias para promociones escolares...en eventos donde me contraten y hasta videos hago con ellas...la fotografia es maravillosa.....ya luego poco a poco ire subiendo fotos mias....sigueme que te seguire....
I love that camera, it looks like a prototype of the one we use I capturing applicants at the passport office.
I love photography, just wait till you learn about raw format shooting. What you can do in editing makes them even better. Welcome to the fun world of photography. It can be very addicting.
That is the next thing I will be learning about... shooting in RAW and editing. Can't wait!
Nice post @annester.
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Good for you! Way to step out. I especially like the pictures of the individual children playing instruments toward the bottom of the post.
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It is nice of you to have faced your doubts ,i see some potential skills in all the pictures..Great job.
Nice work Annie. It's fun to see you getting into photography. Capturing kids indoors can be challenging without flash.
Thanks! It was for sure a challenge. I enjoyed putting into practice the concepts I learned even though the outcome was a little darker, blurrier, and grainier than I would have liked.
You got a good shot out there not too bad for your first assignment. Kudos to you@annester hoping to see
More of this
Great job. Cool photos!
Good for you.
@annester, good self info. i like it , looking forward to see more educative info about you.
Great sharing
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