Nice site for beginners

[Ojum]

Hello,

I am new to the world of photography. When I was younger my parents got into photography which sparked my curiousity. I have always had a passion for pictures but time and money constrained me from taking it up as a hobby. I now have the time, money etc and plan to do a dual major with one of the majors being photography (might do it as a minor, depending on circumstances)

Anyway I am in the process of doing research into different cameras and found a very good site for us beginers just getting into this hobby. If anyway knows of any other sites, it would be cool if you could post the link here.

Anyway here is the link Site (http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/p_1_001.html)

[ryan112ryan]

the best beginers guide IMO is Ken rockwell's page HERE (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/howto.htm) i don't agree with him on alot of things, but he is on the money in the artical

another interesting read WHY YOUR CAMERA DOESN'T MATTER (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm)

[Euan]

Thanks for those links, I shall read them.

[asmodai]

the best beginers guide IMO is Ken rockwell's page HERE (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/howto.htm) i don't agree with him on alot of things, but he is on the money in the artical

another interesting read WHY YOUR CAMERA DOESN'T MATTER (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm)

Yeah, I see what your saying, his overall theme is spot on but I think he's a tad hypocritical with his slavish devotion to Ansel Adams.

ie. Don't worry about what the professionals say, as long as you like your photos. Ansel Adams says.......

I could be over critical, and I do appreciate the effort he's put in to educate, but I don't think quoting a guy every other paragraph is the best way to reinforce how you should do things "your way".

[Gopher]

Hey, fun stuff, beats pouring over engineering books and business models - unless that stuff turns you on! To each his own.

Suggest finding articles on the photo industry and asking some pros how they like it. This guy (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1676833&postcount=2)doesn't, but some keep the energy going.

It seems like more of a trade schooling than a general degree ment to open tons of doors (like medicine or business). Unless you're sure you want to be a photographer, you may want to make it a minor. It may sound like more fun than it is, and for the most part, you'll be competing (professionally) with lots who lack a formal education in a relatively narrow field. Also see if employers actually care about a degree. If you really get hooked on it, you can either change your major later or simply fill in the gaps yourself. Ron Kramer (http://www.portranet.com/about/), for example, could probably give you a wonderful photography education that you couldn't get at college for considerably less money.

Try to find out what it's really like being a pro photographer (reportedly it's a lot of work). I really think those are the links more meaningful at this point.

Google will give you hundreds of links for tutorials, composition, post processing, etc. My opinion is that studying a good book from front to back will offer far more payback.

Additionally; don't get hooked on these forums. They're more about shopping for equipment and chit chatting about the merits of a lens or the high ISO performance of this camera over that. Nice reference and go-to place for questions, but little return for time invested. IMO.