I would like to share this really motivating article I found at blogs.photopreneur.com.. 3 photographers tell their story about the first photo they sold.
The Day I Sold My First Photo
This is the first photograph that Diego Lema (one of the featured photographers) sold:
Powerful isn't it? It's a self portrait, Diego Lema is the model, photographer and digital re-toucher. Yep, he's handsome and talented. There are just people who have it all. Sometimes, God really do play favorites. Hehe.
If the day comes that I have sold a photo, I could finally die happy. LOL. Got to buy the gear first. But with the rate I'm earning online right now ($0.55 from Adsense!), I think I could buy the LCD screen protector first after a year. Haha..
Photography's rule of thirds is and should be the first principle that a photographer should know about photography. This can be considered as a photographer's staple as rice is to Filipinos.
So what exactly is the Rule of Thirds?
No, I wouldn't even attempt at explaining what or how it is because for sure I would sound like a blundering idiot (which I really am). I will let the pros tell you what it is. So click here: The Rule of Thirds.
Here's my attempt at practicing the rule of thirds.
This was taken by a borrowed Nikon D40.P.S.
I have found my new favorite site, the Digital Photography School blog. They also have a forum with which anyone can register and join for free: Digital Photography School forum. If you're wanting to improve your photography skills, go over there right now!
I have found my new favorite site, the Digital Photography School blog. They also have a forum with which anyone can register and join for free: Digital Photography School forum. If you're wanting to improve your photography skills, go over there right now!
Here are samples of the photos I'm having. These basically are few of the reasons why I'm wanting a better digital camera. :)
Notice that huge splash in the center? A faster shutter speed could have caught the diver in mid-air and could have made this photo more interesting.
I know I was not in a good position but a more advanced camera could have captured more details, sharper image, and brighter colors.
Blurry photo. Could be much better if I had a good digital camera. There are lots of noise in this photo. Taken in Macro mode.
As I've said, I am a photography newbie and am learning how to get better pictures. I currently own an obsolete Olympus IR-300. Nothing against Olympus, but I think my cam doesn't give me good quality pictures (but a better photographer could probably get away with breathtaking pictures using my cam). That is why I am wanting to upgrade to a better camera. I recognize that I'm not ready for a DSLR yet and I don't want to carry that heavy luggage. But most importantly, I cannot afford the big guns. :) So, I decided I should settle for an advanced point and shoot first and learn everything I can about the technical part of photography.
Here's my photography wish list:
- Panasonic FZ18
- Pemaraal PA62E FZ18 lens adapter
- Lens filters
- 4 Gig SDHC
- Extra Battery
- Camera bag
- Tripod, Monopod
- Conversion Lenses Kit
That's what I want for now until I see better options. :)
In the meantime, here's a picture I took a year ago with my IR-300 during our trip to Boracay. We are off to a snorkel site here. :) (I know the picture's not so good but the snorkel site was great!).
Hello world indeed. :)
I go by the name of Michelle and I live in the Philippines, a country of wasted beauty and sad ironies. I want to become a photographer.
No, I have no wish to become the BEST as that is a long shot to the moon. I only want to be competent enough to capture beautiful photographs to prove to myself and to anybody who cared that there is great beauty in our world and in life that is worth our efforts to protect, nurture and love. A photographer holds great privileges to hold a camera in their hands and be able to freeze a moment, a thing, and even time to eternity. Yes, it is possible to freeze time. You see it every time you view your photographs. And I am yearning to freeze my time. :)
And so I have a quest. Photography, I understand is not a cheap hobby. I couldn't finance it with my salary and I figured out that perhaps I can raise what I need from Adsense and affiliates. And my first quest is to raise enough to buy myself a Panasonic FZ-18. Why this particular camera? I will write about it in another post. :)
And so, I set up this blog and bought my domain today. I promise to document everything I learned and everything I did for my quest. Perhaps others will be interested to learn, too. So, learn photography with me, I invite you. :) I am hosting this site at Blogger yet as I have no budget for a web server. Perhaps when I earned enough. :)
I have also tried to mess around with the template and found this great website owned by a talented 18-year old Turk. He offers free blogger templates for free, he's very generous. Thank you very much for sharing your talent. Check out GosuBlogger's site if you'd want to change your blogger template. He has loads that he designed himself.
So, I guess this is about it for a first post. I'll try to fix the other sections of this wonderful template.
I enjoyed this photography by Steve Wall from Flickr. He adeptly titled it "Secret little worlds".
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