Thursday, May 13, 2010

My Education

I like some did not go to school for photography. I actually went to school to be an elementary teacher which someday I hope to do. I just like some fell in love with photography and I love to edit! Photoshop is my best friend. Since the love originally began I bought a Nikon D90 and Photoshop CS4. I have all the actions from Totally Rad, 2 sets of textures from Florabella, 2 sets of actions (vintage and black and white) from Florabella, and 2 sets of actions from MCP {The Complete Workflow, Magic Skin Retouching, and The finish It actions}. I have gotten several photoshop and camera tutorials from friends and family (Dantzelle and Kash and others...) who are excellent photographers themselves. I spend hours looking at blogs I am obsessed what can I say. I love to learn new tricks and easier ways to edit. I am in the processing of reading Nikon D90 for dummies, which has been VERY informative, my last photoshoot which I just posted was all taken in RAW format, in Manual and Aperture modes, and I didn't have to ever fix the lighting...that is how much I have learned! I used to spend hours fixing lighting in RAW but I have now figured it out! I still want to buy an external flash and the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens. Luckily I have a husband who supports my hobby and is so nice to me and lets me buy whatever I need to be successful.
Why am I telling you this?

I just started reading a 2 week tutorial on how to be a professional photographer and the first lesson was on getting educated, so I just wanted to let you know what I have been doing to get "educated." Yes I still have a lot to learn but it is part of the fun, seeing yourself improve and blossom is such a rewarding feeling. Sorry for this lame post but it is a good reminder for me to remember where I was at this point.

4 comments:

  1. That is good that you are learning about things. I love photography too but don't have the patience to actually sit down and get great at it. Kash does, but I don't. I do, however, have the patience to learn all about decorating. I guess we each have our passions! That is why life is so great!

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  2. Have you followed any of Lori's step by step posts on how to photoshop an effect? She loves it too.

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  3. Thats awesome!Thats how I started..Nikon D90 50mm f 1/8 and external flash...so much better!The only thing I would suggest for you to use is Adobe Lightroom.So much better PRE processing your RAW files and sometimes you don't have to use Photoshop after it.Try it!

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  4. Thanks Illya! I might have to try it! Your pictures are always amazing so I might have to take your advice!

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