>>2682249ADVICE FOR BEGINNER (PT. 2)
6) Learn your camera inside and out. Know the tool of your trade like the back of your hand. Know how to change aperture, shutter speed, ISO and f/stop on the fly, without fumbling around too much.
7) Learn what aperture, shutter speed, ISO and f/stop is. And how they relate to exposure. And what else they affect BESIDES exposure. These will all start to make more sense, hopefully, if you continually follow rule #2 and start asking questions about why some shots work, why some don't.
8) After a while, and you start getting shots you like, start printing them out. Your photographs will look surprisingly different in the "real world" rather than on a computer screen. And it's very cool to physically hold something you created.
9) Look at other photographers work. See what people did before you. Me, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Shore, Lee Friedlander, and William Eggleston. You might hate their work. If so, then fuck you, but you're entitled to your opinion, I guess. But find people whose work you connect with. We have close to 200 years of photography behind us, there is a lot to learn.
10) Have fun. It photography becomes too much of a chore, put the camera back in the box and take up quilting. Seriously, the homeless need to keep warm for the coming winter. Do something productive with your life.
