how long have u been shooting?

[obewan]

Looking back at some of my virgin shots during teenage years of friends in chalet, birthdays and group outings...
One word to describe, "Sucks"...:bsmilie:
But those moments are captured and they brought back good memories. :cry:
Last time is only shoot when there are special occasions with my film P&S.
SLR is definitely out of budget for me then.
Now owning a DSLR is like will shoot on any occasions. :bsmilie:
Just hope that these photographs will bring back many good memories
for the years to come.

 

[lsisaxon]

I started shooting in 1973, my first camera is a plastic camera that uses 120 film and it used flash bulb. It look like a SLR, anyone remember this camera? it was very cheap. Shot many B&W with it. Next was a Seagull TLR, a Yashica FX-3, Contax 139 and a few Nikons. Just got in DSLR last year.

Wow... I think I had one long long time back which is plastic, does not have flash, fixed focus using a cheap plastic lens with lots of aberration, only a single shutter speed and does not have aperture control. Yes, it uses 120 film and got a scolding from my dad because I bought it from some pasar malam tikam tikam stall. I had to beg him for a roll of 120 film to try and he think it's a waste of film (he's right). But it was a good lesson for me.

 

[photoliu]

Feeling very down and out after helping a friend out at his recent photoshoot(i was 2nd photographer). Pics didnt turn out to be great(but neither were they that bad).

Wondering how long did you guys took to sorta "learn the ropes" of photography...i've been shooting for abt 2 yrs now...yet i feel so embarrassed at my level of photography, cos sometimes the shots really come out crappy.

Haiz. showed the pics to his friends(the models) and they just kept very quiet, could feel that they didnt think much of my pics. haiz.

will keep on trying. :embrass:

I have been shooting for few years and my skills still lacking behind many of the 'masters' here. I guess more pratices will hone the skills, notwithstanding getting the mentorship of a skilled-photographer... = )

 

[AReality]

Wow...

I wasn't even born yet when some of u started shooting...

.

 

[pangzzz]

wow just dug up this thread after a long time....

photography is indeed a skill which u must take a long time to hone..come to think of it.. clubsnap is def a place where its great to learn from the others...

 

[magnum25]

I started shooting when I was in college. I was using my friend's Olympus OM-1 back then.

 

[felixcat8888]

Started in 1989 with a film SLR called the Cosina, gradually moving to a semi-auto SLR called Chinon and was given a 2nd hand Canon AE-1 to play with too. Then graduated to the Pentax Z20 from 1992 until today. Started using Digital cams only in 200 with the HP Photosmart 618 and the SLR-lke 912. Both are still with me today and working (2.1 megapixels). Bought a Fujifilm E550 for the wife to use and got myself the Canon S2 IS, now changed to the Fujifilm S6500FD. Next will be a DSLR but dun know when.

Still struggling with digital format though.

Happy learning.

 

[slaam]

Wow...

I wasn't even born yet when some of u started shooting...

.

lolz they shld change ur member status from senior member to junior member with lots of posting ;p


sigh me another uncle who has been shooting for a while but photos never improve as much as i wish. though hanging at home in depression doesn't help!
go out and shoot. ask for honest criticism dun let their silence stop u frm asking them what's wrong with the photo and how it can be improved

 

[slaam]

I started shooting when I was in college. I was using my friend's Olympus OM-1 back then.

heh i started in uni days...
jus sold my eos88 to cash convertors last week..
heh hopefully it makes someone else happy

 

[eikin]

Feeling very down and out after helping a friend out at his recent photoshoot(i was 2nd photographer). Pics didnt turn out to be great(but neither were they that bad).

Wondering how long did you guys took to sorta "learn the ropes" of photography...i've been shooting for abt 2 yrs now...yet i feel so embarrassed at my level of photography, cos sometimes the shots really come out crappy.

Haiz. showed the pics to his friends(the models) and they just kept very quiet, could feel that they didnt think much of my pics. haiz.

will keep on trying. :embrass:

i guess it's good you kept your expectation for your own work higher than what you're producing now. let that expectation push your photography, don't let it stop it ... yah just keep on trying, everyone's trying all the time

 

[zac08]

Just started seriously in the last 2 years or so... previously only knew how to snapshoot...

 

[J-Chan]

since a small kid I guess.. still have boxes and boxes of photos from the film era, all snapshots.. only gotten into photography seriously some 2 years back..

 

[cibs]

My first camera was a Chinon and that was 18 years ago.. never really got the hang of it then but i continued shooting through the years going from that $500 camera to a Nikon F90 and my first digital.. that was the Minolta 7Hi. I think that was when thing really started to move. Contrary to what others may say.. Film as a very slow learning curve.. the delay from shutter release to output took days if not weeks. Digital tells u the results there and then and if you are the type to learn from your mistakes.. you will learn fast.

Shooting weddings, on the other hand, isnt as easy. Good wedding photography comes from knowing the proceedings of the wedding itself so you can plan and execute your shots properly.

Developing the 'eye' and optimum use of each of your lenses will help you compose and tell the story whilst using the combination of focal lengths and lighting will help you create your storyboard and set the ambience.

Nothing is ever easy.. but it does get easier the more you do it.

Post processing allows you to add that personal touch to it whilst changing the ambience from a plain boring scene to one that you 'see'. Overdoing it or not is highly subjective.

 

[rgborj]

one month... crazy about it..

 

[yehosaphat]

Started photography quite a few years back with a pns but I dun really count it as a hobby till mid 2005 where I got my first DSLR. That is when I can really say started photography as my hobby... reading, asking, practising, etc.

Keep shooting!

 

[giantcanopy]

one month... crazy about it..

I am coming to 6 months ... and still loving every bit of it

 

[rgborj]

I am coming to 6 months ... and still loving every bit of it

I would be too... I'm addicted to it.

But for me too expensive to be a hobby, cannot afford to buy very good lens, only can buy what my pocket can afford. But nevertheless, i'm still happy..

 

[Yatlapball]

17 mths... Never picked up or owned a camera before that. :bsmilie:

 

[slaam]

I would be too... I'm addicted to it.

But for me too expensive to be a hobby, cannot afford to buy very good lens, only can buy what my pocket can afford. But nevertheless, i'm still happy..

you be surprised with wat a PnS can do even.
I see tchuanye's macros with a reverse lens and PnS... I feel like throwing my dslr into the longkang
its always about the photog.
but if your shooting needs require really specialist gear u can always try improvisation first...

 

[ndroo]

I'm a late starter! LOL. Got my first cam almost 4 years ago, so that's when I started.