do i really have to learn basic photography before i buy a DSLR camera?I've been super interested with photography since I was a kid.
When my mom bought a canon powershot 460 (simple digital camera) I just couldn't stop taking pictures. I'm just worried I might not maximize the features of a DSLR coz I don't have much knowledge about it
Herman
Well no, you don't have to learn it in order to use the camera (that's what the manual is for), but it's certainly helpful in teaching you how to compose a better picture.
ThereseRose
I love photography too and never took any classes. I've taken some great shots. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. And your camera should come with an owner's manual to tell you how to maximize it's usage. You can always look up info on the net about it too.
fhotoace
Of course not. You can do what ever you want. You may become frustrated when you attempt to use the camera in a way that will not work, but you don't know that and continue to try and try to get it to happen.
DSLR's were made for working pros. They nearly exactly emulate what the pro was doing with film, but with a lot of enhancements.
To be a pro takes a lot of education, experience and dedication to excellence.
The point and shoot cameras are a lot of fun ... I own two, but they are playthings.
My DSLR is a professional tool that makes money ... sometimes a lot of it, but it is not the tool but the artist that makes the images ... time after time after time with consistency
If you really want to be successful, get yourself a good used Nikon F4 or Canon EOS 1n and a good general zoom lens (24-85mm is a good range) and start leaning how to compose, expose, develop and print your images.
You may find a community college near you that has a photo department where you can learn all you need to know to be successful at producing magic using a camera.
Take a look at the link below and see what the pros are doing and then try to emulate them. I could be a lot of fun until you can start shooting film and learning under a good instructor.
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