The Shorpy web site features a steady stream of wonderful older photographs – subscribe if you haven’t already. Among the photos in the stream are some real gems, such as some of the Dorothea Lange photographs showing up this week.
California Nature Photographer: Photographing in my own ‘backyard’
I just posted a new piece at the California Nature Photographer blog: Photographing in my own ‘backyard’. It concerns doing photography in places you know very, very well – and it includes a few recent photographs that have not been posted here yet.
List of RSS feeds for photography web sites from 1001 Noisy Cameras
The folks at 1001 Noisy Cameras have started to put together a listing of photo blogs with RSS feeds. If you can’t get enough photo news from the web already you ought to check it out! ;-) While you are at it, subscribe to the 1001 Noisy Cameras feed – a lot of interesting stuff comes across the internet by way of their site. My blog has a feed – obviously, since it is included in their list – that you can access in a number of ways including a click on the button near the top of the page.
Shopping for your first DSLR? Some Advice
Recently I’ve seen a lot of posts around the web by individuals looking to upgrade from point and shoot cameras to their first DSLR – and in a few cases by folks who intend to bypass the P&S step entirely and just start right out with a DSLR.
Among these folks the questions are usually “which camera should I get?” and “what lens(es) should I get?” These questions are phrased in various ways: “Is camera X a good choice?” “What is the best lens for Camera Y?” “I hear that lens/camera Z is the best – is this right?” “I’m just getting started and I plan to get the very best camera and lens available.” “What lenses do I need to complete my setup?”
While there are exceptions to almost every rule, in the case of new DSLR shooters I have some strong opinions about what the best approach will be in most cases. The good news is that the “right” answer is probably also the least expensive, the most conducive to learning about your relationship to DSLR photography, and the most adaptable to a variety of future directions that you might find your photography taking. Continue reading Shopping for your first DSLR? Some Advice