Get Schooled
Whether you just got your first camera or you’ve been shooting for years, chances are you don’t know everything there is to know about photography.
1. Take a class! – Check out the course listings at your local community center or college. Some camera stores also offer classes at a variety of skill levels.
2. Self-guided study – Don’t want to dole out the cash for a class, or just don’t have the time? Here’s a few places to start your self-guided study:
- Wrap your mind around the Twelve Essential Photographic Rules from PopPhoto.com
- Learn to speak your camera’s language and finally decipher all those hieroglyphics at PhotoNotes.
- Make like Photojojo reader Irene and hit the books. She’s resolved to “really read the how-to books” she bought. Got to be better than trying to read the manual that comes with the camera.
3. Learn by studying the greats – Great photographs not only inspire you to go out and shoot, they can teach you valuable lessons in composition, framing, and exposure.
- PopPhoto’s Images of the Year highlight some of 2007’s best photographic work from professionals and amateurs.
- We’ve mentioned our fondness for National Geographic before, and we’ll do it again. That little publication is doing big things, ya’ll. A great source for inspiration
- Photo editor Gary Hershorn offers insight into Reuters’ best shots of the year in his nifty audio slideshow.
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