"Your Camera takes such good pictures!" Well, actually I do. :)

We live in an era of photography! Everyone is a "photographer", so people think. We have cameras constantly attached to our hands and clever filters to give them spunk, however, there are great benefits in pulling out your actual camera.

I am regularly asked, "Will you teach me to use my camera?".  

There are excellent amateur SLR cameras out there, such as the Canon Rebel and whatever the Nikon equivalent is, which are common and affordable these days. If you are an owner of such a camera, do you find yourself shooting on full automatic? Do you get overwhelmed trying to read the manual? Guess what?! You are smarter than your camera and perhaps you just need some tips and tricks to better understand and use it. 

I am starting this blog as a class for anyone interested in taking better photographs. I won't go into the technicality of each function but rather give you just what you need to get a good grasp of what you are easily capable of. Photography is exciting and fun! Getting started is simpler than you might think.

My first tip:

Don't Get Lazy! Use your camera often, love your camera... Your iphone might be more convenient but it is not comparable in quality to your SLR. It drives me crazy to see people traveling around the world and the only camera they have out is their phone!

Your camera shouldn't be just for special occasions, you should use it regularly. The more you use it, the more comfortable it will be for you.