Get familiar with your camera.
You need to know about every aspect of your camera. It really is a great tool when trying to master your chosen model. Take the time to research your kit, it is important for a couple reasons, but of course no one knows the camera better than the people that made it.
Watch Online Tutorial .
There are many online tutorials that you can watch. You can also go to the net to learn just like this blog. This is great when looking for reviews from people who have actually used the rig for a while. The most easiest way to find tutorial is in YouTube, because there are many photography channels in YouTube. popular channels like Mango Street or Peter McKinnon for easy to follow videos. Remember to not just watch the video but also do it in action.
Practice, Practice and Practice!
Nothing will help if you don’t do anything, so go out and bring your camera and shoot anything remotely interesting! Just like drawing and other arts, photography takes practice to be good at. Read every books about lighting and exposure and talk about it all day. Go and take hundred of pictures and see what it needs to be improved and where you excel. It is good to take more pictures and fill up your memory cards, so you could always see in the future how much you have improved.
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