12.17.06
Learning to use my DSLR
I ended up running a bunch of errands today. It was a gorgeous day (considering that it is mid-December), so I biked from home to Harvard to Davis to Porter and back, snapping a few pictures along the way. I spent some time at the Porter Square Books reading a book containing some basic DSLR tips (most of which were new to me). I feel like I’m slowly becoming familiar with the camera, though at times I’ll forget to set the ISO after tweaking the other settings.
I can’t imagine having to learn photography using a film camera. Actually, I can imagine it: I’d develop my photos and they would all be terrible. Oftentimes it takes me a handful of tries before I get a decent exposure. In that respect, having a digital camera is wonderful because it provides instant feedback. It’s also cool that you can set it to automatically take the same picture with different levels of exposure, removing some of the guesswork involved.
My CompactFlash card hasn’t arrived yet, so I’m stuck with the 256MB card from our old camera. It’s getting me into the good habit of being picky with which pictures to keep as I take them.
Oh, and of course I’ve tried taking pictures of food: carrot cake and chicken curry.
