Back when I was eight years old, I attended a summer creative workshop at my old preschool. We had drawing/painting classes, as well as photography. I used a plastic 135mm camera at the time and I must have produced pretty decent photos. Sadly, I don’t have copies of those photos to show how fruitful that summer was.
Several years later, my dad bought me my own camera, it was a white one. I was the only one in class to have a camera of my own. Everyone else were just using their parents’ and weren’t even trusted to take those out on their own. After all, those were more expensive than my own toy camera that took good enough photos with its built-in flash.
Then using film and having them developed just got expensive. And eventually, I just stopped taking photos…
Then the handy consumer digital camera was introduced to the market. And suddenly, I found myself taking photos everywhere.
I decided to take it up as a real hobby when I bought my first film SLR in November 2008. I didn’t get to bond with Frankie much though. I had to take her back for repairs a few times (due to her old age and my amateurness), and I just couldn’t keep the information in my head when I couldn’t see the fruits of my shooting practice right away.
Then finally, I purchased Maxine my Nikon D60 last year with the help of my loving boyfriend. 
It wasn’t until I’ve owned Maxine for a few months before things clicked and made sense for me. By then I had spent money on two basic photography workshops which were both really helpful in my quest to know my camera better, and to take beautiful photos.
But at the back of my mind I kept thinking, learning to take good photos shouldn’t be all that difficult should it? In this digital age with the cameras being so accessible (no longer do professionals have the monopoly of toting excellent gear around), shouldn’t it be easier for people to access the information they need as well?
That’s my vision for the {newbie} photographer, that I may be able to build a community and a resource that will give newbies the chance to learn about their newfound passion without breaking the bank.
As of now, it is a dream. I am no pro photographer and I don’t even take consistently beautiful photos yet. But I am determined to improve at this craft, and I hope you join me in this journey.
Do not hesitate to leave a note on what topics you, as a newbie photographer would like to see featured here.
Happy capturing!
There are many digital photography classes available online and I attended one such class. If you have the resources to sign up for one, I highly encourage that you find one that you can attend. Start with checking this one out.
