I have always hid a desire for photography. Before owning a business, the most impressive camera I ever owned was an Instamatic 110. I would take the 24 pictures and send the film away to Clarks and magically the photos would appear in the mail about a week later. My goodness have we evolved!
I now shoot hundreds of photos in a sitting on my Kodak Easy share. Downloading them minutes later, I delete some, sort the rest and then spend a good chunk of time in Photoshop. My Kodak point and shoot intimidated me at first and now after these few years, as all good evolutions conclude, it does not do what I need, demonstrating that my needs have grown. The Kodak has been wonderful to me for these past few years. But now I feel its boundaries, stopping me from places to which I want to drift creatively ……and technically, too.
Hence, the arrival of a Canon Rebel with 2 lens, a hood, a tripod and assorted stuff of which I am still learning what each piece is and for what it is used. Having no idea of what to do is answered by Google research, paired with a well written instructional book.
What have I learned so far? After a 6 hour educational session of my camera and I today, I have learned to much to share here. What I will share as it is the biggest piece of information is this; Set your white balance, and set it within the context of the lighting with which you use.
The First with a golden hue.
The second with a blue hue.
The third with a yellow hue.
Although not perfect, this was taken after I finally paid attention to the need to balance white.
Onward and upward.