Camera Research

I stopped by a local camera supply store and talked to some very knowledgeable staff members. They led me to a Nikon 3100. When I asked their oppinions on the Canon Rebel, he said it was pretty outdated and the Nikon was at least twice the camera for about the same price. I did look at a friend's Rebel and LOVED the results, however, so who knows. I'm guessing both will take great pictures, but I think I'll probably end up going with the Nikon 3100 model. Speaking of....I'm getting kind of antsy to buy. Hmmm, I may not make it until May. Darn my patience :)

I did also check out a couple of books from the library. I'm done with one about photo composition and editing and I'm now reading "Digital Cameras & Photography for Dummies". Now I do actually feel like I need more hands-on work. Especially when I read microstock forums and read all there is to learn: lighting, studio set-up, equipment, lightboxes, proper editing tools. It would get way too overwhelming if I let it....

My goals are to finish the book I'm currently reading and then I'll see what else I have left to do for March. I might have to add some lighting research and set-up research to my goal schedule as well.

Baby Steps

Today I have to concentrate on other areas or work. Instead of researching more information on cameras and photography, I am going to write a couple of articles. I have to keep in mind, however, that writing articles is for my microphotography goal because the money I make will go towards a camera. Speaking of buying a camera, I talked to my husband about buying one yesterday and he took that to mean he can also buy something for his truck. Hmmm, not sure that's how it works, but he wasn't against the idea so I think that means I'm good to go :)

Either later today or tomorrow I'm going to blog about my goals. I plan on making a yearly plan to see if I can make a part-time income in microstock photography. Today, after my articles, I'm going to go to the library to check out some photography books. I feel like I really need to get familiar with the terms and ideas about professional photography before I put a real SLR camera in my hand (did you see that, I said "SLR". I am learning :)). I don't want to get overwhelmed by all the functions when I don't even know what they mean or do. So....my research continues...