I’ve been thinking about and working on this for so long now that I can’t believe its finally here! The FIRST post for Snap to It, my weekly photography tip/assignment.
If you need a reminder about what this is all about please click HERE and that will explain everything!
For this inaugural Snap to It post I want to keep it kind of simple and just talk about what I want to call “the basics.”
I don’t necessarily want to recreate the wheel by spending weeks and weeks going through tutorials on how to use your camera and how to understand some of the basic things that are important for all photographers to understand. I know for a fact that there are a TON of websites out there that cover all of the really important elements on how to understand your camera, making the jump out of auto to manual, understanding exposure etc…
How do I know this?
Because I have spent the last few months obsessively reading and studying these websites! Now I want to pass that info on to you so you have a starting point.
Here are links to my FAVORITE websites where I have basically taught myself everything I currently know about how to use my camera, how to adjust settings to achieve the desired look, exposure etc…Depending on what it is you are looking to learn, you will for sure find something here of interest.
After this week I will focus these tips more on specific things I have learned or am learning as well as continue to point you towards other helpful websites/resources.
Camera/Equipement
Manual Mode
A Beginners Guide to Photography
The Exposure Triangle
Aperture
How to Understand Aperture in 5 simple steps
ISO
Understand ISO in 4 simple steps
Shutter Speed
4 Steps to understanding shutter speed
If you clicked on any of these links you should be able to determine my three favorite websites for all things photography. I seriously can NOT even tell you how GREAT I think these websites are for learning. I have come across numerous other websites but I always come back to these three. They just have a plethora of great information especially for beginners and it is so easy to just click from one article to the next and just soak it all in.
This is probably my favorite. I have spent hours upon hours on this site. Courtney makes things very easy to understand, she mixes things up so the material is always something interesting and new and her videos are great as well. If you have an interest in learning your camera and want an easy to understand approach from a mom who loves photography and taking pics of her kids…this is the place for you to spend your time.
THIS POST is the mother of all posts. It will get you to pretty much anything you want to learn. Block off like four hours before you click on it. 
Josh has such a great way of explaining complicated photography topics in an easy to understand way. I found his site off of Pinterest and that day was essentially gone after I stumbled upon it. His posts are straightforward, well written and they just MAKE SENSE.
TONS of awesome resources. This site is a little more corporate and less personal like Josh and Courtney’s site, but you can’t deny the wealth of easy to understand info that is on this site. I subscribe by email and every week when the email comes through there are at least 3-5 posts that I click on to read. Another fabulous learning resource.
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Ok on to this weeks assignment!
For our very first assignment I want you to send me a picture of something basic. BASIC but NOT boring!! A pillow, a peice of fruit, a chair. Any basic thing captured in a creative way. Try not to make the photo too busy…I want to “feel” basic when I see it, but I still want it to be creative.
I am SO EXCITED to see what you send me.
Please click HERE for instructions on HOW to submit your photos! REMEMBER you don’t have to be using a DSLR to participate!
ALL PHOTOS that are submitted prior to midnight on Monday will be included in a post next Tuesday (withy my favorite photo called out) and then next Wednesday will be the next Snap to It tip/assignment.
Here is my “basic” photo. I will have a couple more to share with you next week when I reveal all of YOUR photos!
OK- SNAP TO IT!
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