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Shanae
im 14 and interested in photography what should i study in school to help me become a photographer??
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First, get a digital camera (high-end point-and-shoot will do to start with - if you get to be any good, you will need a high-end Digital SLR, aka "DSLR"). Go to the library and start reading books on photography in addition to thoroughly studying your camera's instruction manual. Start shooting! Shoot a lot of photos and compare your work to that in magazines, photog books, etc. Learn digital processing - Lightroom is good & widely used, Photoshop is tough to learn but terrific.
With a lot of practice, study (move on to AWAI's photography program, "Turn Your Pictures into Cash" and then advanced programs - awaionline.com), decide what kind of photography suits your style, interests, personality, etc. If you should decide you want to move into professional fine-art or high-end magazine illustration, or fashion photog, then consider going to university for a fine arts degree in photography. Most photogs do not need a degree. They learn on their own by studying, and shooting a very great deal. There are teens who become good photogs and sell their work!
TIP: only go with Canon or Nikon, even for your starter camera. And make sure you start with at least 8, preferably 12 or more megapixels. The ratings numbers are always stated! You can get a good starter camera on overstock (o.com), Walmart, Staples, etc, and buy plenty of cards. Staff will show you, and you can always start by reading Photog for Dummies, etc, at the library so you know what I'm talking about here!
First, get a digital camera (high-end point-and-shoot will do to start with - if you get to be any good, you will need a high-end Digital SLR, aka "DSLR"). Go to the library and start reading books on photography in addition to thoroughly studying your camera's instruction manual. Start shooting! Shoot a lot of photos and compare your work to that in magazines, photog books, etc. Learn digital processing - Lightroom is good & widely used, Photoshop is tough to learn but terrific.
With a lot of practice, study (move on to AWAI's photography program, "Turn Your Pictures into Cash" and then advanced programs - awaionline.com), decide what kind of photography suits your style, interests, personality, etc. If you should decide you want to move into professional fine-art or high-end magazine illustration, or fashion photog, then consider going to university for a fine arts degree in photography. Most photogs do not need a degree. They learn on their own by studying, and shooting a very great deal. There are teens who become good photogs and sell their work!
TIP: only go with Canon or Nikon, even for your starter camera. And make sure you start with at least 8, preferably 12 or more megapixels. The ratings numbers are always stated! You can get a good starter camera on overstock (o.com), Walmart, Staples, etc, and buy plenty of cards. Staff will show you, and you can always start by reading Photog for Dummies, etc, at the library so you know what I'm talking about here!
Do "fancy" DSLR cameras usually go on sale on Black Friday?
Amy Miller
I've been wanting/looking into the Canon t3i DSLR camera (with lens) which is priced at $600 (well, $599 to be exact) but I was wondering, do things like that even go on sale for Black Friday? If so, do you know about how much they go on sale for?
I'm just wondering if it's actually worth waiting until Black Friday to purchase the camera or not...
Answer
As DSLR cameras go, the Canon T3i is probably about the least "fancy" one about. It's a basic, bog-standard beginners DSLR.
Black Friday is just yet another sales ploy. It's just a way of shifting cheap tat and previous generation electronics that most people don't really want. You will get discounts on old electronics which have been superseded, stuff that the retailers have overstocked on and specially bought in cheap goods that you wouldn't buy at any other time of the year, but rarely anything that is current and popular.
Sometimes retailers will push prices up just before Black Friday so that you see a price drop and an apparent bargain on the day, but it's rare to get a real bargain on anything that is both current and popular.
You might be lucky, but I really don't expect to see a significant drop on the T3i or any other current, popular DSLR until the retailers want to get rid of stocks because of a new model.
Having said that, you *might* see some bargain Nikon D5100 DSLR cameras on Black Friday. Nikon have been selling the D5100 for several years now and they bought out a D5200 to replace it just over a year ago. They have just this month launched a D5300 with wireless capability. That means there's lots of stocks of 2 generation old D5100 cameras that the retailers want to shift.
Although it's now 2 generations old, The D5100 is still a very good camera with a great sensor and it would actually be a very good alternative to the Canon: http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-T3i-vs-Nikon-D5100
The trick with finding bargains on Black Friday is to look out for old stock like that. When there are several generations of similar equipment available the retailers use the opportunity to shift the old stock. If you don't *need* the latest extra gizmos then you can pick up a bargain.
The Nikon D5100 is already something of a bargain because of the D5200 and D5300 being on the market. If Black Friday pushes prices even lower then it would be a great buy.
As DSLR cameras go, the Canon T3i is probably about the least "fancy" one about. It's a basic, bog-standard beginners DSLR.
Black Friday is just yet another sales ploy. It's just a way of shifting cheap tat and previous generation electronics that most people don't really want. You will get discounts on old electronics which have been superseded, stuff that the retailers have overstocked on and specially bought in cheap goods that you wouldn't buy at any other time of the year, but rarely anything that is current and popular.
Sometimes retailers will push prices up just before Black Friday so that you see a price drop and an apparent bargain on the day, but it's rare to get a real bargain on anything that is both current and popular.
You might be lucky, but I really don't expect to see a significant drop on the T3i or any other current, popular DSLR until the retailers want to get rid of stocks because of a new model.
Having said that, you *might* see some bargain Nikon D5100 DSLR cameras on Black Friday. Nikon have been selling the D5100 for several years now and they bought out a D5200 to replace it just over a year ago. They have just this month launched a D5300 with wireless capability. That means there's lots of stocks of 2 generation old D5100 cameras that the retailers want to shift.
Although it's now 2 generations old, The D5100 is still a very good camera with a great sensor and it would actually be a very good alternative to the Canon: http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-T3i-vs-Nikon-D5100
The trick with finding bargains on Black Friday is to look out for old stock like that. When there are several generations of similar equipment available the retailers use the opportunity to shift the old stock. If you don't *need* the latest extra gizmos then you can pick up a bargain.
The Nikon D5100 is already something of a bargain because of the D5200 and D5300 being on the market. If Black Friday pushes prices even lower then it would be a great buy.
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