A brave new world with my first DSLR. Early days and lessons learned with the Nikon D50.
We’ve all seen that “Hello World!!” first blog post that publishes automatically when you set up a new blog for the first time.
You won’t see that one here, but this really is the start of revealing my photography journey… a journey that’s still unraveling. Lessons are still being learned every time I press the shutter button.
Although I had experience with a handful of point-and-shoot cameras and film alike, the “investment” into the world of DSLRs (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) would prove a turning point starting in 2005.
The investment into the world of DSLRs would prove a turning point.
Behold the Nikon D50: my first entry point into the strange world of interchangeable lenses and the unnecessary “essential” accessories I’d never actually use.
I relied on photo tutorials from newsstand magazines (yeah, I know how that sounds) and mostly trial-and-error experimentation with manual settings.
Nothing made sense. And although the words “shutter speed,” “aperture,” and “ISO” seemed to resonate, I didn’t really understand their implications until years later.
Why does the light look wonderful here but boring there?
These photos represent the early days of exploring and trying new things. New questions kept emerging, like “Why do I like this picture?” or “Why does the light look wonderful here but boring there?” Questions I still ask today.
These early images aren’t perfect by any means, but they represent an important chapter in my photography journey; seeing what gets captured, for better or worse.
