2006 ArchivesLake Michigan Winter
A brave new world. Early days and lessons learned along the way.
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 unfolding. 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.
Introducing the Nikon D50: Packing a 6.1 megapixel sensor that pulled me further into photography.
This camera was 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 flat there? Questions that can still be puzzling.
These photos represent the early days of exploring and trying new things.
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.
