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I've always wanted to get into photography. To be honest though I HATE taking photos of people, but I really love taking photos of nature.

Pretend I've never taken a single photo in my entire life. How would someone get started in photography? Is it possible to make a career out of it? I feel like there is allot to learn about this subject yet I know next to nothing.

pic taken 10 minutes ago in garden and cropped, is cropping ok?
>> Anonymous
>How would someone get started in photography?
Go to an art school and get a degree in the subject, and while you're getting your education, intern anywhere you can.

>Is it possible to make a career out of it?
No.
Unless you're willing to take pictures of food for restaurants, interiors of homes for realtors, etc. There are commercial jobs, but if you try to be an "artist" you'll starve.
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my garden is quite popular today but the humming birds are still too fast for me
>> Anonymous
Venture out of the garden and see if you still like photography. Yeah, butterflies are nice but flower pictures with no composition and substance are really annoying. So are pictures of your cat and dog.
>> Anonymous
>>251768
hurts to hear that but oh so true, by composition I assume you mean cropping? well i honestly knew nothing about this until 10 minutes ago, rule of thirds and using diagonals and such, I'll have to do more research and keep this in mind for the future, I think the 2nd one is composed better tho i'm not sure, please tell me if that one is composed better so I have an idea of what's right/wrong
also by substance I'd have to guess your referring to to the meaning, purpose, or subject matter of the photo??
sorry for the all the questions but i've never really taken it seriously until now and I'm trying to learn
>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
>>251788

personally, i think the first one is "composed" better than the second one, because the main area of focus is more of the flower/butterfly. In the 2nd one, it seems too busy and my eye wanders around a lot. The focus on the first one is also better.

As far as what can be improved on both of them.. it looks like you're shooting standing up, so all the angles you're capturing things from is up and above the object. If you go back out into the garden and see another butterfly, try kneeling/sitting down to catch it from more of a head-on or even from below angle, those tend to make things more interesting.


in response to the first one- for nature, landscape, etc nope.. unless you're above and beyond everyone else theres really no way to make a career out of it.

i.e.- go outside and practice a lot :)

Also: what type of camera do you have? You aren't showing any EXIF data on either shot
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>>251693

stop posting shit