Now, first thing's first (I'm the realest). I know nothing about photography. How many more times can I say, "I know nothing about this 'stuff,'" before I become annoying?
I'm starting out with a camera that isn't my own; it's a Nikon D200, borrowed from my boyfriend by way of his father. Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 35-70mm 2.8 (which weighs about 5 pounds, by the way, and I'm told it's from back in the early 80s). At this point, I figure the best thing I can do with my lack of experience is to get comfortable with the equipment, and to just take as many pictures as possible.
We (my boyfriend Nick and I) started out the day by taking the NY Waterway ferry from Jersey City to Wall Street. Can you believe it that I was born and raised on Long Island, went to school at New York University, and work at the New York Stock Exchange, on occasion, and had NEVER explored the southern-most tip of Manhattan? Well, that was about to be rectified.
Nick, by profession and by passion, is an artist with a curiosity for his surroundings, a curiosity we both share. The difference? He's used to whipping out his camera every five seconds to capture the moment. Clearly, something I need to work on. So, I kept this 10-pound piece of metal strapped around my neck and clicked away.
Park bench? Click.
Pigeon? Click.
*click, click, click*
Please keep in mind: None of these pictures have been retouched. As much of an amateur I am with photography, my knowledge of photoshop is even narrower.
Hopefully, this is putting me on the right track, but who really knows? Signing off with a quote from Austrian photographer Lisette Model...
I'm starting out with a camera that isn't my own; it's a Nikon D200, borrowed from my boyfriend by way of his father. Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 35-70mm 2.8 (which weighs about 5 pounds, by the way, and I'm told it's from back in the early 80s). At this point, I figure the best thing I can do with my lack of experience is to get comfortable with the equipment, and to just take as many pictures as possible.
Nick, by profession and by passion, is an artist with a curiosity for his surroundings, a curiosity we both share. The difference? He's used to whipping out his camera every five seconds to capture the moment. Clearly, something I need to work on. So, I kept this 10-pound piece of metal strapped around my neck and clicked away.
Park bench? Click.
Pigeon? Click.
*click, click, click*
Please keep in mind: None of these pictures have been retouched. As much of an amateur I am with photography, my knowledge of photoshop is even narrower.
Hopefully, this is putting me on the right track, but who really knows? Signing off with a quote from Austrian photographer Lisette Model...
"Photography is the easiest art, which perhaps makes it the hardest."
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