Photography Tips and All

I have been spending my paternity leave just catching up on some reading especially for stuff that I am figuring out to do. Top of the list is photography. I finally splurged on a digital SLR. (In fact, I ran out to buy my Nikon D80 8 hours after Ashlynn was born just to save on the 2% GST hike).

Getting and paying for the camera is the easier part. The tricky part is how to take good pictures with them. I picked up a book " The Joy of Digital Photography" by Jeff Wignall. It's got pretty nice pictures and pretty good tips all presented in a not too intimidating fashion.

I think the crux photography is really observation and timing. Having the patience to look at people's reactions, moods and actions, and willing to spend time with them. I like this quote from the great photographer Edward Steichen that photography's job was "... to explain man to man and eac man to himself"