Friday, January 13, 2012

YAY!!

After months of having this on my Amazon wish list, I finally broke down & bought myself a new toy.

A Canon EOS Rebel T1i SLR camera!!  I think the new model is getting ready to come out, so the price on this one dropped over $100!  It has great reviews & was recommended by a photographer my co-worker knows.  Also at the photographer's suggestion, I bought the camera body only & separately purchased the 50mm 1.8 lens.  This should allow me to take photos in lower light & create a nice blurred background.

So far I've figured out how to:

-Charge the battery
-Attach the camera strap
-Attach the lens (actually Michael did this while I was reading the manual, but I assume I can do it also)
-Turn it on
-Take a picture using the automatic settings
-Review my pictures & delete the ones I don't want

That's about it.  I've been putting off buying an SLR camera because I was scared I wouldn't learn how to use it correctly & I'd just end up using it like a point & shoot.  I'm still scared - I have a lot to learn.  But I'm excited about the potential.  Now I just need someone to come over & show me how to use it!  Any takers?  J

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2 comments:

Terisa said...

Hi Steph -
A little background - I've been following your blog after it was recommended by Starr. My baby girl is the same age as Alex.
I have a Canon Rebel and love it! But I really began to have more success after purchasing and using this manual. http://www.momtog.com/store/the-unmanual/

Thought I'd share that resource :-)

Terisa

January 14, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Unknown said...

Thanks, Terisa!! I'll check it out. I definitely need all the help I can get! :)

January 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM

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