In Today's world, almost everyone has access to a decent camera and some high-level editing tools. Due to this, more and more people are joining the photography space, but most of them don't want to take photography classes as they can be fairly expensive.
If you are interested in learning more about photography without spending too much here are some useful resources, including books, videos, courses, workshops, the internet, and others.
Without wasting your time let's begin our journey of learning photography, Learn about the most popular methods right here.
1. Online Tutorials
The internet is a sea of knowledge if one knows how to use it to the fullest extent possible, there are many high-quality video courses available online for any genre of photography you want to get into. You can easily find reviews, tips, and caveats from the pros in the photography field.
here are some great Youtube channels that helped me when I was new to photography, you may find them useful.
Fstoppers
Jessica Kobeissi
Peter McKinnon
Mango Street
2. KNOW YOUR GEAR
Take your camera and take a closer look at its features and settings, the more you know about the capabilities of your camera the better you will get with your camera. The best resource for this is the manual book of your camera, I know it can be tough for you to do this but it can really help you with the research of your camera kit. After reading the camera's manual book you can try some other books like
3. PRACTICE
Nothing will help you improve if you don't put it to the test, So grab your camera and shoot anything that catches your eye. You can learn everything about photography but without practice, you will not be able to see whether you have improved or not, what are your improvements, what needs improvements. When you get home after a practice session put your memory card on your laptop or PC and take a look at all photos that you took, that will give you an idea about how far have you come.
4. INTERNSHIP
The internship can be a great opportunity for you to gain some real work experience, and photography internships are also one of the best ways to fast-track your photography career and skills. By working with professionals you can get pointers on what to improve. Internships can be really helpful in any field but in our case, we can learn photography and how to run a photography business at the same time.
5. MAKE PHOTOGRAPHY FRIENDS
Photography is a solo activity most of the time and it's great to have some time alone with your creativity and your gear but sometimes it's great to go out with or make some photography friends because it can help you grow and learn photography in several ways like, get ideas from each other, share images with each other and get feedback, share photography equipment, learn from each other, and boost each other's
social media profiles.
6. JOIN A ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM OR GROUP
If you don't like to go out much or can't go outside for some reason, You can try to join some photography groups or forums, They can be really helpful whether you want honest feedback, want to learn about a certain genre of photography, or get some answers from strangers from the internet but please don't trust anyone blindly do your own research before making any decision.
Here are some forums to check out.
Reddit /photography
Digital Photography Review
500px
7. CAPTURE WHAT YOU LOVE
Photograph what you love, it will make you work harder and help to be motivated to achieve good results. take photos of subjects that excite you if your love taking pictures of cars, take pictures of cars, and if you love landscapes, take photos of landscapes. Doing this will point you towards your genre of photography and help you build your portfolio with the photos you deeply love.
BONUS TIP
It's not really a tip but a general rule to Try new things and make mistakes, But learn from your mistakes. It's the beauty of digital cameras that you can take thousands of photos without worrying about film running out. It doesn't matter if your take 10-20 pics of one subject from the same angle but it is really recommended to experiment with new techniques like changing the angle, lights, lenses, distance between you and the subject to check what looks good and what does not.
Keep hustling and Goodluck.
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