Getting Started in Photography
Washington is a photographer’s state. The light off Puget Sound, the mountains, the puffy clouds — I feel as though pictures take themselves. When I moved here, a funny thing happened, my phone camera started producing fantastic photos.
Three years later, people ask about the photos. What camera do you use? How do you get shots like that? This post is my answer.
I’ve been behind the camera since my days as an Instagram Husband in the early 2010’s — my wife the on-screen talent, me the art director. So I have opinions. If you want the full foundation, National Geographic Photo Basics by Joel Sartore is the book I’d hand you. What follows are my own notes — the gear I use, the habits that made the biggest difference, and what I actually wish I’d known earlier.