For the Photographer in Each of Us

I've always had a passion for photography. I got my first camera back in 1976, a second-hand Canon 35mm SLR with 5 different lenses, and B&W dark room equipment for $100 from an old timer photographer, I was in heaven! I have since sold the dark room equipment, but still have that Canon and lenses. Boy, they sure knew how to make a good camera back then, to this day that Canon has never failed me, nor has it ever needed a repair!

A year and a half ago I got my first good digital camera, a Nikon CoolPix 5900. As much as I love my old Canon, there is an ease of use with the digital. What I like is that I don't have to keep buying film and getting the color prints developed. But the best part is I can download the photo's onto my computer and into iPhoto. If there's a shot I really like and want to do some creative things with it I export it into PhotoShop CS2, WOW!

I came across something that may be of interest to many during this gift giving season and for all those budding photographer's. It's Derrick Story's Top 10 Digital Phtography Tips.

Derrick Story is the digital media evangelist for O'Reilly, and his experience includes more than 20 years as a photojournalist, a stint as the managing editor for Web Review, and a speaker for CMP, IDG, and O'Reilly conferences, author of 'Digital Photography Hacks', and co-authored 'iPhoto the Missing Manual.