Recent content by dating_a_photographer

50mm f1.8 lens, The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman, Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson, replacement lens caps for the lens she already had (the cap had broken and was becoming quite unusable), and a voucher for a camera bag of her choice. And some other, non-photography related stuff.

Update! She loves it all! Thanks for the suggestions and help everyone, I wouldn't have had any idea what to get otherwise :)

Ooh, I just read a review on that book and it seems like a good one that she would really enjoy, too... we love traveling, and the review says that Freeman's photos are generally focused on travel photography, so that could be right up her alley... so many options!

I did take a look at your website and peruse some of your galleries - I really like them, especially some of the landscapes. I think I'll definitely get the one you suggested (like you said, it's quite affordable), but I might get the portrait one as well

interesting, thanks for both those opinions. I'll take a look at both those books and see which one I think she would enjoy more! noted ;)

Are there good photography books that I could get for her, that she could use to help upgrade her skills to the next level, explaining all the details of the manual settings? I'm thinking that could be a nice inclusion in a package of multiple camera-related things. She has been learning about...

oh good idea to do a voucher or something like that for the bag. A package is a good thought! She just has the camera strap that came with the camera originally, so it's fine but nothing fancy. Only unfortunate thing is, due to the pandemic and quarantine, etc. - we actually won't be together...

Wow, great input from everyone! Or at least, I'm guessing it's great :) Lots of advice for sure. Thanks so much for the help and input, although a lot of it went over my head completely haha. It seems to me like a 50mm lens is the most common suggestion here, so I'm leaning towards that. I'll...

Hi all! This is my first post here. I'm not a photographer, but as my username states, I am dating one! She is a beginner, been taking photos casually for about a year or two, and I know she has been wanting to get a new lens. Her birthday and college graduation are coming up, so I figured I...