Keen but ignorant :)

[haloola]

Hello fellow happy snappers,

I'm joining up to get some much needed constructive criticism!

Taking photographs is quite an important part of my job (I'm a botanist) and I get to travel to really cool places, but my inability to do them justice frustrates me! I can take a decent (scientific) close-up, but dont know anything about how to compose a decent landscape or anything more artistic.

So, I've handed back the old Nikon Coolpix 4500 that is provided by my work and bought my very own grown-up camera (not quite a dslr but a step in the right direction). I've been clicking away and hope to get some feedback - don't hold back, I can take it

Lisa

 

[Tommo B]

Welcome Lisa. I have a great macro lens, but have used it entirely for portraits since I got it. So much for my help then!

Enjoy the new camera.

 

[Jayesh]

Hello and welcome to TP

 

[mrtoad]

Hello fellow happy snappers,

I'm joining up to get some much needed constructive criticism!

Taking photographs is quite an important part of my job (I'm a botanist) and I get to travel to really cool places, but my inability to do them justice frustrates me! I can take a decent (scientific) close-up, but dont know anything about how to compose a decent landscape or anything more artistic.

So, I've handed back the old Nikon Coolpix 4500 that is provided by my work and bought my very own grown-up camera (not quite a dslr but a step in the right direction). I've been clicking away and hope to get some feedback - don't hold back, I can take it

Lisa

hi and welcome
botanists are infamous for their out of focus badly composed shots of the worlds most interesting flora...joking...
if you have a bridge camera you may find this is quite ok for macro shots and general field work
a dslr of course will extend your lens power and picture quality no end...and take more money out of the bank
good luck
my father in law was a very serious amateur botanist in some respects as a professor of pharmacy

 

[Snap53]

Welcome to tp

enjoy your stay