My first month with the Canon T3i

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:04:39 +0000

About 6 years ago my mom gave me her Canon Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) and I loved it. Prior to that I’d only used point-and-shoots and the quality of pictures I got with the DSLR was amazing. After a few years I realized I really wasn’t able to take the photos I envisioned in my mind. This was certainly due to having now idea how to use the camera and just relying on full auto to take pictures. Finally, this past winter, I decided to try and teach myself how to take good photos, or at least ones that were closer to what I pictured in my mind. A few people told me, “take a class!” But who has time for a class? I decided to use my good friend YouTube. A couple of 10-minute videos were extremely helpful: this one on aperture:

Canon on Evan Hoffman

My first month with the Canon T3i