Dear Photography Newbie

Thank you for visiting my blog. As mentioned in the description, this blog is dedicated to everyone interested in photography, especially those who are just planning to try it out as a hobby and those who already own a camera but don't know what the Av and Tv settings do (among others).

The invention of the digital camera (coupled with the prevalence of computers and the Internet) has definitely made photography very enticing and accessible to a lot of people. Many now carry a camera with them everyday single day--e.g., camera-enabled mobile phones, compact digital cameras, and DSLRs.

Not only has photography become very popular, taking it as a hobby has also become A WHOLE LOT cheaper as compared to when film was still being used. Yes, digital cameras are generally more expensive than their film-based counterparts. Film-based point-and-shoot cameras can be bought for as little as $6 these days. Very cheap, yes, but if you take into consideration the cost of the film and the cost of having it processed, printed, and digitally scanned, the costs mount up quite fast, making film-based cameras much more expensive to use in the long run.

Aside from the cost, digital cameras (even the compact variety) offer a wide range of options that film-based point-and-shoot cameras never had. Nowadays, even the most basic models of compact digital cameras allow users to set their cameras to shoot in a wide variety of lighting conditions. Some compact cameras even have settings/options that one would typically expect only in SLR/DSLR cameras. For example, the apperture priority and the shutter speed priority settings. This is a good thing, provided that one knows what they mean or do.

I know a lot of people who own compact cameras, as well as a few who own DSLRs, who haven't the slightest idea what they are. Most of them have their cameras stuck on the "P" setting. I can't blame them, really. For people who simply want to take snapshots and preserve memories, there's really not much of a need to bother with the technical stuff.

But, I've had some friends approach me to ask me to explain things to them. And so, I thought of creating this blog. If you are one of those people who had been wondering what the Av and Tv on your camera mean, then this blog is for you. I hope you will leave this blog carrying with you new knowledge and a better understanding of your camera and how it operates.

Once again, thank you very much for dropping by. By the way, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed before you go so that you will be updated every time I add new materials on here.

Take care.