Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

John Waldrop asks: I would like to get back into photography. I currently have a digital SLR camera. What would be your suggestion for some good online courses or books to get me started?

The truth is you don’t need any books or classes. I never read a book or took a course.

Learn about the exposure triangle and then start practicing with your camera so you know the settings intuitively. Then work on composition.

Once you’ve mastered that, the key is just put yourself in front of things at the right place and the right time. That is really the key to high-end photography. It isn’t gear or settings; it’s being present when there is something worth photographing.