Spend Time With Your Camera to Learn it Better

Posted: January 12, 2016

[caption id="attachment_12563" align="alignright" width="362"] Image from digital-photography-school.com[/caption] All aspects of great photography take time to master. One of the most beneficial things that a photographer can do is spend a few minutes a day with their camera. Just ten minutes a day to learn the features on your camera can improve your skills greatly. Ouria Tadmor, writer for Digital Photography School, shares why it's important to spend time learning your camera.

How 10 Minutes a Day with Your Camera Will Help Make You a Better Photographer

How to make sure that the camera is your tool, so taking photos can be your passion. Have you ever found yourself standing in front of an awesome moment trying to decide which camera setting to choose? Try the following tips for just 10 minutes a day with your camera, and soon enough you will forget it’s even there. The camera will become a natural extension of your eye and hand, and will not be an issue when you see a photo you want to take. This self-tutoring plan is based on natural human curiosity, and on the fact that muscle memory can do a better job than brain memory in performing manual tasks, such as setting the desired shutter speed. Once you have created a link between your vision, and the finger that turns a dial, or presses a button on your camera, it will stay in that finger’s muscle memory for good. Then, next time you think about that function, it will happen magically by itself. Here are some examples for 10 minute exercises to do with your camera. Take them as inspiration for making some of your own. Read the entire article How 10 Minutes a Day With Your Camera Will Help Make You a Better Photographer on Digital Photography School.