Category: Photography

In the last installment, we talked about what to look for in a student camera. This time, we’ll build one for about $300.

Marcus from the Streets of Nuremberg blog (which is worth a follow, by the way) captured my attention this morning with his latest entry to a photo challenge that he’s participating in. It resonates strongly with a photo that I took yesterday in a French bistro in Raleigh.

The mastery of a great many things, like photography, can be expressed by the Japanese philosophy of “Shuhari”.

Variations on a Theme Taken with the $300 camera.

“Magnus, I want to learn photography and have a nice camera with me when I travel. What kind of student camera can you recommend for a budget of no more than $300?” This challenge is given to me often. And it’s surprising how many come up with the same $300 budget. Sometimes I hear $500, …

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