coeng wrote:
I've read several non-digital books in the past and have 7 years of experience with a film-SLR so I know the fundamentals of photography. But this is like learning it all over again. I was more or less hoping for a smooth transition to the digital world. I basically want to learn how to "think" like a digital photographer. Books can't do that.
Ah, that puts a different spin on things.
For me, the biggest change in digital was in exposure. I rarely bother with the whole spot metering routine that I used to do with Velvia - now I take a sample shot and adjust exposure baed on that. Speeds things up a bit.
Other than that, there really hasnt been much of a change in the way I shoot. I have stuck to cameras which give me the same access to controls as my older film SLRs - and other than the above, my approach to shooting is still the same as with film (focus on shooting while shooting, and review images later). How to set focus and exposure hasnt changed between film and digital.
The biggest learning has been in post-processing. That has had an impact on what I shoot, and how. Because I use RAW, I dont fret about WB, nor do I worry about assigning tonality (as I used to with slides). If you shoot JPEG, that will be different.
Vandit
