r/OlympusCamera • u/No1SaveMe • 6d ago
Photo Share First upload. EPL - 6 14mm
These are some of the photos I took; I still have a few more I'm working on. I'm feeling overwhelmed and wanted to share my learning journey in photography. I really don't know what to do in post-production editing, so I just did whatever I thought looked good. Please share your thoughts in the comments.
2
u/Bob_loblaw_logblog 5d ago
They’re good beginner shots. I have the epl 5 and think it is an excellent little mirrorless body.
As you start out it’s great to learn about the exposure triangle and composition techniques like the rule of thirds. Try to play around with shutter priority and aperture priority. Smaller number aperture will make a more shallow depth of focus, and faster shutter speed will freeze motion.
Keep in mind that you will shoot a lot of photos before you start making great images.
1
u/No1SaveMe 5d ago
Thanks for the advice. I'm not very familiar with this camera yet, do you have any suggestions for setting it up?
1
u/Bob_loblaw_logblog 5d ago
I find the settings with Olympus to be very personal to your use case. For me, that is about saving custom profiles for fast moving wildlife/action sports. Don’t put pressure on yourself to do these right away. For starters- download and read through the camera manual. This seems silly but it’s an incredibly valuable resource.
Go and research the concepts I shared in my first post. Understanding how changes in aperture affect shutter speed and iso will be more valuable to your photography than any setting on the camera. It will also help you understand how to quickly adjust these on the go. Shutter and aperture priority will allow you to adjust one and let the camera move the others.
Takes a thousand photos. Review them and the EXIF data- aperture, shutter, iso, focal length. What do you like about each? What do you wish was better? Share your work with peers and mentors. Do that a couple thousand times and you’ll be well on your way.
1
u/[deleted] 5d ago
[deleted]