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Photography Tips for Beginners — Where to Begin?

Feeling overwhelmed about where to begin? Grab a camera, and let’s go. Here are three ideas to start with.

Petra Kidd
3 min readApr 16, 2024
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First of all, think about why you want to take pictures.

Here are some of the reasons people take up photography:.

  • You see beautiful or interesting scenes in your daily life and think how good it would be to be able to record them.
  • There is a photographer you admire, and you think you would like to be able to take photographs in their style.
  • You want to capture moments with your family or friends.
  • It’s a good way to get out and meet people with similar interests.
  • You feel like developing a new skill (excuse the pun).
  • Your pets are photogenic, and you would like to know how to produce great pictures of them.
  • Sport is your passion, and you’d like to take action shots.
  • You want it to be a career or a side hustle.

Photography is a versatile and absorbing pastime. An art form.

It is an opportunity to be creative and explore the world from your own unique perspective.

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Petra Kidd
Petra Kidd

Written by Petra Kidd

Photographer and Writer. I write short stories. I shoot, I write, I publish. Find me by the River Wensum.

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