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Old 01-08-2017, 09:32 AM   #3584
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Originally Posted by Stormageddon View Post
Some fantastic pictures here guys.

I'm sure this has been brought up before but there's a lot of pages to check out. I'd love to get into photography myself.
What do you guys recommend for someone just getting into it?

All I have right now is a Nikon D3100, which I'm sure is fine for pictures of kids and such which is why we bought it.

What else needs to go on the shopping list?
A Fuzz said, get Adobe Lightroom and start shooting raw, learn how to post-process your photos.

After that a fast prime lens should be your first upgrade beyond the "kit lens", I don't know Nikon gear super well, but looks like they've got a 50MM f/1.8 for less than $200.

Prime lens (a single focal length with no zoom) tend to be stupid sharp, and a wide aperture (f/1.8) will let you really have fun with depth of field.
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