After a lifetime of using sub- par cameras (phone, instamatic/110, Sony early gen Mavicas), I am diving into DSLR photography (albeit, somewhat modestly), and I am here to admit that I have not the first effing clue what I’m doing! I know that several of my friends here are far ahead of me in terms of experience, and I’m asking for gentle help for a beginner. The last thing I want is for my investment to become an expensive point and shoot outfit!

My base is a Rebel T7 kit with 18-55, and 75-300 lenses. I bought an accessory kit mainly for filters, knowing that the wide angle and telephoto lenses are likely learning items at best. I I stand from reading talk here that light is more important than everything else, and for editing, I have Lightroom, which has already done some nice things for my “crappy cell phone pics”.

I am a learner as a pastime, and hope to soak up any tidbits you care to drop. I humbly thank you in advance and hope this will give me impetus to increase my presence here, although I still have plenty of life challenges, mainly taking care of my mother and maintaining my professional life. Thanks fellas. I look forward to anything I can learn as I make the transition from auto to manual settings!