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Have you taken a beginners photographer class or taught a class? What kind of camera did you need?

What would I need ? I have around $1,000.00

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1. I took two years of photography in high school and we used black and white, manual, 35 mm slr (single lens reflex) cameras. That's what is being used right now at colleges as well if you plan on taking an elementary photography course. You really don't need your own camera if you're taking a beginning photography class, one is provided for you. Just pay the lab fee.
2. No, I personally have never taken a class... but I think you can take a class at an art center. We have a local preforming arts center and they also teach digital photography classes. I couldn't handle photography....I'm disabled. Other than a few occasional photos of my grandchildren I'm not really in to photography. My daughter wanted to go at one time, but she changes her mind every time the wind changes directions.
3. Way back in 1975 I took 2 semesters of non-credit, adult continuing education photography classes at the local community college. From 1976 to 1982 I taught a basic black and white darkroom class for a local camera shop. 3 hrs every Fri. night from 6pm to 9pm for 6 weeks and occasionally on Sat. mornings, depending on demand. Back in those days we used 35mm film cameras. Really good classes (IMO) taught today still use 35mm film cameras. If classes aren't a viable option, buy a Pentax K1000 with a 50mm f1.7 lens and the Owner's Manual. Then buy "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven and "How To Select and Use Pentax SLR Cameras'' by Carl Shipman. Read the Owner's Manual and both books cover to cover before buying your first roll of film. Become familar with your camera and its controls. Now buy a roll of 24 exposure Ilford XP2 Super ISO 400 black and white film. You can have it processed at any 1 Hour lab - just tell them the pictures are supposed to be black and white. Once you're satisfied with your results you can begin using 36 exposure rolls. Using a film camera will teach you to slow down and actually think about each scene before you commit it to film. You will quickly learn to look at a scene from different angles and perspectives. You'll learn to pay attention to the background and how to eliminate or at least minimize distractions. Most everyone else will tell you to run out and buy a DSLR. Some will extoll the virtues of digital's "instant feedback" since you can see your image on a viewscreen. Others will tell you to just take hundreds of pictures and be happy if 10 or 20 are worth keeping. (One person in here said that if they took 1,000 pictures and got 1 good one they were happy. IMO you'd get better results if you gave the camera to a chimpanzee). Lets look at "instant feedback". If you take a bad picture and you don't know why its bad then what have you learned? If you don't know how to correct your mistakes you haven't learned anything. Taking hundreds of pictures and getting 10 or 20 worth actually keeping is a waste of time IMO. Its what I call the "machine gunner approach" to photography. I prefer the "sniper approach" - one exposure, one good image. Sure, a sniper misses occasionally. Then there are those who tell you you can "fix" your mistakes in Photoshop. Be honest - would you rather be out taking pictures or sitting at your computer trying to make a poor image marginally acceptable? Go to http://www.shutterbug.com and Search for the article 'get it right in the camera' by Steve Bedell. It was in the May 2008 issue. Good luck and welcome to the fascinating, frustrating world of photography. "Best wide angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha' ." Ernst Haas