I grew up using a lot of disposable cameras and waterproof disposables so the passion for photography started a long time ago! Those were the days when you had to wait 24-48hrs for development from the local drug store. When digital cameras were more affordable, I was able to purchase my very first point and shoot, the Sony DSC-P10! That camera was awesome! I was shooting my family and friends all the time!
I started to take photography seriously in 2010 when I got my first DSLR, the Canon XSI. The best advice anyone ever told me when I first got a DSLR was “to keep shooting” and that’s what I kept doing. I practiced and practiced, watching a lot of youtube tutorials and studying a lot of photo exifs on Flickr. It wasn’t until 2013 when I invested in my first water housing that I realized I found my groove. I learned a lot about my camera when it came to shooting the surf and I felt that if I could shoot surf, I could shoot any style of photography.
Here’s what I got in my camera bag!
* Sony A6500
* Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G Master
* Sony 85mm F1.8 FE
* Sony 35mm F1.8 OSS
* Carl Zeiss 16-70mm F4 OSS
* Tokina FiRIN 20mm F2
* Rokinon 12mm F2
* Tokina 100mm F2.8 Macro Canon Mount
* Sigma MC-11 Canon to Sony Adapter
* GoPro Hero 4 Black
* GoPro Hero 6 Black
* DJI Phantom 4 Pro
and for the Surf.
* Aquatech ATB-6500 Water Housing
* AxisGO mobile water housing for iPhone 8 Plus
Just keep shooting and shooting! learn from your mistakes, watch a lot of photography tutorials on Youtube, take notes and apply them. And most importantly have fun with your camera!! enjoy it and stay stoked!!