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How to introduce a 12yo to photography? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by gomp@lemmy.ml to c/photography@lemmy.world

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My 12yo niece will come visit this summer and I'm thinking of taking her on a photowalk (or more, if she ends up enjoying it).

Should we go with just my camera or should she have her own? (and in case, should I get her a "proper" one or a simpler/compact one?)

Can you share your experience in introducing young boys/girls to photography?

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[–] accideath@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I agree, the important part is definitely someone who teaches you how it works without going too in depth (for the beginning) and who encourages you to experiment.

But, do you think that your feeling of intimidation stemmed from the cameras being relatively new/espensive? Like, would it have been less intimidated if the camera was 15-20 years old and accordingly cheap?

Because today, you can get a 15-20 year old DSLR that’s still very useable and costs less than 50€, while in ~2010, there essentially were no 15-20 year old digital cameras.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Oh, yeah, certainly! DLSR cameras back then were expensive, and I'm afraid I'd be made to pay for it if I ever break something.

Right now, they're still kinda expensive for me, but not enough that I get paralyzed fearing any action might break something. 😅

EDIT:

I just did the conversion, and a DLSR at 50€ is kinda cheap indeed! Considering it's like 500€ back then (well, brand new entry level because you've basically got no choice). I think I'm seeing like 1500€ DLSR cameras on display at shops tho, and I'm like "who has the money for these?!"