Mike Finding - who? | Photo Tips for Beginners

Well, I love photography and as such I’m keen to help anyone who might be interested in exploring photography for themselves. I would like to be able to help them find the fun and satisfaction of making their own pictures using whatever digital camera they have available.

Don’t get me wrong here – I’m not a professional photographer………….just a very keen amateur with a certain amount of success in some areas of photography.

If my website title: ” ….for Beginners” seems a bit presumptuous – it’s really NOT meant to be!! My whole aim is to encourage folks who may already use their mobile or some form of digital camera – just explore further – it’s a fascinating world!!

A whole lot of years ago I started using a camera. Back then it was using film and dark room with the chemical processing along with all the interesting developing techniques with hours spent in a darkroom! Once digital came about the darkroom moved to the computer….

There was a time when I would not even touch a computer! The devil’s toys indeed!! Once our youngsters started to want to use them for school I started to look. Having been into photography for 40+ years (at time of writing, 2011!) that was where I started!! I went to the local college and did a Photoshop course. That did it!! I started to use the computer for photography as well! It just seemed the right thing to do! It’s also a whole lot quicker than using the film and chemical route as I used to do!

So here we are, and I really hope I can help you to either start,continue with a renewed interest or maybe just get over some obstacle you may have found.

One of my all time passions is playing the drums! More years ago than I care to think I started a blues band with a pal and they were busy for a good fifteen years! Off the Rails had a CD out and used to sell well at gigs. I have more recently taken the drum stool with Mojo – Stone Cold Players – Great driving rock, a touch of reggae, funk and soul!!

This clip shows a couple of my heroes!!! (YouTube version)