{"id":12,"date":"2012-04-13T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philpriston.com\/?p=12"},"modified":"2012-04-13T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T16:25:00","slug":"first-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/philpriston.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/13\/first-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"First Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

My first thought, after concluding that photography might be a good idea, was to enrol in some courses or go to evening classes. After all, one of the driving factors here is to meet people and to \u2018do\u2019 this hobby as a social exercise, as much as it aims to take a pic that doesn’t stink (catchphrase<\/a> anyone?). I had a look round and quickly discovered the price of courses is pretty steep. This one @ LSP<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>costs 300 pounds for 4 lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

With this in mind, I think the social aspect may have to come into play in different ways. One of my tasks this weekend is to look around and see if there are any \u201cPhotography clubs\u201d or similar which might suit me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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My First post on the Subject of my new hobby 11\/04\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the meantime I have of course turned to my friends for advice, posting this on Facebook<\/a>. <\/span>I\u00a0was not terribly surprised that advice given, almost universally involved the following:<\/span><\/p>\n