+1 on this. News of the newly recognised User Group put a smile on my face :)
K. On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm happy to see the development of the Commons Photographers User Group > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_Photographers_User_Group>. > > Personal background story (feel free to skip reading this): > > The first DSLR I touched was easy to use with the automatic settings for > indoor photography in good lighting. Based on this limited experience, I > concluded that photography with a DSLR was easy. Some time later I bought > my own first DSLR, and quickly got lost. The menus were not intuitive to me > as a DSLR newbie, there were new terms like "aperture" and "f-stop", the > manual was written for someone who already had good technical knowledge of > how cameras work, and my lens wouldn't focus like I wanted. Wikipedia has > some helpful articles about photography concepts, but what would have > helped me a lot is spending time with an experienced photographer. After a > few years of trial and error, and asking questions of more knowledgeable > people, I'm happy with my skill level as a photography hobbyist in a > variety of situations. I hope that the new user Commons Photographers group > will facilitate knowledge exchange, improve camaraderie, and consider ways > to improve access to equipment -- especially for photographers in > situations where resources are scarce and potential for valuable > open-source contributions are very high. > > What's making you happy this week? > > Pine > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Kalliope Tsouroupidou Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
