Cid Hayes on Fstoppers

A couple of years ago my best friend's daughter sent me a text: "Can you take the pictures at our wedding?" In a few seconds I replied: "YES!"

A split second after I sent that reply I realized she said THE PICTURES, not just pictures. I had nothing but an old point and shoot little FujiFilm camera.

Within a couple months I bought (cheap) my first Nikon cameras, Amazon Basic flashes, light stands, batteries, $10.00 tripod from WalMart...etc. I watched hundreds of hours of videos, including a LOT of Fstoppers, The Northrups, Matt Granger, Adorama photographers, and more.

The wedding was a success, happy bride and groom:) And since then, September 2018, well...I can't stop taking pictures and learning more all the time.

I'm not a gear snob or pixel peeper (see I learned lots of stuff online about this world:)) I just need to digest the world through some kind of art, drawing, painting, and now photos. Thank you to Fstoppers for all they offer folks like me.

Gear Bag

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-55mm
Nikon D3400
Nikon AF NIKKOR 35mm
Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8
Nikon D5300