Amateur Photography

So my Christmas present to myself this year was a Canon 550D camera, with a little prime lens. I'm not quite sure what I hope to achieve with it, but I can never expect to master my field as a visual designer, without understanding the basics of photography. With that in mind, I bought this ebook (iPad app) and started reading.

I took my camera to the river in Surbiton near me and grabbed some snaps while a small child was scaring the hell out of some seagulls. I've had some great results really quickly. The little prime lens has a wide aperture so the depth of field is awesome. But I'm gonna have to come up with some new techniques, as I can't get away with simple blurry background shots for ever.