How to take vintage looking photos?

Is this a good idea to Take Professional Looking Photos ?

• ok im just a beginner ok i love photography i don't even have a camera now [ its really bad a guy love photography but we don't even have a basic point and shoot camera errr..] No prob soon im gonna buy Point and shoot camera canon ixus 220hs [ excited!!! really????] so my question is does my idea below is good to take Professional Looking Photos in future? 1.Just start with Basic point and shoot camera yup m gonna start with canon ixus 220hs i) learn wat is photography just do some random clicks 2.Then buy a good and entry level SLR camera i) learn the manual process and functioning of camera ii) Getting knowledege about lens and lighting 3.Attend some basic courses 4.Buy a Professinonal SLR camera 5.Make a stunning and content photos hows my plan actually i don't wanna be a professional photographer i just wanna take photos thats got professional touch ... So hws is my plan Excuse my english tnx cheers:)

• Answer:

  I would cut out steps 1 & 5. Buy an entry level Canon (600D/T3i) or Nikon (D5100). All the P&S will do is let you learn composition while having little or no control over exposure settings. You can always use the DSLR in auto or semi-auto mode until you get the hang of it. Instead of step 5 - spend the money you would spend on the "professional DSLR" on some quality lenses. Your CAnon/Nikon body will give you years of service if you look after it and good lenses return more quality per $ than a new body. Don't bother with Photoshop until you are a fully competent photographer. It is too tempting to use Photoshop to try a make a decent image out of a poor shot. That makes you lazy and will stop you from learning good technique. Far better to force yourself to get it right in the camera than rely on rescue work afterwards. When you are fully competent you can then use Photoshop to polish very good images into excellent images.