Recent content by mcblagg3

I have been reading some books on photography basics, hanging out at the local camera shop. I totally agree with learning the basics before spending all the money on gear. I got a long way to go... I think it gives me more motivation and confidence having the nicer lens even though I may not be...

Got the 50mm. Love it.

Thanks, I was going to get the Canon 50mm f/1.4 today. I hear it a must have lens if your shooting in a lot of low light situations. Thanks again for the tips.

I have about 800.00 or so to spend and want to make sure I buy the right lens for the shots I'm trying to take. I could but the canon 50mm for 125.00 that would be great for low light. Also I would like a good walk around zoom lens. And ideas?

I heard the same thing. I'm looking at getting the sigma 30mm f1.4 and canon 50mm f1.2 I think. Only thing I don't like is you lose the option of being able to zoom in. Im still learning about lenses but I hear these are great for low light situations and faster.

Thanks, I'm in sacramento. Love that drive up to Whistler did it twice, incredible. Wish I had my camera then.

Thanks, I will post a picture. I really like trying to get some outdoor shots playing, I love taking black and white shots on cloudy days. I'm usually shooting in Av mode 100 ISO, with my 18-135mm lens but other than that not sure what else I can do to improve quality. I have a few books I have...

New to photography. Recently bought a new Canon 60D and really want to get some good pics of the little ones. Reading books and trying to figure it out, I don't want be stuck using Auto mode all the time.

Any tips on taking good portraits outside on cloudy days? Not sure if I'm getting everything I can out of my Canon 60D. I have a 18-135mm and 55-250 lenses. Try to get quality shots of my kids but not sure on lenses settings etc. I would like to buy a new lenses but not sure what to buy. Any...