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Mmm my favourite... (That looks massive on my screen but I've resized it as per forum rules - hope I did it right!)

I went into a camera shop to try out the various models before buying my DSLR - but they all felt equally odd to me :lol: In the end I decided on the Canon 450D. I based my decision on price, mainly. I could have got an entry level Nikon, or the entry level Canon 1000D cheaper, but the...

Wooooow!

I'm no expert but I bought my first DSLR around this time last year - and I went for the 450D. I still love it - I've invested in new lenses (I now have the kit lens, a Canon 50mm 1.8, a Sigma 10-20mm and a Sigma 70-300 macro). I find myself lusting after new lenses, but am more than happy...

Hello! When I got my DSLR I also bought this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Camera/dp/0817463003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271925069&sr=8-1 (Hope that works - Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson) I also joined Flickr (before I found...

Sounds incredibly dodgy to me. I think you've been incredibly patient and more than fair!

Thanks all! Will definitely be practicing. So far he's not given me any details about what style of shot he's after - so for now it's going to be general experiementation I think, to see what I CAN do with what I have. At least then I'll have some ideas to show him when he is ready to talk...

Just to clarify - he's not looking for professional quality hair and beauty shots. He just wants a few reasonable photos to put on his wall. I'm not completely bonkers - if he was wanting the quality of photos that get printed in magazines then I would be telling him a definite no from the...

Thanks all. awp I haven't said a definite yes yet. I've given him links to other photos I've taken, and as I've already said will be doing lots of practice. I know how to work the camera and have been taking photos for enough time to know that you can't just decide to do headshots one day...

Okey dokey thanks for the opinions... my nifty tends to live on my camera anyway so it's the one I'm most familiar with. I will have a go at practicing whenever I get chance!

Oh just thought - I have a Canon 70-200 (I think) lens available to me too (it was mine but I gave it to my dad, can easily borrow it back) - is there any benefit to this over the sigma?

:thankyou::thankyou::thankyou: Thank you! Ok cool so the sigma then, I had a feeling that might be the one to go for. And good tip about the foil over card! Have been after a reflector for ages (no idea why really, just like new things!) but we're skinter than ever right now so buying...

Hello everyone, First sorry if this is not the best forum for this, feel free to move it! I've been taking photos now as my hobby since the start of 2009 -I love it and I definitely think I've improved since then. I've picked up a few lenses, done an OU course, and looking forward to the...

I have this lens (well, I have a Sigma 70-300, if there's more than one version I don't know which mine is) - don't give up on it yet! When I first got it, I tried it handheld, got nothing decent, and stuck it back in the bag for ages. Just this last week or two I've had it out of the bag...