Completely new to the SLR World

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Hi all

I'm completely new to the SLR World. I owed a DSLR before and got some good snaps and Ive brought a SLR.

Any tips for a newbie
 
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just realised the link is tittled for DSLR cameras, but a lot is relevant. Visit the film section too, there are a lot of helpful people there, who would be willing to answer any questions.
 
Good choice. It's all the camera you'll ever need (maybe not all the camera you'll ever want, but that's a different story!)
 
My #1 tip is: Work in manual, learn the relationship between shutter, aperture and ISO.

#2: Photography is 80% head, 20% camera.
 
When I was learning to move out of auto modes and to this day I still use Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority. I would do loads of tests and check them out on the PC rather than the LCD, as I found that worked better for me.

For example when checking out the different shutter speeds, I would either take shots of the kids or wife, running or walking around both inside and outside making a note of which settings caused less blur but remained non grainy.

Similarly when playing around with the Aperture I would take a number of shots without moving the camera and see how aperture cam into affect from a DOF point of view.

I guess my best advice is to practice as much as poss and see the effects of your shots. Also I think it's great to check out other peoples photo's to see what you like and analyse the photo i.e how they framed the shot, the lighting used, angle of shot etc
 
Simulate an SLR
Practice using an SLR camera...
Experiment with the lighting, ISO, aperture, shutter, and distance settings while observing the readings in the camera viewfinder. Handy for those who are just starting out in photography
clickety click here for an online practice http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html

Joan
 
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Yep same here i strongly suggest to learn most of features that your camera holds and also try different lenses and a flashgun.. I used to take pictures on auto mode.. but then started to learn how things work and use different techniques of photography now only thing im missing is free time :bang:
 
search for karl taylor website, i think its karltaylorphotography.co.uk but not to sure. Anyway, he does amazing vidio courses for free. It is worth of checking out as you may not know or understand something, but you deffinitley will after watching his vidios. Its specialy pretty damn good for lighting
 
My advice would be after you have a rough understanding of Aperture/Shutter speed/ISO go out and take lots of pictures (with your camera in the creative modes - Av/Tv) then work out what went right or wrong, post some up here too.

Once you have the basics you will learn more from being out there, than stuck infront of a computer.
 
As everyone's said, learn how it all works and how you can get the results you want.

A good thing to do is try and emulate a picture you like, you'll know what you want and will have to learn how to get it. I find it much easier to learn if there's an end goal in mind.

Other than that it's all about practicing and having fun with it. So stop hanging around the forum and get out there before it starts raining again :o)
 
I purchased the online version of 123di for my Mum when she started to get interested in photography, covers a whole range of topics. It does require you to spend some dedicated time reading off the computer, but they have tried to make it somewhat interactive. It has various levels so as you advance you can get into more detail. It is about US$60 though.
 
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