Gallery with picture settings

[Coley.]

Morning all,

My first post Ive been prowling for a while. Think nows the time to start asking some questions. Not sure if ive dreamt it, but was there a section on here that had a selection of pictures with there camera settings posted underneath Ive just taken the camera (canon 1000d) off of full auto mode, so everything seems a little overwhelming at the moment

Thanks

Coley

 

[Sully]

Not sure if there's a gallery as you say as I haven't been around here too long myself, but some folk do add the image EXIF data (contains all of the information such as shutter speed/aperture etc) to the border of the image.

If a shot has the EXIF intact, right click and click on "properties" (will vary from browser to browser) and it should be able to give you a lot of info about the shot.


I learnt on a 1000D too, nice camera to help find your feet and still capable of some great shots. I know you haven't asked for tips, but something I see those just starting out doing all to often is going through a "Full manual" stage, in this they refuse to use any mode other than M, not sure why they just do.

What I'd advise you to do is put the camera in Av and the ISO on auto, and learn about aperture and how it controls the depth of field in the image, the camera will then figure out the exposure through shutter speeds itself, leaving you to concentrate on just the aperture and not worry about anything else.


Hope this helps, and enjoy venturing into the more creative modes

 

[Coley.]

Thanks for your reply Sully

Im more than willing to take on any advice given.

Its a bit like youve been watching me I skipped the other modes and went straight into full manual mode. My idea of thinking was to skip the amateur stuff and try going straight to pro Guess i need to walk before i run etc.

I'll try right clicking the images in explorer. Im using firefox at the moment and all i get is the url of the image. Guess its kind of cheating anyway. I was planning on finding some pictures i liked the look of and trying to replicate them as close as possible with my own pictures using there settings- if that makes sense

Thanks

Coley

 

[terryt]

I use FxIF for firefox to check Exif info for photos. Checking shutter speed/aperture etc on photos you like to shoot is great for teaching yourself.

 

[Coley.]

Thanks for the advice for the add on terryt- thatll make things alot easier for me

 

[Sully]

Thanks for your reply Sully

Im more than willing to take on any advice given.

Its a bit like youve been watching me I skipped the other modes and went straight into full manual mode. My idea of thinking was to skip the amateur stuff and try going straight to pro Guess i need to walk before i run etc.

Any time mate

Don't think of manual as the pro mode, not all pro's use it. I shot a wedding at the weekend and the camera's didn't leave Aperture priority mode, it's all about what works for you and what gets that shot

 

[AshTree]

I was planning on finding some pictures i liked the look of and trying to replicate them as close as possible with my own pictures using there settings- if that makes sense

Thanks

Coley

This seems like a good idea, but there's a lot more to replicating a shot than using the same aperture/shutter speed/ISO etc. Other factors are: What time of day is it? i.e. whereabouts is the sun in the sky? What time of year is also important as the quality of light will differ between the seasons. Is it bright sunshine or is there cloud cover? Also where the photo is taken will have an impact - it's not for nothing that St Ives in Cornwall is such a haven for artists, because the quality of light there is exceptional.
A good exercise is to take as many shots as you can of one subject/scene at different times of day, with different settings, different light quality and so on and then compare!
Theresa

 

[Coley.]

Thats a fair point Theresa.

Just to be able to shoot 3-4 photos per second in full auto mode, has meant im able to capture quite a few pics i'd otherwise have been unable to get. First thing id like to research is how to take nice indoor pics. But.......the main place i'll be taking them is in a dusty not that well lit workshop. I make quite a variety of different things, but the pictures i take make them look completely poor :thumbsdown: Im finding when i drive now im looking alot more at the scenery and what else is around me. I found myself turning the car around the other day to take a picture of some cows stood at a gateway

Coley

 

[AshTree]

Indoor photography is not really something I do, but my first thoughts are that you need to rig up some decent lighting and to avoid it casting shadows use reflectors to bounce the light back on the subject - a big piece of white card or aluminium foil will do it. If you have a window in the room, you can try natural daylight on a bright day, again using reflectors to make the most of that light. You don't need to use expensive studio lighting - even a couple of anglepoise lamps will help but don't forget to adjust your white balance accordingly or you'll end up with a yellow cast if the bulb is a standard tungsten for example.
Or, failing all of that, can't you take the items somewhere else to photograph them?
Theresa

 

[ttheduck]

This seems like a good idea, but there's a lot more to replicating a shot than using the same aperture/shutter speed/ISO etc. Other factors are: What time of day is it? i.e. whereabouts is the sun in the sky? What time of year is also important as the quality of light will differ between the seasons. Is it bright sunshine or is there cloud cover? Also where the photo is taken will have an impact - it's not for nothing that St Ives in Cornwall is such a haven for artists, because the quality of light there is exceptional.
A good exercise is to take as many shots as you can of one subject/scene at different times of day, with different settings, different light quality and so on and then compare!
Theresa

Thats true but its a great starting point.