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Hi my name is Jess
I'm completely new to all of this i'm doing a course in January but have already purchased my beginners camera which is the Canon EOS 200D i have 2 lens the Tamron AF 70-300mm and the Canon EFS18-55mm.
I literally have no clue what i'm doing, i've just read the manual and watched a few youtube clips lol
I've started shooting with my camera already to get me use to it before i go to college any tips would be much appreciated.
Thanks
 
Jess_4 said:
Hi my name is Jess
I'm completely new to all of this i'm doing a course in January but have already purchased my beginners camera which is the Canon EOS 200D i have 2 lens the Tamron AF 70-300mm and the Canon EFS18-55mm.
I literally have no clue what i'm doing, i've just read the manual and watched a few youtube clips lol
I've started shooting with my camera already to get me use to it before i go to college any tips would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of Photography.

This book though now a little bit old since the last edition is still considered a good grounding.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Fourth-Photographs-Camera/dp/1607748509

I look forward to seeing your pictures here on the forum.

PS are you able to say which course you have signed up for???
 
Hi Jess, And welcome aboard TP, looking forward to hearing from you and maybe seeing some of your images on the various forums."Enjoy".
 
Box Brownie said:
Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of Photography.

This book though now a little bit old since the last edition is still considered a good grounding.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Fourth-Photographs-Camera/dp/1607748509

I look forward to seeing your pictures here on the forum.

PS are you able to say which course you have signed up for???
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Hi box brownie
Thank you i will have a look at it, any help is much appreciated.
I will post some pictures soon but they will be RAW format as that's what i'm starting with not sure if that's the right thing to do lol.
I haven't got any editing software yet as i use Photoshop but its an old one i was thinking about using Lightroom but any suggestions are welcome.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Hi Jess, And welcome aboard TP, looking forward to hearing from you and maybe seeing some of your images on the various forums."Enjoy".
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Thanks George really looking forward to starting my new journey.
 
Welcome Jess.

Jess_4 said:
I've started shooting with my camera already to get me use to it
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This is the right place to start. Let the camera do its stuff in auto to begin with, concenbtrate on 'seeing' pictures and then capturing them. After a while you'll start to want to over-ride what the camera does, and that's the time to begin dabbling with the controls.

The other thing that will help is software to process the pictures after you've taken them. IIRC Canon provide their own software & that's going to be a good place to start.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Welcome Jess.



This is the right place to start. Let the camera do its stuff in auto to begin with, concenbtrate on 'seeing' pictures and then capturing them. After a while you'll start to want to over-ride what the camera does, and that's the time to begin dabbling with the controls.

The other thing that will help is software to process the pictures after you've taken them. IIRC Canon provide their own software & that's going to be a good place to start.
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Hi thanks Toni
Yes i installed that the other day still getting to know everything hopefully i will be posting some good pictures soon.
 
Jess_4 said:
Hi box brownie
Thank you i will have a look at it, any help is much appreciated.
I will post some pictures soon but they will be RAW format as that's what i'm starting with not sure if that's the right thing to do lol.
I haven't got any editing software yet as i use Photoshop but its an old one i was thinking about using Lightroom but any suggestions are welcome.
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Hi Jess, welcome to the forum.

A couple of thoughts, I’d also recommend “understanding exposure” as this is the key technical aspect. For the creative side take a look at “the photographers eye”.

You will probably find RAW pictures disappointing. This is because they do need processing, there are many options Lightroom, capture one, luminar, affinity - maybe ask what your course recommends and go with that. In the meantime I suggest choosing one of the jpgs in your camera, most likely they will look much better than raw.

Good luck!
 
newbie1 said:
Hi Jess, welcome to the forum.

A couple of thoughts, I’d also recommend “understanding exposure” as this is the key technical aspect. For the creative side take a look at “the photographers eye”.

You will probably find RAW pictures disappointing. This is because they do need processing, there are many options Lightroom, capture one, luminar, affinity - maybe ask what your course recommends and go with that. In the meantime I suggest choosing one of the jpgs in your camera, most likely they will look much better than raw.

Good luck!
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Hi
Thanks for the advice i will have another pay tomorrow also do you have any tips with night pictures?
Jess
 
Jess_4 said:
Hi
Thanks for the advice i will have another pay tomorrow also do you have any tips with night pictures?
Jess
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It depends what pictures you are taking. In general for night pictures a tripod helps a lot. It means you can keep the shutter open for longer to collect enough light and keep the image sharp (apart from any movement in the scene.) If you’re taking pictures of people at night then flash helps - expose your image for the light in the scene and add some flash to light up the faces of the people.
 
newbie1 said:
It depends what pictures you are taking. In general for night pictures a tripod helps a lot. It means you can keep the shutter open for longer to collect enough light and keep the image sharp (apart from any movement in the scene.) If you’re taking pictures of people at night then flash helps - expose your image for the light in the scene and add some flash to light up the faces of the people.
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Hi Tim
Thanks will give it a try will post some pictures soon
 
welcome to TP Jess- I photograph mostly wildlife, that said all images have one thing in common- EXPOSURE get that right the rest will follow

I suggest you read up on the magic triangle of ISO - Shutter Speed -Aperture, all can be used to get that perfect exposure

have a look at my Flickr account ( below) and get a feel for what can be achieved with patience practice and a little knowledge

Les :)
 
Lez325 said:
welcome to TP Jess- I photograph mostly wildlife, that said all images have one thing in common- EXPOSURE get that right the rest will follow

I suggest you read up on the magic triangle of ISO - Shutter Speed -Aperture, all can be used to get that perfect exposure

have a look at my Flickr account ( below) and get a feel for what can be achieved with patience practice and a little knowledge

Les :)
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Hi Les
thanks so much for the advice i will have a look later at your work
Jess
 
Lez325 said:
welcome to TP Jess- I photograph mostly wildlife, that said all images have one thing in common- EXPOSURE get that right the rest will follow

I suggest you read up on the magic triangle of ISO - Shutter Speed -Aperture, all can be used to get that perfect exposure

have a look at my Flickr account ( below) and get a feel for what can be achieved with patience practice and a little knowledge

Les :)
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OMG Les just looked at your work wow!! would love to be this good eventually
 
Does anyone know of any free books that i can download for exposure etc
thanks Jess
 
my dog is so fed up of me taking pictures of him already lol
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Hi Jess, welcome to the wonderful world of photography!

I hope you enjoy the journey (y)
 
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