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Hi guys just wanted to share a quick phone picture taken on my wifes nokia N8,
I havent had chance to use the D3000 on her yet but i will very soon.

If anyone ca offer any good tips or settings i could do with all the help i can get

hers our little girl Zara
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Congrat's :)

Get yourself a nice cheap prime lens, flash may hurt her little eyes.
 
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thanks mate already got a 50mm prime lens put it wont foucs on my d3000 because it hasnt got a onboard motor.
 
The older D version? yeah, you'll have to manually focus and choose aperture [I think] - maybe sell that on, you won't get much, but put the money towards the 1.8G version? The G version is sharper, quieter and faster to focus.
 
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No it wont hurt/damage her eyes but if you want more than one photo (due to frightened baby) then go with natural light and reflectors.
 
POAH said:
what a load of rubbish - the flash won't hurt a babys eyes any more than it would an adult.
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That might be true, I didn't bother to google it to try sound like an expert like you did [as that is exactly what comes up when you do] , but I bet it'll frighten them more than an adult.

I wouldn't risk it anyhow, unless you want some scream shots.

And since it's not conclusive, people just guess [or google] I changed my post to "may" hurt her eyes ... I wouldn't chance it with my own baby at least.
 
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Good answer cagey, and a beautiful wee girl too may i say
 
Thanks guys, i suppose ive got the bonus of that shes not going to move much so i can get more time to focus myself.
 
To be fair, nobody knows how the baby feels about the flash as it is not as though you can ask it...
 
My tip? Take as many photo's as you can with whatever you can, babies don't stay babies for very long.
 
Congratulations. I bet you're very proud.

On the flash thing, I think you could get away with using one, or at least try it. Point it away from Zara bouncing off a wall or the ceiling. If she hates it, you'll soon know. If she's okay with it, it'll really help when you're indoors.
 
Would a softbox or an umbrella help with the flash?

I think the first thing my son seen was my mother in law firing the flash at him as she forgot to turn it off. Didn't seem to bother him much though I expect the whole experience of being born was a little disorientating. Now he enjoys getting his picture taken though at least one of my brollies have a chocolaty hand print...
 
Hi guys thanks for your comments im loving being a dad.

Alot of you guys are suggesting using a flash, The problem i have there is i dont have one yet. I only have the on camrea flash, is there anyway round this.
 
garethf said:
Hi guys thanks for your comments im loving being a dad.

Alot of you guys are suggesting using a flash, The problem i have there is i dont have one yet. I only have the on camrea flash, is there anyway round this.
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On-camera flash is still useful. You'll need to be quite close if bouncing the flash though as on-camera flashes aren't very powerful.
Or as an alternative to bounce flash, you could try a diffuser. You can buy expensive plastic ones, cheap plastic ones or fashion your own out of whatever you have - something without a colour tint preferably. A bit of plastic milk bottle is popular, white loo/kitchen roll should work, and I've seen a pro using a fabric softener sheet!
 
Llamaman said:
On-camera flash is still useful. You'll need to be quite close if bouncing the flash though as on-camera flashes aren't very powerful.
Or as an alternative to bounce flash, you could try a diffuser. You can buy expensive plastic ones, cheap plastic ones or fashion your own out of whatever you have - something without a colour tint preferably. A bit of plastic milk bottle is popular, white loo/kitchen roll should work, and I've seen a pro using a fabric softener sheet!
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Thanks mate,
Do you know of where there are any talkthough guides on how i could make one
 
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