Total newbie conquered shutter speeds!

joyofanonymity

joyofanonymity

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Hey!

I just wanted to share the excitement of having *finally* having conquered how to control the shutter speed on my new DSLR. I've been togging gigs for reviews I do and everything was blurry because the artists never stand still :lol: and finally last night found the scrolly thing which speeds up the shutter and learnt that holding in auto-focus cancels out the shutter speed you select.

Sounds sad, but it's a small victory for a complete newbie, and I was pretty happy with the end results :D YAY (I think I could grow to love this photography malarky)

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Lets have a look then.

Andy
 
RTFM....:D:D
 
sbowler579 said:
RTFM....:D:D
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ooh, what does RTFM mean?

I can't post them here because I took them for publication and all the good ones (ie not blurry lol) will be going to the publication...but as soon as they are published I'll post the link :) (actually, that makes me a bit nervous...:eek:)
 
jontucker said:
Read the manual, or something like that ;)
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Oh, right. Thanks :)

And, well yeah I know I should read the manual it's just a bit daunting all at first for a noob :shrug: I've been reading bits and bobs to teach myself as it is a bit like a whole new language. I was just chuffed with myself for learning something new without having to ask the silly question to peeps on here :D
 
joyofanonymity said:
Oh, right. Thanks :)

And, well yeah I know I should read the manual it's just a bit daunting all at first for a noob :shrug: I've been reading bits and bobs to teach myself as it is a bit like a whole new language. I was just chuffed with myself for learning something new without having to ask the silly question to peeps on here :D
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There is no such thing as a silly question. Honest :D
 
Yup feel free to ask anything at all, after all if you dont ask you dont get.
 
DOF next then. Depth Of Field.:thumbs:
 
I know exactly how you feel there are times when I can't get my head around something despite reading about it but it is a wonderful feeling when all clicks into place and you realize how simple it is.
 
jamesoliverstone said:
I am sorry I am not bieng rude but I have to ask... you are selling pics to a publication as a photographer, and you dont know how to control the shutter speed on your camera?
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No, i'm not selling them :) i'm a music reviewer (writer by trade) and as part of the work I do - for free - there's the requirement for photos of gigs. I got myself a DSLR as I wanted to get better at it so some of the pictures get published with the review I write.

I'm a much better writer than a photographer :lol:
 
sbowler579 said:
DOF next then. Depth Of Field.:thumbs:
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Eek - I master one thing then it's another whole ball game for the next :lol: I still need to play about with white balance and things.

How do you guys do it - sometimes it makes my brain hurt :thinking:
 
joyofanonymity said:
No, i'm not selling them :) i'm a music reviewer (writer by trade) and as part of the work I do - for free - there's the requirement for photos of gigs. I got myself a DSLR as I wanted to get better at it so some of the pictures get published with the review I write.

I'm a much better writer than a photographer :lol:
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ah fair enough, not that its any of my business anyway :D
 
joyofanonymity said:
Thanks for the tip - I certainly will do :D

(guess who hasn't worked out how to multi-quote in a forum)... :shake:
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Use the little button to the right of quote to multi quote. It will toggle red. Click all the ones you want to quote, then click post reply. All the toggled posts will be quoted :thumbs:
 
karmagarda said:
Use the little button to the right of quote to multi quote. It will toggle red. Click all the ones you want to quote, then click post reply. All the toggled posts will be quoted :thumbs:
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Aha - thank you :D

Every day's a school day... :lol:
 
joyofanonymity said:
No, i'm not selling them :) i'm a music reviewer (writer by trade) and as part of the work I do - for free - there's the requirement for photos of gigs. I got myself a DSLR as I wanted to get better at it so some of the pictures get published with the review I write.

I'm a much better writer than a photographer :lol:
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Sad isn't it - if you're big enough to hold the camera - you're good enough to have your pics published. What a joke.
 
awp said:
Sad isn't it - if you're big enough to hold the camera - you're good enough to have your pics published. What a joke.
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I think that's a little harsh...

The site I write for has a number of contributors - some are there as mainly photographers and some as reviewers. The reviewers go along and write and if they don't take a photographer (as we're spread all over the UK) then they can either take their own or they don't take photos.

Some reviewers work in partnership with photographers who have honed the craft. If the photos aren't good enough (from anyone) then they don't get published.

I got the DSLR as I want to be able to take good photographs and as a writer, I thought it'd be a great string to my bow. I take photos at the gigs, learn as I go on because as plenty others have said, everyone starts somewhere (and thank you to those people).

I could understand the comment were I to be selling these photos or in a publication which requires readers to pay for it but neither of those is the case. I write for online media and therefore the reader doesn't lose out by my pictures being published as a complete newbie.
 
Don't get too wrapped up in photography - because of people doing what you're doing there won't be any jobs for photographers in a few years time. There are dozens - hundreds - of publications now - both on-line and print - that will publish photos because they are free not because they are good - don't kid yourself. I have a word processor - doesn't make me a writer worth publishing.
 
awp said:
Don't get too wrapped up in photography - because of people doing what you're doing there won't be any jobs for photographers in a few years time. There are dozens - hundreds - of publications now - both on-line and print - that will publish photos because they are free not because they are good - don't kid yourself. I have a word processor - doesn't make me a writer worth publishing.
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You're being very unfair here awp. I've seen this argument so many times and it goes nowhere. There's many reponses to this such as "I have a car, does that mean I'm putting taxi drivers out of work when I give people a lift for free?" and "I have a computer, does that mean I'm putting web developers out of a job by doing web sites for my friends for free?"

I say good on you joyofanonymity. You're taking photos for YOUR reviews that aren't making any money. Keep at it and don't give up on the camera. :thumbs:
 
awp said:
Sad isn't it - if you're big enough to hold the camera - you're good enough to have your pics published. What a joke.
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That's rather harsh!

Obviously they are more interested in the writing than the photo's, however, the OP is using his connections and taking photos of something she enjoys, I can't see why it's so bad!
 
awp said:
Don't get too wrapped up in photography - because of people doing what you're doing there won't be any jobs for photographers in a few years time. There are dozens - hundreds - of publications now - both on-line and print - that will publish photos because they are free not because they are good - don't kid yourself. I have a word processor - doesn't make me a writer worth publishing.
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Thats very harsh and for no real reason.:nono:

If you say that everytime someone takes a picture then I guess no one should pick up a camera unless they are expecting to get paid - what happened to shooting for pleasure?
 
No offence - but these are the sort of replies I'd expect from amateur photographers who don't rely on their photography to make a living. :bang:
 
awp said:
No offence - but these are the sort of replies I'd expect from amateur photographers who don't rely on their photography to make a living. :bang:
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None taken. And no offense intended here either: I find the real pro photographers aren't afraid of amatures, because their resulting images speak for themselves quality wise.
 
Well I'm certainly a real pro photographer but my income is eroded year on year because publications that used to pay for pictures now accept free ones from amateurs - and seem to care less and less about quality!
 
I wonder if the OP had just asked for advice and not explained why whether she'd still have had stick from pro's?

If a pro was selling photos of a gig to a magazine and got asked to submit a small review (for free and we'll publish only if it's decent) whether they'd refuse "oh sorry, can't do that, might put a reviewer out of business" - I doubt it. Maybe my example isn't the best, but just trying to make a point.

There will always be a demand for pro photographers, despite some publications / bride & grooms wanting to do it on the cheap. I just wish the pros on here would chill out a bit more at times.

I work in software development yet there are people giving away software for free - do I see this as diluting the market... possibly, but I also see the market adapting.

Anyway, not sure what else to say and no doubt I'll get some grief for my comments, but this is the 2nd thread that I've read on here today with people asking for advice getting grief and it ruins the karma!
 
awp said:
Well I'm certainly a real pro photographer but my income is eroded year on year because publications that used to pay for pictures now accept free ones from amateurs - and seem to care less and less about quality!
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I don't think you can blame joyofanonymity for that in fairness. That's why it's a bit harsh unleashing on the op for picking up a camera. I still say good on you joyofanonymity. If you need any furhter advice there's loads of people here willing to help.
 
awp said:
Well I'm certainly a real pro photographer but my income is eroded year on year because publications that used to pay for pictures now accept free ones from amateurs - and seem to care less and less about quality!
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Don't take this the wrong way but I joined this forum to in order to improve my photography and hopefully one day actually make some money from it, some of the advice I've read and received has been invaluable but there seems to be a negative twist appearing more and more on here. So what if she didn't get paid, so what if the publication wants pictures for free - that's life and you should adapt with it.
 
a bit scary that the OP is having pics published but everything is relative.
400px pics for a website is one thing, I'm sure for a magazine the OP would approach someone with more experience.

I'd be interesting in seeing the website though as I'm looking for another route into gig photography having move to the north east from my comfort zone in Nottingham



a friend of mine is a pro togger...rather good too I think
works his dogs off at the mo as he has plenty of work but to make any money has had to cut his prices by a third.
he said..there are enough photographers in london to satisfy the photographing requirement of the whole of europe.
My guess is that quality is dropping for general bits and pieces.
so many shots are now used for smaller publications or websites that the quality is as paramount as it would be for a magazine shoot
 
I'd like to say thank you to everyone who stuck up for me on that point there...I would never dream of taking business away from a pro - the standard is incomparable anyway.

It's much the same for many of the more creative and competitive industries; people do work for free to either get experience or to enhance the work they do.

Thanks for the support on this matter; last thing I want to do as a newbie on here is make enemies and I'm glad that there are so many people on here who are genuinely supportive of people; no matter what the reason they choose to photograph.

Thanks :D

(oh, and P.S. i'm a she :p)
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DizMatt said:
a bit scary that the OP is having pics published but everything is relative.
400px pics for a website is one thing, I'm sure for a magazine the OP would approach someone with more experience.
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Absoultely - if I was writing for a magazine the editor would already probably have a staff (or various freelance photographers) and if not, I'd definitely pass the mantle onto someone with far more experience. And the only reason the pictures get published is that the site wants the reader to be able to get some insight into what it was like to be at the gig - and a review without pictures can often be a bit 'dry'. There are a strict set of guidelines to the photos though; it's not like they'll accept anyone who has a digital camera. And if the pictures aren't good quaility, then they'll not be accepted.

DizMatt said:
I'd be interesting in seeing the website though as I'm looking for another route into gig photography having move to the north east from my comfort zone in Nottingham
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I write for www.egigs.co.uk and some of the photographers on there are fantastic - and through learning I hope that one day I can produce live shots half as good as theirs.
 
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