Took Pics today What is wrong????

[blackrose89]

Elizabeth,You have completely the wrong idea about how forums are best used.It is truly impossible to correct every conceivable foolish step you are making without any basic knowledge.You will wear out your welcome very quickly, no matter how pleasant your attitude.Read the references you were given.Read the manual.Stop doing 'shoots'Just take pictures for instruction as you learn different facts.And then start taking pictures for real.

Yeah Elizabeth it's like what, you're 3rd post for CC??? I know the rest of us followed guidelines flawlessly at this point! Pssh with of your experience you really should know better!

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[Elizabeth30]

Elizabeth,

You have completely the wrong idea about how forums are best used.
It is truly impossible to correct every conceivable foolish step you are making without any basic knowledge.
You will wear out your welcome very quickly, no matter how pleasant your attitude.

Read the references you were given.
Read the manual.

Stop doing 'shoots'
Just take pictures for instruction as you learn different facts.
And then start taking pictures for real.

Disregarded - So much time in this forum is spent arguing about the stupidest things! I don't have that kind of time to waste.

[Diver_matt]

But you have time to repeat questions, repeat mistakes and read repetitive answers?

[Elizabeth30]

Get a notebook to carry with you and make notes about EVERYTHING. The light-how much, where it is, what kind of light it is... The camera settings, the buildings around you, etc.
It does a couple of things for you-first it makes you STOP and THINK about every element of the images you are about to make. It forces you to take notice of the settings you are coming up with becuase you are about to write them down. You'll immediately notice HEY! My shutter can't be that low.
Then when you go back and look at the images you will be able to look at the notes and see things you don't see in the image thru those notes.

you have got to learn to watch your shutter speed. If you are in aperture priority and you see your shutter at less than 1/125 with a live subject you have to do something to make that come back up. Either reduce the aperture number or raise the ISO. You will never get a decent shot with shutter speeds that low.

This is a GREAT idea! I will defiantly do that!

[MLeeK]

Here is what you need to do today when you are spending your shooting/learning time.
First-learn about the focus points and how to use just one of them-not all.
THEN: Set up something inanimate. Teddy bear, shoe, coke bottle. It doesn't matter what it is. Then play with your aperture. Shoot the object from the same distance-say 5 feet, just shoot it at f/1.8; 2.8; 3.5; 5.6; 7.1 and so on... You will need AMPLE light to do this in. Shoot outdoors if you can in the best possible amount of light. Use your auto ISO and aperture priority. When you are done shooting put the images on the computer and look at each one.

Then shoot the same series over again from 10 feet away. Put the images on the computer and look at each one.

Come back and tell us what you saw and learned.
Tomorrow's assignment: Shutter speed-hand held.

[cgipson1]

Yeah Elizabeth it's like what, you're 3rd post for CC??? I know the rest of us followed guidelines flawlessly at this point! Pssh with of your experience you really should know better!

yea.. three posts.. like TEN PAGES EACH... trying to help... and she just keeps doing the same SH1T over and over and over. You really need to back off on the sarcasm.. especially when the Traveler is dead on!

[cgipson1]

Disregarded - So much time in this forum is spent arguing about the stupidest things! I don't have that kind of time to waste.

Disregarded? Ok.. I think from now on.. you can do without my assistance, since you know so much already. Hopefully everyone else will fill the same way...

You can't even consistently take photos with good focus, or decent exposure.. and you are "disregarding" good advice and being a smarta$$.... good luck!

[GnipGnop]

Experience can come in the form of making an attempt to understand forum dynamics between members, as opposed to jumping right in.

There is more than one way to skin a cat.

[MTVision]

Disregarded? Ok.. I think from now on.. you can do without my assistance, since you know so much already. Hopefully everyone else will fill the same way...

You can't even consistently take photos with good focus, or decent exposure.. and you are "disregarding" good advice and being a smarta$$.... good luck!

Yup! And the whole shooting wide open has been discussed numerous times and then this post in which ALL photos posted were shot wide open and she's wondering why her focus is off!

[NickA]

Yeah Elizabeth it's like what, you're 3rd post for CC??? I know the rest of us followed guidelines flawlessly at this point! Pssh with of your experience you really should know better!

yea.. three posts.. like TEN PAGES EACH... trying to help... and she just keeps doing the same SH1T over and over and over. You really need to back off on the sarcasm.. especially when the Traveler is dead on!

Sorry Elizabeth for hi-jacking your post but.... @cgipson1 (and others complaining about the OP), isn't this the Beginners section of the forum? I don't know about you, but when I started out there was no Google, or forums like this so we had to figure things out for ourselves. Well, there was CompuServe and Prodigy (who remembers those?), but forums like this were not readily available. Some people learn at different rates, and some people can read books and manuals all day and it won't mean a thing to them. Just answer the questions; she'll catch on and learn. And if you don't want to help, then don't read this topic anymore. It's that simple.

It's an Internet forum people, nothing to get all worked up about.

[sm4him]

The two thing I would remove from Photography if I could

1. The term "I always shoot wide open"

2. Every 50mm1.8 lens on the planet

LMAO

Re: Point 2--Wow. That's a *bit* of an over-reaction, don't you think? Seems to me like the 50mm 1.8 can be a great lens for getting nice sharp images (especially if you are moving to that from a kit lens). AS LONG AS they do not:

(see Point 1) Always shoot wide open.

The 50mm 1.8 is what I'm planning to buy next, along with a flash--but if TPF has taught me anything it has taught me this: I will not--repeat, NOT--start shooting at everything in sight, wide-open. In fact, I've already decided that other than one or two initial test shots, I plan to spend the first two weeks with my 50 not *allowing* myself to shoot ANYthing wide open.
On the other hand, I always know how to use a DOF calculator.

[MTVision]

Disregarded? Ok.. I think from now on.. you can do without my assistance, since you know so much already. Hopefully everyone else will fill the same way...

You can't even consistently take photos with good focus, or decent exposure.. and you are "disregarding" good advice and being a smarta$$.... good luck!

That means you won't be posting anymore shot at F1.8 or F2.2 for a while, right? LOL!

Does this look familiar?

[cgipson1]

Yeah Elizabeth it's like what, you're 3rd post for CC??? I know the rest of us followed guidelines flawlessly at this point! Pssh with of your experience you really should know better!

yea.. three posts.. like TEN PAGES EACH... trying to help... and she just keeps doing the same SH1T over and over and over. You really need to back off on the sarcasm.. especially when the Traveler is dead on!

Sorry Elizabeth for hi-jacking your post but.... @cgipson1 (and others complaining about the OP), isn't this the Beginners section of the forum? I don't know about you, but when I started out there was no Google, or forums like this so we had to figure things out for ourselves. Well, there was CompuServe and Prodigy (who remembers those?), but forums like this were not readily available. Some people learn at different rates, and some people can read books and manuals all day and it won't mean a thing to them. Just answer the questions; she'll catch on and learn. And if you don't want to help, then don't read this topic anymore. It's that simple.

It's an Internet forum people, nothing to get all worked up about.

I remember compuserve and genie before prodigy even existed.. at 300 baud. I have also been involved with trying to help this individual since her first post.. which you obviously haven't based on your join date / post count. Since you dont know the whole story.. I am surprised that you even commented

[MTVision]

Sorry Elizabeth for hi-jacking your post but.... @cgipson1 (and others complaining about the OP), isn't this the Beginners section of the forum? I don't know about you, but when I started out there was no Google, or forums like this so we had to figure things out for ourselves. Well, there was CompuServe and Prodigy (who remembers those?), but forums like this were not readily available. Some people learn at different rates, and some people can read books and manuals all day and it won't mean a thing to them. Just answer the questions; she'll catch on and learn. And if you don't want to help, then don't read this topic anymore. It's that simple.

It's an Internet forum people, nothing to get all worked up about.

The questions have been answered before. And people should still put a little effort into their learning especially since there is google and books.

[cgipson1]

On the other hand, I always know how to use a DOF calculator.

hahaha... you are much more advanced then the OP!