Hey guys (new some help would be appreciated)

[rra117]

hey guys,
i am 15 living in Melbourne Australia am new to photography and i would love some tips from you guys to help improve my photography. I have had only a few months experience and I am currently using a nikon d5000 (yeah i should have waited until the d5100 came out but i bought this last year..) with the stock lens, 18-55. here are some of my photos, they are on jpeg and i don't really know if RAW is better. i just left it on on jpeg lol.
thanks in advanced!
P.S i also have a lens that goes up to 160, but since i like close up pictures it isn't very useful..
P.S.S i shrunk the photos to a quarter of their original so i can upload it.

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[JoshuaSimPhotography]

I like your style, nice lighting and DOF, you still have to learn a bit more, but you will get heaps of info here

[rra117]

thanks! as i said i am a new to all this so i dont know what DOf means..lol embarrassing i know. also what should i be using jpeg or RAW?
thanks again!

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

DOF means depth of field. It has to do with aperture (you should know that by now). And use JPG, u are only a beginner, once you get a better understanding of photography and lighting, you can move to RAW. BUt you don’t have to use raw once you are experienced.

[rra117]

OH! okay thanks fo rthat, i'd better look around at some threads with tips. thank for all your help Josh! It's greatly appreciated.

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

And if you're having trouble, post a thread!

[rra117]

will do! thanks!