C&C and equipment advice

Starkissed · Dec 3, 2010

Hello .... I just got my first DSLR last Tuesday. I took it out for my first photo shoot and posted some of my shots to get some input. Anything I should try? Anything I should know? This was my first time shooting with anything other then a point and shoot. I am really not sure how to adjust settings yet, but I have books and I have been experimenting (as you can see from my photos)

Also I have a Nikon D3100 and a Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR. I plan to shoot a lot of city shots as well as abandon buildings, car details, and maybe get into some children portraits. What equipment would you recommend I look into getting next?

Thanks

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white · Dec 3, 2010

*hiccup*

Someone was drunk on the town last night.

wheeee!

Geaux · Dec 3, 2010

Yeah, the ANGLES are a bit much, especially with such 'straight angled' subjects. Your last one is out of focus as well.

Keep up the practice

Night shots are the hardest (especially with no tripod)

Derrel · Dec 4, 2010

Less spirits, and maybe a spirit level, might have helped...

KenC · Dec 4, 2010

Experimenting is good, even if it makes us all dizzy. Seriously, though, until you do this a lot more you will not know what other equipment you might need. You can do quite a bit with what you have and you need to discover its limitations or you will not spend your money well. The only thing that might make sense now is a not-too-expensive flash so you could experiment with that as well.