First Day with my DSLR - Senior Pictures - C&C please!

[SNBniko]

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I hope this helps. Learn to use the camera first. DSLRs are so good these days that you should be shooting on fully automatic (P or Automatic modes) until you learn to use them well.

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How would this help the OP learn how to use the camera? I'm learning more about my camera shooting in manual then I ever did with the settings. The priority setting will be used once I've gotten a grasp on what the various settings do and how to balance them. Or maybe they'll never be used at all... I don't know.

 

[CCericola]

All your shots have problems with lighting and poor composition. I recommend going to your library or buying some text books on both. After you learn exposure shoot your heart out in manual mode. So when you use the program modes you know what the camera is doing.