Fresh Meat!

[killerseaguls]

hey all, I'm not only new to this forum, but photography in general. I've recently purchased a Nikon d3300 as my first camera. It came with a 18-55mm lense. After doing research I've ordered a 35mm 1.8g lense as a prime. I've spent a good bit of time learning the camera and not using any auto modes. Finally I'm comfortable enough to use all setting confidently.

Any advice for a rookie? Could I get feedback on pictures that I've shot on here?

Much thanks

Attached are 2 pictures I took and played with.

 

[cbarnard7]

View attachment 112198View attachment 112199 hey all, I'm not only new to this forum, but photography in general. I've recently purchased a Nikon d3300 as my first camera. It came with a 18-55mm lense. After doing research I've ordered a 35mm 1.8g lense as a prime. I've spent a good bit of time learning the camera and not using any auto modes. Finally I'm comfortable enough to use all setting confidently.

Any advice for a rookie? Could I get feedback on pictures that I've shot on here?

Much thanks

Attached are 2 pictures I took and played with.

Great first attempts!

The first is a nice use of shutter speed. Well caught and the B&W helps with the droplet isolation. The second is a decent attempt except you missed the focus on the apple. Also, it's a little bit noisy (grainy). I'm not sure if you meant it but you can control that by lowering the ISO and leaving the shutter open longer (if you have a tripod or steady table). I'd try to keep the ISO down below 640/800 if possible. If you did mean it, good job- I do like the colors.

I'd use the 18-55mm lens for landscapes (probably f/8-f/11 is going to be the sharpest) and the 35 for portraits for best depth of field at f/1.8.

The D3300 will be a great entry for you into photography. Watch youtube videos (Mike Browne is one of my favorites) to get some more in-depth, easy to follow info.

 

[killerseaguls]

View attachment 112198View attachment 112199 hey all, I'm not only new to this forum, but photography in general. I've recently purchased a Nikon d3300 as my first camera. It came with a 18-55mm lense. After doing research I've ordered a 35mm 1.8g lense as a prime. I've spent a good bit of time learning the camera and not using any auto modes. Finally I'm comfortable enough to use all setting confidently.

Any advice for a rookie? Could I get feedback on pictures that I've shot on here?

Much thanks

Attached are 2 pictures I took and played with.

Great first attempts!

The first is a nice use of shutter speed. Well caught and the B&W helps with the droplet isolation. The second is a decent attempt except you missed the focus on the apple. Also, it's a little bit noisy (grainy). I'm not sure if you meant it but you can control that by lowering the ISO and leaving the shutter open longer (if you have a tripod or steady table). I'd try to keep the ISO down below 640/800 if possible. If you did mean it, good job- I do like the colors.

I'd use the 18-55mm lens for landscapes (probably f/8-f/11 is going to be the sharpest) and the 35 for portraits for best depth of field at f/1.8.

The D3300 will be a great entry for you into photography. Watch youtube videos (Mike Browne is one of my favorites) to get some more in-depth, easy to follow info.

Thanks for the advice! The second picture to be honest I wasn't sure what I was going for. I was reading on how to place items in a picture and as far as grain, I'll say it's probably over editing. Also the auto focus was being a pain and I didn't set the camera for my lack of vision to manually focus it. I'm learning that the light in my house sucks compared to natural light.

One thing you said that I haven't read is the correlation between sharpness and aperture settings.



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[cbarnard7]

View attachment 112198View attachment 112199 hey all, I'm not only new to this forum, but photography in general. I've recently purchased a Nikon d3300 as my first camera. It came with a 18-55mm lense. After doing research I've ordered a 35mm 1.8g lense as a prime. I've spent a good bit of time learning the camera and not using any auto modes. Finally I'm comfortable enough to use all setting confidently.

Any advice for a rookie? Could I get feedback on pictures that I've shot on here?

Much thanks

Attached are 2 pictures I took and played with.

Great first attempts!

The first is a nice use of shutter speed. Well caught and the B&W helps with the droplet isolation. The second is a decent attempt except you missed the focus on the apple. Also, it's a little bit noisy (grainy). I'm not sure if you meant it but you can control that by lowering the ISO and leaving the shutter open longer (if you have a tripod or steady table). I'd try to keep the ISO down below 640/800 if possible. If you did mean it, good job- I do like the colors.

I'd use the 18-55mm lens for landscapes (probably f/8-f/11 is going to be the sharpest) and the 35 for portraits for best depth of field at f/1.8.

The D3300 will be a great entry for you into photography. Watch youtube videos (Mike Browne is one of my favorites) to get some more in-depth, easy to follow info.

Thanks for the advice! The second picture to be honest I wasn't sure what I was going for. I was reading on how to place items in a picture and as far as grain, I'll say it's probably over editing. Also the auto focus was being a pain and I didn't set the camera for my lack of vision to manually focus it. I'm learning that the light in my house sucks compared to natural light.

One thing you said that I haven't read is the correlation between sharpness and aperture settings.



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Rules of Thumb - Finding Your Lens' 'Sweet Spot'

Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds

 

[killerseaguls]

View attachment 112198View attachment 112199 hey all, I'm not only new to this forum, but photography in general. I've recently purchased a Nikon d3300 as my first camera. It came with a 18-55mm lense. After doing research I've ordered a 35mm 1.8g lense as a prime. I've spent a good bit of time learning the camera and not using any auto modes. Finally I'm comfortable enough to use all setting confidently.

Any advice for a rookie? Could I get feedback on pictures that I've shot on here?

Much thanks

Attached are 2 pictures I took and played with.

Great first attempts!

The first is a nice use of shutter speed. Well caught and the B&W helps with the droplet isolation. The second is a decent attempt except you missed the focus on the apple. Also, it's a little bit noisy (grainy). I'm not sure if you meant it but you can control that by lowering the ISO and leaving the shutter open longer (if you have a tripod or steady table). I'd try to keep the ISO down below 640/800 if possible. If you did mean it, good job- I do like the colors.

I'd use the 18-55mm lens for landscapes (probably f/8-f/11 is going to be the sharpest) and the 35 for portraits for best depth of field at f/1.8.

The D3300 will be a great entry for you into photography. Watch youtube videos (Mike Browne is one of my favorites) to get some more in-depth, easy to follow info.

Thanks for the advice! The second picture to be honest I wasn't sure what I was going for. I was reading on how to place items in a picture and as far as grain, I'll say it's probably over editing. Also the auto focus was being a pain and I didn't set the camera for my lack of vision to manually focus it. I'm learning that the light in my house sucks compared to natural light.

One thing you said that I haven't read is the correlation between sharpness and aperture settings.



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Rules of Thumb - Finding Your Lens' 'Sweet Spot'

Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds

Did not know lenses had sweet spots! Thanks for the read. Yes, the thirds I what I read about. I assume after many errors one trained in the camera can just tell immediately.

Thanks again


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