supercool2
TPF Noob!
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Hello, first time owner to a Nikon D7100 and having my own DSLR (but not entirely new to photography ) . YOu can check out the pictures I have taken with my camera (2 were from the canon before I returned it) on the website link in my profile to judge how good or bad I am skill wise. Most ,about 99% (other than black and white/collages) are as close to straight from the camera raw or Jpg , but had some minor touch ups like d lighting,sharpening , brighten or exposure compensation adjustments. Since i have no fancy programs other than picasa and ViewNX 2 that came with my camera. Either no flash,or external flash usually used. I like shooting outdoors because I have to learn about lighting and how to use a flash properly before I will start getting decent pictures indoors ;- ) .
Anyway... about my questions regarding the settings on my camera (Or what I am doing wrong)
I like the manual mode. But it looks like the iso is on auto (?) . I couldn't figure out how to get that to manual. The only thing I figured out with that from reading the manual and just going through the settings (and watching a youtube video which was very helpful) was how to change the auto sensitivity . For example, I will try to set it to a specific ISO and it looks like it is letting me. But then when I check the info of the picture after (or right before taking it) it shows the camera decided the ISO for me. Is that just how a SLR works and am I expecting too much from the camera I have ? I must be doing something wrong. My mom uses an Olympus and she said she shoots in manual,and her camera allows her to set the ISO. I thought one good thing about setting it myself, was if I do it wrong, at least I can learn from my mistakes . I can't if the camera is doing the work for me.
I'm trying to improve my photography and still get to know this camera at the same time, now that I finally have my own DSLR and can be serious about starting this hobby, (after borrowing a DSLR from my mom) .
Anyway... about my questions regarding the settings on my camera (Or what I am doing wrong)
I like the manual mode. But it looks like the iso is on auto (?) . I couldn't figure out how to get that to manual. The only thing I figured out with that from reading the manual and just going through the settings (and watching a youtube video which was very helpful) was how to change the auto sensitivity . For example, I will try to set it to a specific ISO and it looks like it is letting me. But then when I check the info of the picture after (or right before taking it) it shows the camera decided the ISO for me. Is that just how a SLR works and am I expecting too much from the camera I have ? I must be doing something wrong. My mom uses an Olympus and she said she shoots in manual,and her camera allows her to set the ISO. I thought one good thing about setting it myself, was if I do it wrong, at least I can learn from my mistakes . I can't if the camera is doing the work for me.
I'm trying to improve my photography and still get to know this camera at the same time, now that I finally have my own DSLR and can be serious about starting this hobby, (after borrowing a DSLR from my mom) .