New Camera, new to photography

[Photo_Lad]

Hey people

Just bought a Nikon d3100 and to be honest, I dont know anything about it or photography. I went out for a day and took 100's of photos using many different settings. Dont know how to properly adjust white balance etc.
Thats why I came here to learn and ask for help!

I want to upload photos so that you guys can tell me how to capture a better photo and for tips etc.
I tried to upload photos but an orange exclamation mark is showing up beside the file name. Any idea what I am doing wrong?

 

[psran]

I think your file is too large, try compressing it a bit

 

[hirejn]

A forum isn't a great place to learn the entire craft of photography. Try books, videos, classes and practice. Forums are slow and you need professional advice.

 

[Sublime1304]

I agree with hirejn, read some books or some articles on the internet. If you have any friends who are into photography, ask them questions, im sure they'll help. I was in your shoes 2 years ago and I taught myself everything and with the help from reading and my friends. Now im sitting here with a full frame 5D and a bunch of lenses and a pretty good portfolio of work. You'll get there, just need to learn a bit.

 

[Sublime1304]

Or another thing is to just get out there and start shooting, try different things. Practice, practice, practice.

 

[Indofred]

Play with what interests you.
Some here seem to have a love for cars; others, aeroplanes (I can understand the latter).
For me, street photography hits the spot.

 

[Indofred]

I think your file is too large, try compressing it a bit

My internet is painfully slow so very high quality images takes an age to upload.
Try setting the camera down a notch and see what the file sizes look like.

 

[Sublime1304]

Or if you are having trouble uploading photos, upload to them to flickr and then add them here. I started out with a D3100 myself lol.