Hi
I recently got interested in photography as a complement to my Webdesign business. So I bought a Nikon D80 with 18-135mm.
I'm still learning the theory, technical terms and concepts.
I have the 2 books of Digital Photography by Scott Kelby and I haven't yet read them all the way, just some pages here and there, but I will ofcourse, is just that his writing style and my lack of time these last days keep me from knowing what exactly I'm doing.
These are more like questions on my mind just to let you know the doubts that I have BEFORE I sit down some more hours to study(the web and/or the books), is not necesary to answer them all, some questions have the same answer.
So, I'm reading tutorials and some book chapters, but....
How are we suposed to know what settings to use on the camera?.
Like the aperture, the shutter speed, etc.?
I understand the logic for the elements of the Exposure, but, so far I have read that first option for ISO would be 100 if possible. But what about shutter speed..?? 1/60, 1/125?... why not 1/40?
I know why fast shutters are for moving objects and slow shutters for dark environments, and the effects you may get with it etc. according to what I have seen on books and tutorials.
If I'm outside, at 12:30PM, cloudy, I want to take a picture to some friends..., how am I going to know what shutter speed and aperture to use?. Somehow, after hours of reading I haven't yet got it clear what numbers to use, or..., doesn't matter if I use 1/40 or 1/125 because the difference isn't noticeble?. I still have to put it on Auto or Scene.
Is not that I have got a lot shooting already, nothing like that, at the contrary, I have just shoot out once, BTW the pics are at the end of this post, I haven't yet used Manual mode.
Are the tutorials and books going to teach me this?.
I know they show you some photos and the settings they used, but, I hope they teach me to naturally setup my camera on manual at any given situation, ok, I know, you get this with practice.
After you know how exposure works...
What book or tutorials will teach you:
1) The theory
2) The basic controls of your DSLR you'll need to use.
3) From start, as a beginner, to take your camera, search for a specific subject, to know HOW to search for the optimum settings according to the situation, and shoot it. Something basic I guess.
Some how, I know this could have to do with some Priority modes maybe?, where you want a specific setting and the camera gives you the other one. Are the priority modes the most common ways to use the camera in the "advanced" arena?
4) Then, takes you to shoot something else while learning something new
5) And then takes you to something else with more advanced stuff, etc. etc.
Here are some first photos(or test photos) I took with my Nikon D80 and wanted to share with you.
I did some Photoshop retouching.
It was very cloudy
If you like you don't have to comment on each one, just the ones you'd like or in general.
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I recently got interested in photography as a complement to my Webdesign business. So I bought a Nikon D80 with 18-135mm.
I'm still learning the theory, technical terms and concepts.
I have the 2 books of Digital Photography by Scott Kelby and I haven't yet read them all the way, just some pages here and there, but I will ofcourse, is just that his writing style and my lack of time these last days keep me from knowing what exactly I'm doing.
These are more like questions on my mind just to let you know the doubts that I have BEFORE I sit down some more hours to study(the web and/or the books), is not necesary to answer them all, some questions have the same answer.
So, I'm reading tutorials and some book chapters, but....
How are we suposed to know what settings to use on the camera?.
Like the aperture, the shutter speed, etc.?
I understand the logic for the elements of the Exposure, but, so far I have read that first option for ISO would be 100 if possible. But what about shutter speed..?? 1/60, 1/125?... why not 1/40?
I know why fast shutters are for moving objects and slow shutters for dark environments, and the effects you may get with it etc. according to what I have seen on books and tutorials.
If I'm outside, at 12:30PM, cloudy, I want to take a picture to some friends..., how am I going to know what shutter speed and aperture to use?. Somehow, after hours of reading I haven't yet got it clear what numbers to use, or..., doesn't matter if I use 1/40 or 1/125 because the difference isn't noticeble?. I still have to put it on Auto or Scene.
Is not that I have got a lot shooting already, nothing like that, at the contrary, I have just shoot out once, BTW the pics are at the end of this post, I haven't yet used Manual mode.
Are the tutorials and books going to teach me this?.
I know they show you some photos and the settings they used, but, I hope they teach me to naturally setup my camera on manual at any given situation, ok, I know, you get this with practice.
After you know how exposure works...
What book or tutorials will teach you:
1) The theory
2) The basic controls of your DSLR you'll need to use.
3) From start, as a beginner, to take your camera, search for a specific subject, to know HOW to search for the optimum settings according to the situation, and shoot it. Something basic I guess.
Some how, I know this could have to do with some Priority modes maybe?, where you want a specific setting and the camera gives you the other one. Are the priority modes the most common ways to use the camera in the "advanced" arena?
4) Then, takes you to shoot something else while learning something new
5) And then takes you to something else with more advanced stuff, etc. etc.
Here are some first photos(or test photos) I took with my Nikon D80 and wanted to share with you.
I did some Photoshop retouching.
It was very cloudy
If you like you don't have to comment on each one, just the ones you'd like or in general.
1
2
3
4
5
6
