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[kundalini]

Your doing my ****ing head in but i still want to help you

The male version of erose. Look at where she has developed. Miracles do happen.

 

[RauschPhotography]

I would go off the last picture I took, I used smhne's advice and reshot, that was the best of the set.
That one was shot on F8, 1/500.

And @overread, keep in mind, I don't quite have a DSLR, =p
but thanks for that, I see what you're saying now..
The manual focus on my camera is practically impossible to use, and doesn't really work as well as the manual, especially for a fast moving bunny.

I didn't really know what camera you were shooting with. The camera you have isn't close to a DSLR, it's a beefed point and shoot. Definition of DSLR: digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera.

You've got a lot to learn, as stated previously. I really do encourage you to pick up Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and take the advice given by the TPF members. We're just trying to help you out. Progress isn't going to come overnight, but you know what they say..Rome wasn't built in a day!

 

[Geaux]

Your doing my ****ing head in but i still want to help you

The male version of erose. Look at where she has developed. Miracles do happen.

NO NO NO, No way near Erose. She listened and understood. Only thing they have in common is creating threads that go on for 5+ pages and a high post count in little time.

You ask for CC, yet there is a sense of 'argue' in your responses. Telling people you know the triangle and focusing, yet not ....but still sticking to your guns and telling us over and over you understand it, is getting tiring (along with telling us there is nothing interesting to shoot around you over and over and over).

 

[vtf]

Your doing my ****ing head in but i still want to help you

The male version of erose. Look at where she has developed. Miracles do happen.

NO NO NO, No way near Erose. She listened and understood. Only thing they have in common is creating threads that go on for 5+ pages and a high post count in little time.

You ask for CC, yet there is a sense of 'argue' in your responses. Telling people you know the triangle and focusing, yet not ....but still sticking to your guns and telling us over and over you understand it, is getting tiring (along with telling us there is nothing interesting to shoot around you over and over and over).

Ring a bell....newphotographer

 

[vtf]

In a month's time you have 445 posts. If you continue to say I can't, we will start to say we won't.
BTW light bulb is your most interesting subject so far.

ibtl
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[KevinPutman]

I do listen and I do understand. I apply everything that's said to me into my photos.
If I post up a picture, and it may be missing part of something that was previously said to me, then that's my own fault, yes. But it might just be something I forgot, or simply missed.
It's not like I'm taking soft pictures, or messing up the exposure on purpose. It's called learning, correct? And you learn from your mistakes, correct again?
and before someone says "But you aren't learning from your mistakes", yes, I am. As I said, It may just be something that slips past me. Or I may not notice.

And before someone brings up a tripod,
I'm 17. I work 15 hours a week at a retail store for minimum wage. Unlike those of you who can go out and buy $2000 cameras and such, I can barely afford my insurance from month to month, and have money to spare. Also, I don't buy myself stuff..I never have. I find it a waste of money. I'd by a homeless person a $6 combo meal at McDonalds before I got myself a double cheeseburger. I know I NEED a tripod. But I also know I can manage without, and still get some decent photos.


I DO understand the exposure triangle. But sometimes things just slip my mind. It happens to everyone I'm sure,
I'm a newbie so it just happens to me more. I apologize for not being as advanced as everyone else, or maybe not learn as fast and apply that knowledge as well as everyone..but AT LEAST I'M TRYING.
Would you rather me post 1 picture a week and ask for a comment,
or take as many pictures as I can, and post them up every single day to get feedback?

 

[RedWylder]

Definitely one picture a week. Everyday is overhwhelming especially if the same advice is needed over and over. Try focusing on seeing the things that we would say in your pictures. Give yourself a critique and then post your best shot every week.

 

[Matata]

Definitely one picture a week. Everyday is overhwhelming especially if the same advice is needed over and over. Try focusing on seeing the things that we would say in your pictures. Give yourself a critique and then post your best shot every week.

Kevin, this is exactly why I was asking what was your favorite and why. I want to know that you are thinking about your photos rather than posting quantity for TPF members to sift through. Not to say you are just posting quantity, but you have a lot of posts for C&C and I think many photos have recurring problems (the softness issue for one) so it helps sometimes to take a step back and just C&C your own photos before posting based on feedback you have had before.

 

[KevinPutman]

I think I'll just stop posting stuff altogether, since all I seem to get are 5 pages of people saying "you're doing it wrong, you don't listen, you suck, etc etc etc."
I. Am. A. Slow. Learner.
I. Make. Mistakes.
I. Don't. Even. Have. A. Proper. DSLR.

Those aren't excuses.
they're facts.

 

[SabrinaO]

Definitely one picture a week. Everyday is overhwhelming especially if the same advice is needed over and over. Try focusing on seeing the things that we would say in your pictures. Give yourself a critique and then post your best shot every week.

:thumbdown:
One picture a week? Sorry.. but who are you? He shouldn't have to limit himself. If he wants to show off 50 pics a week he should have the option to. Just like how you have the option to not look or respond to his posts.
I like his drive. He just needs to listen to constructive criticism and open his eyes.

 

[SabrinaO]

I think I'll just stop posting stuff altogether, since all I seem to get are 5 pages of people saying "you're doing it wrong, you don't listen, you suck, etc etc etc."
I. Am. A. Slow. Learner.
I. Make. Mistakes.
I. Don't. Even. Have. A. Proper. DSLR.

Those aren't excuses.
they're facts.

Whats a "proper" DSLR? You don't need a DSLR to take great pics. If you are a slow learner... take it one step at a time. Learn the aperture, shutter and ISO. Learn how they all work together. Don't bring other things into the equation (working with artificial lighting) until you know all of that. And if you make mistakes.. learn from them.

 

[OrionsByte]

There's a difference between understanding something "in theory" and understanding something "in practice." I know you say you understand the exposure triangle, and I believe you, but I also believe that your understanding is currently more theory-based than experience-based. It HAS to be, because you don't have much experience yet. Be truthful with yourself, and accept that you're still building up that understanding; don't check it off the list and refuse to realize there's still more to learn; there's always more to learn.

Don't stop posting here, but do start self-filtering a little. You say you're a slow learner but you're kinda drinking through a fire hose here. There's a LOT of advice coming at you, from exposure to lighting to equipment to technique, and if you're only able to absorb some of it at a time (because you are a self-proclaimed slow learner), then all the great advice is being wasted, and folks are gonna get tired of helping you because they're always giving the same advice. Especially with the frequency you've been asking for it.

So coming back to the slow learner thing; if you're a slow learner, you need to go slow. Don't rush out to buy a DSLR, because there is plenty you can learn with what you have. Here's a radical suggestion: put your camera in Full Auto and work SOLELY on your focus and composition, your eye. Post a few shots up here and explain that they were shot in auto because you're working on finding interesting subjects and good composition, and ask for feedback specifically along those lines. And please, please, please don't get defensive when people tell you it's off. If they're more abrasive than they need to be, take whatever truths you can from them and then let it go.

Take some art classes at school. Even if they're not specifically photography-related, they will help tune your eye.

Don't give up, man, but don't try to force yourself to turn pro in six months either. And don't start a wedding post; that would not go well.

 

[Geaux]

...Don't stop posting here, but do start self-filtering a little....

Best advice given so far.

 

[fokker]

And before someone brings up a tripod,
I'm 17. I work 15 hours a week at a retail store for minimum wage. Unlike those of you who can go out and buy $2000 cameras and such, I can barely afford my insurance from month to month, and have money to spare. Also, I don't buy myself stuff..I never have. I find it a waste of money. I'd by a homeless person a $6 combo meal at McDonalds before I got myself a double cheeseburger. I know I NEED a tripod. But I also know I can manage without, and still get some decent photos.

Stop buying cheeseburgers for homeless people and start saving your cash, photography is an expensive hobby.

 

[FranDaMan]

You don;t have a DSLR. Well, neither did I untill september last year.
I owned a sony DSC-H2. An even less advanced superzoom cam than yours.
Still, here is a few shots I pulled off with that camera, simply by trying to get to grips with stuff like shutterspeed, ISO and nifty tricks like zooming in from far to try and create some sort of bokeh.

Not saying my shots are awesome in any way, just trying to point out that if you look around, there is always something nice to shoot and even a superzoom cam could do that job for you