Photography Help.

[Matthew.Passmore]

Hey,

I'm wanting to get into photography and have just bought a Canon EOS 400D, does anyone know any good websites with tutorial like things such as using Apaturs, ISO's, Shutter speeds etc.


Cheers.

 

[singteck]

You can try photo.net

singteck

 

[philaw]

I did an evening class once a week at an adult education centre and I liked it. It gives you an excuse for taking peoples' photo, as well: "I'm doing a photography class."

Libraries always have good books. I never bought one for the basics.

 

[Tadpole]

Hey,

I'm wanting to get into photography and have just bought a Canon EOS 400D, does anyone know any good websites with tutorial like things such as using Apaturs, ISO's, Shutter speeds etc.


Cheers.

I don't think you can go too far wrong with

"The Kodak Most Basic Book of Digital Photography"
I have
"Kodak Guide to 35mm Photography: Techniques for Better Pictures " and it is one of the best book for novices I've read.
as forums go, why not check your local papershop, but a mag on taking pictures then check to see if they have a forum you can join
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Commu...nding/Forum-Categories/Topic/?&topic-id=63662

 

[ArkAngel]

Michel Langfords Basic photography (Latest edition <7th i think>)
It was the basic first year bible when i did my photography degree, easy to read with everything you could want to know about photography without going into it too deeply.

 

[robin wood]

www.dpreview.com has very active forums where you will find the anseres to pretty much any question you could have. Not sure if there are tutorials on there but it would not surprise me.

 

[hedgepig]

Best forums I have come across:

photography-on-the.net
inspiring-photography.com

 

[spamel]

Watch all of the films on video jug featuring Mark Comon for some great tips and easy to understand terminology on cameras, both digital and film.

http://www.videojug.com/user/USEX0059/

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

Watch all of the films on video jug featuring Mark Comon for some great tips and easy to understand terminology on cameras, both digital and film.

http://www.videojug.com/user/USEX0059/

Just what I wanted, thanks.

 

[spamel]

Just what I wanted, thanks.

Glad it helped. He has a way of explaining what could be complicated things in such easy terms. Whewnever I get a bit muddled with my camera and can't figure something out, I go back and find the relevant video and it always helps.

 

[Cobweb]

I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, I'm not overly familiar with Canon, I shoot Nikon, but the basics are universal. Don't be afraid to ask, silly questions welcome

 

[dommyracer]

Hey,

I'm wanting to get into photography and have just bought a Canon EOS 400D, does anyone know any good websites with tutorial like things such as using Apaturs, ISO's, Shutter speeds etc.


Cheers.

I frequent this Canon forum - lots of good tips, reviews, etc...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

http://photonotes.org/ Has some good articles as well.

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

Thanks everyone, Ive been snapping away at everything, its funny how annoyed someone can get if you set the camera on multishot and take like 1000 pics of them .....especially if they are eating

 

[crazyclimber]

Thanks everyone, Ive been snapping away at everything, its funny how annoyed someone can get if you set the camera on multishot and take like 1000 pics of them .....especially if they are eating

lmao! I'm not the only one that does that then My family have all but banned me from appearing with a camera at anything but 'special family occasions' - I and camera = persona non grata!
On the other side of the coin, I doubt your computer hard drive particularly likes 1000 pics at a time either, especially if you shoot RAW! For that reason alone I try to avoid using continuous shooting, though the camera's usually left in that mode just in case. Glad to see you enjoying it though. Photography's great!!

 

[WildGarlic]

Best way to do it is to get out there with your camera and take photos - changing the apertures, shutter speeds etc to see what effect it has. That's the beauty of digital - you can experiment as much as you like, just make sure you've got a big enough card!

I can recommend http://digital-photography-school.com/ - there is a very informative blog, how-to sections, examples and a forum too. Friendly and suitable for photographers of all abilities.

 

[WildGarlic]

On the other side of the coin, I doubt your computer hard drive particularly likes 1000 pics at a time either, especially if you shoot RAW! For that reason alone I try to avoid using continuous shooting, though the camera's usually left in that mode just in case. Glad to see you enjoying it though. Photography's great!!

I had to buy a new computer because of the number of photos I'd uploaded!!! I now shoot in RAW and there are fewer photos but they are of course a much larger size!

Anyone use Flickr to share their photos?

 

[crazyclimber]

I had to buy a new computer because of the number of photos I'd uploaded!!!

ditto... 250GB, currently I'm on the last 40gig. I also have an external hard drive for backups, I think there's going to be a need for a second on my shopping list so I can get rid of all the pics off here.
Video used to be worse though. DV at 3.5 MB/s to DVCPRO HD for 1080i60 - 14MB/s, they used to just eat my PC. Makes you appreciate photography!

 

[crazyclimber]

oh and no, have thought about Flickr but never got round to setting up. Job for a rainy day!