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Spamouflag
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884 days ago
 
Getting started

 I recently (two weeks ago) seriously got into photography. I bought a fancy (and pricey) DSLR and would like to know what sites, books or blogs you would recommend to a newbie. I would be extremely greatful if you could point me towards the basic stuff (from aperture, exposure, etc.). I'm off to New Orleans and will need tip sheets for taking good pictures. I'm really excited about my new hobby (and this forum).

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{dorothy}
884 days ago
 
Try reading Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson.
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Chairman W
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884 days ago
 
Luminous Landscapes has loads of tutorials covering the basics and more.  It's mainly focused (no pun intended) on landscape photography but the principals are the same for everything

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/index.shtml

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DEviaNT
883 days ago
 
The best book I found when I started was 'Understanding Exposure' By Bryan Peterson. Clear, concise, to the point and doesn't try and tell you 'this is right!' or 'that is wrong!' it just tells you 'this is how you do a, b or c...' now go make your mind up what you want to do.

Also if you're just starting out and are serious about improving I'd advise the following:

1/. Always shoot on manual to force yourself to learn how to expose properly.
2/. Spot meter where possible (if the camera can) until you learn to pick out suitable midtones to meter off.

The above two things will slow you down, frustrate you and make you miss the odd shot to begin with. Later though you will be able to guess most exposure/aperture combinations accurately and it'll help you master the technical so you can focus on the creative.

JMO.
David
Augusten Burroughs : "I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions."
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bobzhawg
883 days ago
 
I second the above votes for Bryan Peterson's books.

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Spamouflag
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883 days ago
 
I got "Understanding Exposure" from my local library and it is indeed an amazing book. I am a little confused by the vast amount of information but it all makes sense. I will start my own experiments this week as I'm boarding a flight to New Orleans. I'm dead nervous about messing up my shots but trial by fire is the way to go. Can I at least switch to Aperture or Shutter speed priority modes when I get discouraged? Please??? Thanks for your help.

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dvo_photo
882 days ago
 
If you buy any books be SURE to include Scott Kelby's ...The Digital Photography Book.......The step by step secrets for how to make your photos look like the pros!
Simplified NEEDED information and tips.

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