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Sam__
04-05-10, 12:25
I am pretty n00bish about photography but I do appreciate a good picture and always wanted to be able to take them.

Decided to throw myself in the deep end and buy myself an old dslr, so I have to learn about everything I can. Ended up getting a Canon EOS 300D for cheaps on ebay with an 18-55mm lense. I know its not the latest and geatest but I dont have the moneys for something posh and new.

Anywhere you can send me to learn, or specific things I might want to look into to get me started?

any tips or advice is much appreciated.:)

thanks in advance.
coiler
04-05-10, 14:04
For my A200 I bought a guide off amazon for about £8, very comprehensive, covers all the different settings in clear, concise depth!

There will be loads of decent ones for your camera, just buy the best reviewed one :D
InvaderGIR
04-05-10, 14:07
I just started taking photos (http://www.finaldecap.com/zengallery/) when I got my DSLR. :D

I read through the manual a bit, read some online information about aperture etc. and set the thing to full manual and away I went.
Sam__
04-05-10, 14:13
For my A200 I bought a guide off amazon for about £8, very comprehensive, covers all the different settings in clear, concise depth!

There will be loads of decent ones for your camera, just buy the best reviewed one :D

I'll get looking around, thanks.


I just started taking photos (http://www.finaldecap.com/zengallery/) when I got my DSLR. :D

I read through the manual a bit, read some online information about aperture etc. and set the thing to full manual and away I went.

I think i may do the same, I like to get hands on with kit. I think ill find it easier to play with settings and find out how it effects the picture than just reading about it. but obv will have to do some reading lol.
coiler
04-05-10, 14:15
yeah i think aperture, ISO's and shutter speeds were the biggest learning curve, but once these are learnt it all makes a lot more sense!
theelusiveyoda
04-05-10, 15:19
bit tech had a guide of how to take much prettier pictures of your pc hardware and setup i'll find the link for you.
gareth
04-05-10, 17:29
I own a nikon and bought dvds off amazon too they show you everything

good luck
mac124
05-05-10, 18:08
Get out there and start clicking and experimenting :D
Sam__
05-05-10, 18:44
Get out there and start clicking and experimenting :D

cant wait til it comes so i can get clicking.
droid
05-05-10, 19:09
I would sign up with the guys at THE DIGITAL DARKROOM (http://www.digi-darkroom.com/index.php). I've only got a Fuji Finepix S5700, but a lot of the advice is very useful and they have specific rooms for various models including the Canon series. If you're a noob or pro they will always help you.
mac124
05-05-10, 20:11
Talk Photography is a bit like that, some very very helpful people on there and some amazing examples of photos on there. It has sections for different subjects rather than cameras, wild life, motorsport, portraits, landscapes, birds etc even nudes and glamour (strictly no pron).

If you aren't after any comments / critisism, post in the "for fun" section, likewise if you are some indepth critique then post in the err indepth critique section.

Good forum i spend a bit of time lurking on there picking up snippets of info, some useful guides on there.

You might even pick up a bargain from there in the secondhand section or the traders section.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/
Sam__
05-05-10, 21:50
thanks for the links guys. very usefull :D
stuntkid99
06-05-10, 04:49
yeah i think aperture, ISO's and shutter speeds were the biggest learning curve, but once these are learnt it all makes a lot more sense!


Get out there and start clicking and experimenting :D

Yep yep. Need to start using my camera again soon. Also, thanks for the links people have posted. :)
frey
06-05-10, 18:21
Another link that you might find useful: http://digital-photography-school.com/ . The e-mail mailing list is worth signing up for, useful if you don't visit the site often :)
Sam__
08-05-10, 11:16
got the camera yesterday. heres some of the pics i got... (click for full res)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/th_IMG_0179.jpg (http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/?action=view&current=IMG_0179.jpg) http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/th_IMG_0105.jpg (http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/?action=view&current=IMG_0105.jpg) http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/th_IMG_0104.jpg (http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/?action=view&current=IMG_0104.jpg) http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/th_IMG_0072.jpg (http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/?action=view&current=IMG_0072.jpg) http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/th_IMG_0026.jpg (http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Photographs/?action=view&current=IMG_0026.jpg)

so what you think? any advice you can give is much appreciated.
mac124
08-05-10, 12:16
Off to a pretty good start :thumb:

What setting did you use on the camera, full auto / P etc, i see the flowers were both iso100 and F7.1, i tend to use slightly lower ISO unless its really bright (200 / 400).
Sam__
08-05-10, 12:19
Off to a pretty good start :thumb:

What setting did you use on the camera, full auto / P etc, i see the flowers were both iso100 and F7.1, i tend to use slightly lower ISO unless its really bright (200 / 400).

flowers were on auto, cpu and knife were me messing with settings trying to learn :)
frey
08-05-10, 23:24
nice work on those close-up flower shots :)