快樂牛郎

Learning how to operate a camera is easy.  Developing your own taste/style can take your whole life.

快樂牛郎

buy the best lens, shoot in AUTO MODE, done.
siumaibb 發表於 2009/8/28 14:52

not done yet

photoshop
plugin

or

lightroom
preset

done

ricrick

plus some 0靚模

chobit

IMHO, the 1st thing you want to do is get to know your camera (The equipment itself) in details.  What each button does, and how to change each of those setting..

Then start to read more about what each of those settings do.

You will find some functions are essential to learn, while other can wait.

eg. I have been to  many events where the person have some idea of what ISO setting does, but takes a long time to adjust it on the field.  That really has nothing to do with skills, it jus means he person isn't prepared....!

And yes, you should starting reading the basic and try out those basic such as:

- Aperture setting
- Shutter speed
- Aperture priority Mode in your camera
- Shutter priority mode in your camera
- Manual mode is good to try later
- Stop using any kind of program mode, since you can't hardly learn anything using those.. settnig
- The type of lightmeter your camera uses, and how it works, and what does it do
- Knowing how your lightmeter works, can how Aperture/shutter priority does.  You then can move on to learning how to fine tune your pictures exposure by using either exposure compensation, or manual mode where you can have full control of your aperture/shutter setting.
- If you just want practice, you can always start shooting everything in Jpg.
- Another other important piece to learn about is white balance, personally, I hardly ever use Auto WB, but again try it out, you can only learn how to make the correct setting after you know what isn't right.
- Don't mix up your learning process with your photos taking with the flashes.  When you are familiar with the basic above, you will then be able to add flash into the fomular and further develop your skills.

Obvioiusly, these are all just some techinical stuffs.., but the camera itself is just a tool, and it is difficult to capture great images consistantly unless you know how to use your tools well.

Let's talk about compostion when you post here again wth the question.

Have fun

MoiRhapsody

吾好.................. 無禮貌
ricrick 發表於 2009-8-28 02:03

對唔住囉~~~

maanmo

, today we can search the web and find many answers

as i  said, i was very happy to find a website  dedicated to the use of the
great  digital camera , the jamcam

when i started posting photos  taken  by the jamcam   on a nice  forum
someone there alerted me to a  photo sharing website   by cannon usa,
that's where i posted my first collection of photos
at that time, cannon meant  printers, and not cameras to me , and i have never heard of SLR or DSLR

unfortunately, the bosses of  cannon usa   did not like what was done on the web for cannon consumers and killed the website
(  in a similar way  telus , killed  the web service that offered free voice mail and  web fax )

that is  why i never visited canon websites again
but things may have changed  

here is a website  put up by cannon usa
" long time no see "
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/con ... mp;articleTypeID=48

whereas .. maanmo sits on this forum  for 5 years.   still it does not  hurt to see how another forum  discussion  the question  of this
thread,

   what we are really looking for is a person  who can package nice information on how to use  this camera
to day, for various reasons,  the package is still found in a book form...
google search "canon xs , tutorial" and found
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photography-beginners-forum-photo-gallery/171348-canon-rebel-xs-guide.html


http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photography-beginners-forum-photo-gallery/171348-canon-rebel-xs-guide.html

Littleprince

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MoiRhapsody 發表於 2009-8-27 23:10

x 2

maanmo

continue search and found
this site looks very promising,  some body has the energy to put up a website with video tutorial....
"......Here is a short video which describes the difference between a SLR and a Point and Shoot camera. It is slanted toward the SLR of course. However, there is still a market for the point and shoot camera ....."
http://donpresents.com/CanonSLRTutorial/?tag=canon

Dasani

I bought a D60 last week, and still figuring out how to use it... this is my first DLSR... don't even know what's "P" "A" and "S"... >_<

took some pictures yesterday....

MoiRhapsody

REAL THE ****ING MANUAL.