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I have had a few SLR's but I have never taken fantastic photos I am someone that love taking pictures but never have the success. I have a Nikon D50 which I am very pleased with but I only have the standard lenses, any help on filters or other lenses types I should be buying I would be most grateful.
Help I want to be brave enough to post on PH
Thanks
Help I want to be brave enough to post on PH
Thanks
Post some photo's and maybe others will be able to offer advice.
One thing I would say is that if you're getting bad photo's it's unlikely to be the cameras fault - 99 times out of 100 it's the user. Sadly, no amount of new hardware will change that, just practice.
Post some photo's - there's nothing to be afraid of
One thing I would say is that if you're getting bad photo's it's unlikely to be the cameras fault - 99 times out of 100 it's the user. Sadly, no amount of new hardware will change that, just practice.
Post some photo's - there's nothing to be afraid of
Yup, we're all learning! I reckon good photography takes three things:
- An eye for an image
- An understanding of the technical aspects and knowledge of the camera
- Practice!
SOunds like you have the first, you can easily learn the second if you don't know already, and the third takes time! Don't be afraid to discard a fair proportion of your shots.
- An eye for an image
- An understanding of the technical aspects and knowledge of the camera
- Practice!
SOunds like you have the first, you can easily learn the second if you don't know already, and the third takes time! Don't be afraid to discard a fair proportion of your shots.
The only thing I would add to the above is to read and read and read your camera owners book.
Buy, read, and digest, the Basics of Photography.
Read all the posts on here and try to understand from the exif data how the picture was captured.
Oh, and practice makes perfect.
Ive learnt loads from all the above since buying my dslr.
Whilst I'll never be a carter/gemm/poah etc, Im well happy with some of the captures from my new camera, and its mainly down to the enthusiasm of the guys on here.
Ive got Mr.C's picaday as my desktop currently, and that alone gives you inspiration for compostion if nothing else.
Above all, enjoy it, its a hobby....
Buy, read, and digest, the Basics of Photography.
Read all the posts on here and try to understand from the exif data how the picture was captured.
Oh, and practice makes perfect.
Ive learnt loads from all the above since buying my dslr.
Whilst I'll never be a carter/gemm/poah etc, Im well happy with some of the captures from my new camera, and its mainly down to the enthusiasm of the guys on here.
Ive got Mr.C's picaday as my desktop currently, and that alone gives you inspiration for compostion if nothing else.
Above all, enjoy it, its a hobby....
Andy M said:
if you want to steepen your learning curve IMHO the best bit of kit you can buy is a 50mm prime lens. A cheap f1.8 or f1.4 will do wonders for your understanding of depth of field, and will encourage you to shoot in all lights.
My next purchase.Hopefully would be ideal as a walkabout lens for cramped pit areas too.
Andy M said:
Oh, and, contrary to my first post - if you want to steepen your learning curve IMHO the best bit of kit you can buy is a 50mm prime lens. A cheap f1.8 or f1.4 will do wonders for your understanding of depth of field, and will encourage you to shoot in all lights.
got the Canon f1.8 at Christmas, cracking bit of kit. Looking back over the photos I took when I got a dSLR 3 years ago, and comparing them to the photographs I take now, the difference is staggering - I've clearly learned a great deal - and loved doing so.
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