I would recommend you read some of the better photography books out there - the more general ones about photography. Things like depth of field vs shutter speed, understanding exposure, how to use the settings to your advantage.. etc.
The first book to get read is Understanding Exposure.. It is one of the best books to help you understand how to set your camera up for specific situations. Then, you can move on to things like Understanding Camera RAW and Lighting Techniques...
Another great way to learn.. take advantage of all those Auto settings in the Exif Data for your photos. Get a good tool like ExifPro or the free Exifer and examine the exif data for photos that are both good and bad. Do you see a pattern? Perhaps a good photo was taken in a dark room but had a shutter speed of 1/125 at f2.8 while the same photo that is blurry has a shutter speed of 1/30 at f8 (too slow a shutter speed - adjust the f stop down to f2.8) or is too dark has a shutter speed of 1/60 at f11 (too closed an aperture use f2.8 instead)... the exif data contains a wealth of info for you to review and once you begin to understand, then you can move to A or S mode and you'll know what to dial in and what it means..
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by alisondiane
To be honest, I don't know much about my new camera. I am new to the world of SLR. I have read the manual and a book on the topic, but I haven't really learned anything new other than terms. I understand the terms and what they mean, but haven't really learned how to put them to use. Probably won't sink in until I actually practice more.
So, basically I am shooting auto and not learning anything. I tried following the camera's manual to use the other settings, but my photos were blurry. Guessing I just need to practice so I can learn more, and stop using my camera the same as a point and shoot (defeats my purpose of buying a digital SLR in the first place!)
Ali
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05-14-2007
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