2012 Official Photography Thread.
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From: Bronx
Did a little bit tonight, a lot more tomorrow
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A big thing is to learn the user modes and I don't mean the presets. You have M, A, S, and P. M is fully manual, A is aperture priority [you set the aperture, the camera does the rest], S is shutter priority, and P is a programed thing [I never used it so I can't really explain it]. You don't always have to shoot in "M" mode but key to learning the camera is to take it off of auto.
Mainly I use M and A myself. A is easy when dealing with moving subjects and other times when the shot is too fast to have to go through the settings. On this mode you can just pick a generic aperture to what you want f/5.6, f/8, whatever, and focus on focusing and keeping the subject in the frame versus what your shutter speed is. It's very helpful when shooting planes and cars.
Mainly I use M and A myself. A is easy when dealing with moving subjects and other times when the shot is too fast to have to go through the settings. On this mode you can just pick a generic aperture to what you want f/5.6, f/8, whatever, and focus on focusing and keeping the subject in the frame versus what your shutter speed is. It's very helpful when shooting planes and cars.
A big thing is to learn the user modes and I don't mean the presets. You have M, A, S, and P. M is fully manual, A is aperture priority [you set the aperture, the camera does the rest], S is shutter priority, and P is a programed thing [I never used it so I can't really explain it]. You don't always have to shoot in "M" mode but key to learning the camera is to take it off of auto.
Mainly I use M and A myself. A is easy when dealing with moving subjects and other times when the shot is too fast to have to go through the settings. On this mode you can just pick a generic aperture to what you want f/5.6, f/8, whatever, and focus on focusing and keeping the subject in the frame versus what your shutter speed is. It's very helpful when shooting planes and cars.
Mainly I use M and A myself. A is easy when dealing with moving subjects and other times when the shot is too fast to have to go through the settings. On this mode you can just pick a generic aperture to what you want f/5.6, f/8, whatever, and focus on focusing and keeping the subject in the frame versus what your shutter speed is. It's very helpful when shooting planes and cars.
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The light meter inside is your friend. When I was starting out and even nowadays I often shoot 1 notch into the underexposed (-) area. Depending on what I've shot I have even gone further to make a photograph a little darker but I found that one notch underexposed gave it a nice effect, especially on a sunny day [since I hate shooting in cloudy days].
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121690265/http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121690265/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/deebsr6/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121704850/http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121704850/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/deebsr6/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121704850/http://www.flickr.com/photos/deebsr6/8121704850/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/deebsr6/, on Flickr
The light meter inside is your friend. When I was starting out and even nowadays I often shoot 1 notch into the underexposed (-) area. Depending on what I've shot I have even gone further to make a photograph a little darker but I found that one notch underexposed gave it a nice effect, especially on a sunny day [since I hate shooting in cloudy days].
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Snapseed | Snap it. Tweak it. Love it. Share it.
Fun little program for photo editing.
It made this:
Fun little program for photo editing.
It made this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126550921/http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126550921/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/z062007vette/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126575874/http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126575874/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/z062007vette/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126551765/http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126551765/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/z062007vette/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126575874/http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126575874/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/z062007vette/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126551765/http://www.flickr.com/photos/z062007vette/8126551765/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/z062007vette/, on Flickr
got any pics of the prius one?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerryneutron/8099329552/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerryneutron/8099329552/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/jerryneutron/, on Flickr
Kinda crazy I was just there 2 weeks ago!
Kinda crazy I was just there 2 weeks ago!