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Apr 6, 2013 09:12:22   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
Look Your Camera Up On YoutubeAn Slr Lounge.

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Apr 6, 2013 09:54:07   #
Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
Welcome to the Hog, Lym. You got lots of good advice. Read, experiment and shoot-shoot-shoot. ;)

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Apr 6, 2013 10:04:05   #
lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg
 
I wrote this specifically for you ;)
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-64061-1.html

It's a great way to see what you are about to do.

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Apr 6, 2013 13:11:46   #
bullfrogs Loc: Chico, Calif.
 
This is a good place to practice with a digital camera and all of its settings. http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator/
craggycrossers wrote:
Hello Lym - here's my tuppenceworth from the UK - lots of good, simple and easy-2-understand short video tutorials from this guy - http://www.photographycourses.biz/all_photography_videos.html

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Apr 6, 2013 20:42:01   #
DugE Loc: Windham, Maine
 
Lym wrote:
Hi

I used to be a point and shoot "photographer", having used a Canon Powershot G4 for several years and then a Canon Powershot G10, again for several years.

Because I dropped the G10 into a swimming pool when I was on holiday (vacation) as unbeknown to me, the screws holding the anchor for the strap somehow got loose and fell out (at the wrong time), causing the camera strap to slip through my hand into the water, I had no choice but to buy a new camera.

I threw caution to the winds, as I am not really a "photographer", and bought a Canon EOS 60D with a Canon 18-200mm lens kit.

Since it will be a big waste to use this camera on auto mode to point and shoot, I am hoping to learn how to use it to maximum benefit.

One way of doing it to read and sift through all past Ugly Hedgehog [are there handsome/beautiful hedgehogs? ;-)] postings to find what I can learn from them. However, this may take a long time before I can really learn about how to use the camera.

So, does anyone know of any website in which not only camera nomenclature is explained but also the effect of using the various ways/modes of taking a picture manually - so that I can become a "real" photographer?

Thanks for any advice.
Hi br br I used to be a point and shoot "pho... (show quote)


Definition of PHOTOGRAPHER


: one who practices photography; especially: one who makes a business of taking photographs
tjod od websters definition of photographer
I would check John Hedgcoes books out they are very helpful and don't require chapter reading it's more like help on specific items at each turn of the page

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Apr 7, 2013 01:58:25   #
Lym Loc: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 
If this site were to need a testimony, I would say it's tops!

Thank you all so much for pointing a novice in the right direction.

I must add that no advice is too advanced for me, even as a beginner. If it is, I will file them mentally for future reference.

So, thanks, lighthouse, for being so kind as not to burden me with knowledge beyond my present ken; but I certainly also appreciate from BigBear from Northern Conneticut [is there a Southern Connecticut? ;-)] his advice, which I shall bear in mind to look out for.

Of course, the advice from everyone here is much appreciated, and as the cliche goes, there are too many to mention by name.

Thanks again, one and all.

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Apr 7, 2013 02:18:47   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
Perhaps the first thing to remember when making decisions about speed and aperture is that the wider the aperture, the narrower the depth of field...so if you want everything to be in focus you'd want to use a small aperture (a higher f number). The smaller area that you want to be in focus, the bigger aperture (or lower f stop number). You can experiment with this by taking a photo of the same item using different f stops. You'll see how the various apertures affect what is in focus. You can also see this by changing apertures and pressing your depth of field preview button or lever.

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Apr 7, 2013 02:54:09   #
Lym Loc: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 
lorenww wrote:
I wrote this specifically for you ;)
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-64061-1.html

It's a great way to see what you are about to do.


Fantastic! Not only are you good at explaining, you're prescient. You knew I will drop my old camera in the swimming pool, that I will replace it with a DSLR camera, that I will join UHH, and that I will seek help here.

And you wrote this specifically for me before all these happened!

You're GOOD! :lol:

Seriously, you have recommended a very good website. I think I shall be visiting it often.

Thanks.

By the way, you're in St Petersburg, Florida, right? Not St Petersburg, Russia.

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Apr 7, 2013 05:58:43   #
Effjayess Loc: NE,Pennsylvania
 
Besides reading your manual back and forth twice go to a book store and buy Bryan Petersons understanding exposure , understanding shutter speed and understanding digital photography. They are about $25 ea. but we'll worth it.
Also Scott Kelby has a 4 book set on digital photography. Both start real basic and walk you through step by step exercises for better understanding. You might find the books cheaper on Amazon. Also search on you tube for a particular term or item,say for example shutter speed, or aperture settings or ISO or photographing waterfalls; hundreds of tutorials some good some not so good but still lots to learn
Good luck and have fun.
PS,its not a cheap hobby youll wish you bought a fishing pole !!!!!!!!

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Apr 7, 2013 05:59:07   #
Scoutman Loc: Orlando, FL
 
Lym wrote:
Hi

I used to be a point and shoot "photographer", having used a Canon Powershot G4 for several years and then a Canon Powershot G10, again for several years.

Because I dropped the G10 into a swimming pool when I was on holiday (vacation) as unbeknown to me, the screws holding the anchor for the strap somehow got loose and fell out (at the wrong time), causing the camera strap to slip through my hand into the water, I had no choice but to buy a new camera.

I threw caution to the winds, as I am not really a "photographer", and bought a Canon EOS 60D with a Canon 18-200mm lens kit.

Since it will be a big waste to use this camera on auto mode to point and shoot, I am hoping to learn how to use it to maximum benefit.

One way of doing it to read and sift through all past Ugly Hedgehog [are there handsome/beautiful hedgehogs? ;-)] postings to find what I can learn from them. However, this may take a long time before I can really learn about how to use the camera.

So, does anyone know of any website in which not only camera nomenclature is explained but also the effect of using the various ways/modes of taking a picture manually - so that I can become a "real" photographer?

Thanks for any advice.
Hi br br I used to be a point and shoot "pho... (show quote)


You can take great shots in auto mode - I do it frequently with my 60 D.

Here's a book: Busch, David. Canon EOS 60D; guide to digital slr photography. Course Technology, $29.99.

Many good books by Bryan Peterson. Buy them

One of many YouTube things on this camera(explore YouTube for countless more stuff):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAL7BT-yOjw

Helpful tutorial on how to do photography:

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-composition-tips

Hope this helps.

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Apr 7, 2013 05:59:18   #
GrahamS Loc: Hertfordshire, U.K
 
Here's another:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fup2

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Apr 7, 2013 06:05:21   #
Effjayess Loc: NE,Pennsylvania
 
Photographycourse.net it's free :)

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Apr 7, 2013 06:10:45   #
gerry908 Loc: An Aussie from Scotland
 
Hi Lym, welcome to the ugliest web site on the planet

Although there are many good Sites,you might like to try this one which I think's very good

http://www.dslrtips.com/

Gerry

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Apr 7, 2013 06:25:35   #
mickeys Loc: Fort Wayne, IN
 
should be some videos on youtube to watch

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Apr 7, 2013 06:36:26   #
Nonny Loc: Inverness, Scotland
 
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson really helped me out and I thought I'd never get my head round it! Cannot recommend it enough :-)

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