leylim wrote:
Hi everyone I am new in photography I have no idea even I just know hot to take a picture but I am completely oblivious about the topic I love to take pictures but I don't know how to use all the camera features or the language if it I guess my question is where to start courses? u tube ? Any suggestions guys thank you
Youtube can be helpful learning some specific, specialized techniques and certain functions of your camera... but relatively short videos can only do so much.
I suggest you also look for a guide book for your particular camera. In addition to the user manual that came with it (or might be downloaded from the manufacturer's website). That may seem daunting and overwhelming at first, but working through it a little at a time you can learn the camera's capabilities and how to use them effectively.
I also HIGHLY recommend the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. It's an excellent overview of how modern cameras work.
Depending upon what image organizing and editing software you use, you may also want one or more books specific to that, to help you get up to speed using it well.
I also found "The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers" very helpful in the broader concepts of organizing my photos and setting up an efficient workflow to post-process them. I understand there is a new edition or update of that now available or coming soon... the original I used was very specific about software and hardware, which I didn't follow precisely, but emulated with other, similar products that seemed more appropriate for my purposes and needs.
It also can be good to take a class locally, if available. Some people simply learn better in a class room. And it can be very helpful to be able to ask questions and interact with the instructor. Online classes are another possibility.
I also recommend joining a local photography group, to get out and shoot with other folks and "learn by doing". A previous response suggests checking on Meetup.com and that's a good idea. Most places there are photography groups, sometimes general in nature... other times with a specialization that might interest you (or not).
Great thing about digital photography is that you get nearly immediate feedback and often are able to re-shoot, if needed. (Pay particular attention to how to read and use the "histogram" of your digital camera.)
Canon cameras such as yours also have a "Creative Auto" mode (usually marked "CA" on the dial). This provides a wizard of sorts on the LCD screen, to help advice you about making camera settings. It's a teaching tool, essentially. Makes shooting a bit slower while using it, so eventually you'll probably want to stop and just "do your own thing". But it can be helpful while first learning about the various settings and how to use them.
There's a TON of automation on a camera like the Canon T6. Don't be afraid to use it, but also don't get overly dependent upon it and try to move past some of it eventually.
For example, you'll find an "A+" setting which is sort of "super auto" mode. It's basically a "point n shoot" or "camera phone" style mode, letting the camera make all the decisions about most functions.... you basically get to decide which direction to point the camera and when to press the shutter release... the camera decides everything else (sometimes correctly... but probably sometimes not so much). There also are "Picture Style" modes which are highly automated, represented by the little icons like the "Running Man" for sports, "Mountain" for scenic shots, a "Person" for portraits, etc. These also override many things and take them out of your control... including auto exposure but also dictating other things such as how the AF works, the type of image file that will be saved, etc. The settings the camera will use are a bit more biased than with the "A+" mode, tweaked slightly for the type of subject being photographed. For example, the sports mode will tend to use faster shutter speeds to better freeze movement (which may or may not be desirable in all instances). Another example, the scenic mode will probably cause the lens to stop down for greater depth of field (increased sharpness from near to far), just the opposite of the portrait mode which will more likely use a larger aperture to better blur down backgrounds and make subjects stand out.
You'll also see M, Av, Tv and P on that dial. These are what Canon calls the "Creative" modes. They actually are just the traditional exposure modes that cameras have offered for many years. Av (aperture priority auto exposure), Tv (shutter priority AE) and Program modes are all auto exposure, too... but they allow you to set other things on the camera such as autofocus, saving RAW files, etc.... and even allow you to "skew" exposure with Exposure Compensation. Only the M mode is "fully manual" exposure mode (camera might also have "B" or "bulb", which is same as M, except it's for extra long exposures, more than 30 seconds, that you time yourself rather than letting the camera do it). Many cameras today also have Auto ISO, which can be used in conjunction with M to give another form of auto exposure.
All this probably is just confusing right now... but you'll learn it eventually as you practice and experiment. Manuals, books, classes and practice out shooting with a group all can help you get comfortable a lot faster and easier. So take advantage of them as best you can.
Hope this helps! Don't be afraid to ask questions. We were all the same place as you at one time or another, so there are no "dumb questions" (though some of the above reading might answer them better than us).