tutorials?

[funkychunkymonkey]

Where can I find some good ones for learing new tequines? I just learned to do panaoramic and im playing with freezing action shots. I would love tutorials to learn more cool things my camera and I can do.

[MinnieGirl33]

I am about as green as you can get so I'm not sure how good/bad it is but just found this site http://digital-photography-school.com/

[Pea-n-Me]

There are some general photography ones and then there are ones that are specific to your camera. It's helpful to look at both. I bought the Magic Lantern DVD specific to my camera and watch it every once in a while. Every few months it seems my brain is open to a new concept. People here (including me) also really like the book Understanding Exposure and other Bryan Peterson books as they're reader friendly. I also just spent a lot of time reading everything I could get my hands on, both on the net and in books. I got quite a little photography library going buying both new books and used ones that I got for pennies at a used book store. Even though we're in the digital photography age, most photography principles are still the same so older books can still be helpful. I also enjoy buying old "Best Of" books put out by Time Life and the like to see what made photos great. Sometimes you just get tired of reading and want to look at the actual product. There are lots of ways to learn.

[funkychunkymonkey]

So film photography books are still useful? I have a bunch of these that family members keep buying me randomly but Ive never read more than one beacuse I didnt know the infromation would be useful. Ohhhhh I like that website... There goes my afternoon! lol

[disneyboy2003]

So film photography books are still useful? I have a bunch of these that family members keep buying me randomly but Ive never read more than one beacuse I didnt know the infromation would be useful.

Yes, the principles of photography that Ansel Adams taught us over 60 years ago still haven't changed.

You still have to consider shutter speed, aperture, ISO to get the proper exposure for your photos.

You still have to learn good composition for your photos to make them interesting (ie. don't just put your subject smack in the middle of the photo).

Tips on lens choices for film photography are just as relevant for today's digital photography (ex. large aperture lenses for low-light, sports/action, and/or portrait photography, how to use your macro lens, etc).

It's like learning to drive a car. Just because the new 2010 models are now available, doesn't mean you have to re-learn how to drive a new car. Driving lessons from 1970 are still applicable today. You still use the steering wheel, gas pedal, gear shift (park, reverse, neutral, drive, etc), rearview mirrors, etc. You still have to watch the speed limit, drive slower in rainy / snowy conditions, look both ways before entering an intersection, know what red-yellow-green lights mean, learn to parallel park, etc.

If you can get past the hair styles & fashion of the photos in those film photography books, then you'll find tons of great photography information!

However, the advantage of investing in current "Intro to Digital Photography" books is that not only will they teach you about all the classic photography topics I mentioned above, but they'll also teach you about topics that are specific to digital photography (ex. RAW vs. JPEG, how to read a histogram, using software/Photoshop to post-process your photos, backing up your photos, etc.). There are TONS of Intro to Digital Photography books at your local bookstore. Just browse through those books to see which one(s) you'd learn best from.

Hope that helps! :)

[funkychunkymonkey]

You still have to learn good composition for your photos to make them interesting (ie. don't just put your subject smack in the middle of the photo).


I just learned that last week (and have been taking photos since 10).