New to photography?

beansbaxter · 03-01-2008, 11:57 PM

The Beginner's Corner section of the forum is for novice photographers who have basic questions. Lend a hand and help each other out, as we all had to start out and learn from the beginning.

When you post up a question, try to include as many details as possible. If it's about your camera, tell us what make and model you have, etc.

Just as it goes throughout the forum, no brand bashing - all camera makes and models are welcome here!

ciao998 · 03-02-2008, 01:40 AM

This is awesome Bean. Been hoping you'd do something like this!!

I'm a retard with my camera, hopin this will help

..............JOhn

RoOsT · 03-02-2008, 07:42 AM

I'm pumped! I just bought a new camera last week and I would love to learn how to use the damn thing. I'm sure I'll get a ton of info on here to get me rollin. Great job Beans and thank you.

elDizzle_foShizzle · 03-02-2008, 09:01 AM

Got my cam last November. New to DSLRs and more serious photography in general. I guess the green idiot box works well, but moving on to P, A, and S modes is the next step in my learning process. I bow down to ppl using full manual.

There's ton of info out there, and hopefully, some great insight to be had here. "Just take lotsa pics," I'm being told, and, most important: "Have FUN!"

Peace,
el

dirttrack44m · 03-13-2008, 09:49 AM

hey im a retard so just give me a little slack ok? anyway i have a bunch of questions so ill be buggin the crap out of some of you.

I have a fuji finepix S5000 i think thats what it is.
not very good with it. some things id really like to do but dont know how and reading directions aint my thing cause i dont know what the hell they are telling me. so be prepaired. thanks guys.

OlyZX · 09-11-2008, 08:10 PM

Hey everyone I'm a rookie here on this forum but recently upgraded from my trusty Samsung A1 to a Nikon D40.

PhotoKat · 12-12-2008, 10:23 PM

i am pondering th nikon D60 black gold i can pick it up for 599 w/18/55-55/200 is this a worthy purchase for a first time SLR user

The #1 Dad · 12-12-2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotoKat

i am pondering th nikon D60 black gold i can pick it up for 599 w/18/55-55/200 is this a worthy purchase for a first time SLR user

i would get a D40 instead for $400-ish. put that $200 towards other equipment. you will want a tripod, extra battery, and grow old of you built-in flash very quickly.

JayT · 12-12-2008, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotoKat

i am pondering th nikon D60 black gold i can pick it up for 599 w/18/55-55/200 is this a worthy purchase for a first time SLR user

what kind of shooting will you mostly be doing? Landscape? Portraits? Sports? Indoor? Outdoor? Daytime? Nighttime? Studio with 3 monolights with a shoot through key light, a softbox with grids for fill, a snoot and flag for hairlight, triggered by PWs with a flaky model in front of a seamless while sitting on a carbon tripod 20 feet away with a 100mm 2.8 with VR turned off, while working with a stylist and MUA?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

But seriously, what do you intend on shooting?

PhotoKat · 12-12-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayT

what kind of shooting will you mostly be doing? Landscape? Portraits? Sports? Indoor? Outdoor? Daytime? Nighttime? Studio with 3 monolights with a shoot through key light, a softbox with grids for fill, a snoot and flag for hairlight, triggered by PWs with a flaky model in front of a seamless while sitting on a carbon tripod 20 feet away with a 100mm 2.8 with VR turned off, while working with a stylist and MUA?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

But seriously, what do you intend on shooting?

a little bit of everything stills, porn..

i mean portrait some landscapes maybe some close ups wanna start tacking pics worthy of framing, just kinda playin around always had a point shoot like to expand a little before i get to old to learn

PhotoKat · 12-13-2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayT

what kind of shooting will you mostly be doing? Landscape? Portraits? Sports? Indoor? Outdoor? Daytime? Nighttime? Studio with 3 monolights with a shoot through key light, a softbox with grids for fill, a snoot and flag for hairlight, triggered by PWs with a flaky model in front of a seamless while sitting on a carbon tripod 20 feet away with a 100mm 2.8 with VR turned off, while working with a stylist and MUA?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

But seriously, what do you intend on shooting?

actually i am going to open the foil packet push and hold the flash charge button and shoot when red light turns green, LOL!

PhotoKat · 12-14-2008, 12:05 AM

I bought the Nikon D60 with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED and also a Panasonic 4GB SDHC memory card no i gotta get my learn on and figure out how to work this thing i recon it will make for a great winter project

MrsMamaD · 06-29-2009, 03:08 AM

I'm not exactly new to photography but I am an absolute beginner when it comes to digital! I'm sure I will have lots of questions down the road. I did take Photo 101, B&W beginning photography last fall and I LOVED it. But, I have an AMAZING husband who bought me a Nikon D80 and I really want to learn to shoot digital, I would hate to see that camera go to waste.

I'm pretty excited about posting a few pics and getting some feedback so I am out of here!

Much Love

03-02-2008, 01:40 AM	#2
ciao998 Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 318 From: Kennewick, WA My Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XTi	This is awesome Bean. Been hoping you'd do something like this!! I'm a retard with my camera, hopin this will help..............JOhn

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03-01-2008, 11:57 PM	#1
beansbaxter Administrator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 633 Blog Entries: 4 From: Seattle, WA My Camera: Nikon D700	New to photography? The Beginner's Corner section of the forum is for novice photographers who have basic questions. Lend a hand and help each other out, as we all had to start out and learn from the beginning. When you post up a question, try to include as many details as possible. If it's about your camera, tell us what make and model you have, etc. Just as it goes throughout the forum, no brand bashing - all camera makes and models are welcome here!

03-02-2008, 07:42 AM	#3
RoOsT Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 60 From: Montesano My Camera: Nikon D300, D80	I'm pumped! I just bought a new camera last week and I would love to learn how to use the damn thing. I'm sure I'll get a ton of info on here to get me rollin. Great job Beans and thank you.

03-02-2008, 09:01 AM	#4
elDizzle_foShizzle Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 53 From: Bothell, WA My Camera: Sony A700	Got my cam last November. New to DSLRs and more serious photography in general. I guess the green idiot box works well, but moving on to P, A, and S modes is the next step in my learning process. I bow down to ppl using full manual. There's ton of info out there, and hopefully, some great insight to be had here. "Just take lotsa pics," I'm being told, and, most important: "Have FUN!" Peace, el

03-13-2008, 09:49 AM	#5
dirttrack44m Junior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 6 From: washington	hey im a retard so just give me a little slack ok? anyway i have a bunch of questions so ill be buggin the crap out of some of you. I have a fuji finepix S5000 i think thats what it is. not very good with it. some things id really like to do but dont know how and reading directions aint my thing cause i dont know what the hell they are telling me. so be prepaired. thanks guys.

09-11-2008, 08:10 PM	#6
OlyZX Junior Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 20 From: Olympia, Wa	Hey everyone I'm a rookie here on this forum but recently upgraded from my trusty Samsung A1 to a Nikon D40.

12-12-2008, 10:23 PM	#7
PhotoKat Junior Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 20 From: Enumclaw My Camera: Nikon D60 Black Gold Edition	i am pondering th nikon D60 black gold i can pick it up for 599 w/18/55-55/200 is this a worthy purchase for a first time SLR user

12-14-2008, 12:05 AM	#12
PhotoKat Junior Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 20 From: Enumclaw My Camera: Nikon D60 Black Gold Edition	I bought the Nikon D60 with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED and also a Panasonic 4GB SDHC memory card no i gotta get my learn on and figure out how to work this thing i recon it will make for a great winter project

06-29-2009, 03:08 AM	#13
MrsMamaD Junior Member Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 From: Edgewood, Wa My Camera: Nikon D80	I'm not exactly new to photography but I am an absolute beginner when it comes to digital! I'm sure I will have lots of questions down the road. I did take Photo 101, B&W beginning photography last fall and I LOVED it. But, I have an AMAZING husband who bought me a Nikon D80 and I really want to learn to shoot digital, I would hate to see that camera go to waste. I'm pretty excited about posting a few pics and getting some feedback so I am out of here! Much Love