Any Tips On Photografy?

hello, well i made this topic here.. dunno where else to ask. anywho, i got ma new cam

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controll...p;modelid=14256

is the "Rebel XTi" i like to take pics form time to time as a hobbie but id like to get better in taking pics not planing to do anythign fancy just to expand my Knowledge.

what i wanna know is.. is that a good cam? for the price i know there are better..

second any sites about photography? tips tricks.. and such? things i should know tips on taking a pic ect?

well thanks for the help in advance

 

dont know about that camera in specific.

here is my advice.
use a stand wherever possible
turn off flash
use the right level of exposure
if taking a picture of an objust, don't put light on it directly, bounce light off another object

and that's about all I know.

 

I wrote a very basic and simple guide an dA feel free to read it, it helped quite a few people already and is very easy to understand

http://news.deviantart.com/article/52198/

It's a good camera but maybe for that price you could've got a 12 megapixel camera.. dunno. But one thing is sure, you can't go wrong with a canon I suggest their EOS serie though...

Another tip is, always use the 'P-mode' of your camera, those auto settings are useless.

 

megapixels aren't the only thing that matters.

it was in 1998 when you were dealing with .5mp cameras, but not now.here is a 10MP picture
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/265237...b14d7a495_o.jpg

see how it is complete overkill?

there are more important things to worry about, lens quality, shutter speed, the list goes on.

 

^ yes offcourse but you can't say that pixels aren't important. If you can get 12 instead of 10 for the same price why doubt? One of the most important things is ISO obviously.. But as a beginner I shouldn't worry about all the technical aspects.. Even with a cellphone camera you can make amazing pictures if you have the good techniques.


PS: lol what has that picture to do with it? There on dA thousands of good photographs with a 10mp camera...

 

rebel is a hella good intro level SLR camera. definitely good choice.

good photos have a few characteristics:
1) basics: they are sharp and clear. the viewer needs to be able to see the subject
2) they need movement. every good photo has a subject (and the sun or sky does NOT count).
3) they avoid cliché. unless you can totally revamp the tired old "sunset" picture, don't take it.
4) most good photos have some sort of sign of life, whether it be an animal or a person. dont worry about the colors not matching; the contrast is usually good.

Bad picture:


Good picture:

Photo credit: Bob Krist

a good technique is to show scale. compare a person to something vastly bigger than them. example: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler...e_gallery9.html. look at how the bust dwarfs the person. it makes the picture really interesting.

the reasons im using so many bob krist examples are A) he hasnt taken a bad shot and B) he's my boss.

 

And also don't forget the rule of thirds when photographing landscapes...

1/3: land
2/3: sky

 

just stating that even 10mp is overkill in most cases.

improvements in image quality only go so far from increasing the resolution. The human eye is limited in what it can see. I'd take a highend 8mp camera over a ----ty 12mp camera. Image resolution is becoming a marketting gimmick.

 

Couldn't agree more -_-

 

thanks for the advice guys, i will read that DA link you gave me JIXcorp. I Appreciate the help, hope i learn something, can't wait for my cam to arrive.

and btw what is the 'P-mode' for.

 

theres no real tricks....either your born to be a good photographer, or your born to be a bad one

 

Depending on what you are photographing, shoot from almost the lowest angle possible. Also try to always have some sky in any photo.

 

that too, either you good at it or you are bad.

but tips can make you better.

 

I'm sorry, but I couldn't disagree more. The low angle thing is just some lame kids trying to emulate a wide angle lens (which their little point-n-shoots cant handle). It's mad cheesy. And with the sky thing: while a drastically saturated sky can add a good splash of blue, a normal, weak blue sky detracts incalculably from the compo. it makes it look unconvincing. my rule is: unless you're in the Scandinavian countryside, avoid making the sky your subject.

Also, i forgot to mention this in my first post: if you're taking scenic or architectural pictures, make sure not to just to take a picture of the building, try to give the viewer some sort of sense of where you are, a "spirit of place".

 

Normally the P-mode suggests the correct settings but you can change them if you want (macro, flash, iso, etc...) That's the p-mode on my camera