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12/28/10 at 7:49pm
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This looks fantastic. I've definitely learned a lot by reading this. Keep up the good work! I just got a T2i and I have been reading up on so much material to get a better understanding of how each of the exposure triangle's settings affect one another. Awesome job!
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12/28/10 at 9:58pm
you should also show how to properly hold a dslr. most people will hold them point and shoot style.

i volunteer my own photo for holding a camera in portrait orientation:


or you can take the photos from the canon manual. good stuff there.
Edited by Dream Killer - 12/28/10 at 10:01pm
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12/28/10 at 10:36pm
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Originally Posted by Dream Killer View Post
you should also show how to properly hold a dslr. most people will hold them point and shoot style.

i volunteer my own photo for holding a camera in portrait orientation:
[Snip]

or you can take the photos from the canon manual. good stuff there.
Good idea I'll include that in there. I've been a bit busy the past few days with emergency stuff, but I'll finish this before the new year Just one more section on gear, I think, and I'll go back to add RAW vs JPEG and your suggestion of how to properly hold a DSLR.


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This looks fantastic. I've definitely learned a lot by reading this. Keep up the good work! I just got a T2i and I have been reading up on so much material to get a better understanding of how each of the exposure triangle's settings affect one another. Awesome job!
Thanks! Very much appreciate the kind words
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1/3/11 at 8:55am
This is really helpful. I'll be getting my first DSLR soon (probably the D3100). Thanks very much for doing this.
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post #15 of 67
1/3/11 at 5:53pm
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This is really helpful. I'll be getting my first DSLR soon (probably the D3100). Thanks very much for doing this.
Thanks for the kind words

Well, I added a new section on equipment, shuffled things around a bit, added RAW vs JPEG to the second section, and now I think I'm done
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1/3/11 at 6:07pm
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Finished!

Will do some edits later to add in Dream Killer's suggestion of proper DSLR handling, flash units, and some low light shooting techniques, but by and large this guide is now done

Of course I'll update this whenever new equipment comes out as well. You know, to keep things current.

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or things you'd like for me to add on, leave a post! C&C is always appreciated.
Edited by r31ncarnat3d - 1/3/11 at 6:12pm
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1/3/11 at 6:07pm
This is really great. I picked up a Rebel XT with the kit 18-55mm lens for $260 a few weeks ago just because I want better pictures than my cell phone and I think this is going to be one of the few threads I will actually subscribe to. Keep it up.
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1/3/11 at 6:19pm
Major props to you sir. I'm glad to see people here still provide useful content that is beneficial to others. No pie in the sky opinions but ones develop with experience. I have been learning how to use my DLSR through many different forums but this is a very nice one place shop for common questions.

I'm sure techniques can be added later .
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1/5/11 at 7:56am
Thanks this is really good as i bought a nikon d3100 just before xmas and have been using it on auto lol.
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1/5/11 at 9:52pm
also you might want to add a section on metering and understanding what it's trying to tell you. it's not a simple thing that should be centered all the time and should be compensated to what you see. in fact most of my good shots are never at the center of the meter.

for most people getting their feet wet in manual exposure, the meter is counter-intuitive. very bright scenes need more exposure and darker scenes need less exposure. this is because meters in cameras try to set the "zero position" to black gray and white gray.

a good place to start is the different metering modes. you could also touch on reading histograms which is an infinitely invaluable tool next to your exposure meter. put tricks like exposing to the right for better shadow recovery in raw.

however, this might be a little overwhelming for a thread meant for beginners. maybe there should be a separate thread for "advanced" techniques instead?
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