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14 August 2003, 05:25 PM
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I am in the same boat and am keen to get into photography myself. 
A guy called Andy(C_722)? does some awesome photographs and is a wealth of information about what camera to go for etc.
I am enrolling myself on a photography course at the local college soon, so I think that is a good starting point.
What camera are you using at the moment?
A guy called Andy(C_722)? does some awesome photographs and is a wealth of information about what camera to go for etc.
I am enrolling myself on a photography course at the local college soon, so I think that is a good starting point.
What camera are you using at the moment?
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Sure - I'm at work right now but I'll post something later this evening. In the meantime, for those who haven't seen them, pics and more pics and pics from last year's SIDC trip to the Isle of Man
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Re Barge's comments......I have a pic (small one) in this week's Autosport of David Coulthard yachting at Cowes last week and also a front cover depicting a very wet girl in another mag......Ok it is a yachting one the new issue of Yachts & Yachting
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OK, folks, listen up! Photography, and digital photography in particular, crops up very often as a topic on SN. A true 'Scooby-in-a-Lake', if you will.
So, rather than spend all evening typing out my usual waffle again, I've taken the opportunity to pull together some old threads that contain discussions, advice and interesting questions about taking pictures. Take a while to peruse these - my particular favourite threads are marked thus :
Which camera to buy?
Canon digital SLRs
The importance of giving enough information for a sensible answer
Camcorders and why you might just possibly want to consider one
Where to buy
Discussion on the MP equivalent of film
Web resources for the photographer
Film and technique for motorsports
More motorsports advice
APS and why you don't want it
Auto exposure and why it's not always a good thing
Zoom, focal lengths and why digital zoom should be banned
Filters and other reasons why an SLR is worth its weight in glass
The old film vs digital debate
Phew!
It's also worth putting together a quick summary of tips, some of which are elaborated on above, others of which I'll be happy to expand on if anyone's interested:
- Don't buy any camera based on the number of megapixels it has - It's like trying judging driving standards just by measuring speed. Most sensors are already much better than the recycled beer bottles they're stuck behind.
- Whatever camera you buy, make sure you have lots of batteries and storage capacity. Not just one spare set - make sure you have enough that you won't have to worry about it when you're in the field. Portable flash card readers with hard discs are essential, IMHO. Use the viewfinder rather than the LCD and your batteries will last much longer.
- Digital zoom is absolutely, utterly, completely useless on a still camera. Any store that tries to sell you a camera based on this feature is to be avoided.
- Decide what you want to photograph before you buy a camera. Don't buy a big, heavy camera for hiking, or one with a feeble zoom for sports. Buy one with a powerful flash for indoors, or even for outdoors in bright sunshine. (Look up 'fill flash').
- Don't discount the s/h market. I normally seem to end up advising people to get a digital SLR - they're expensive, but worth it. A full clean, service and a new shutter for a D30 costs about £150 and should see it ready for a good 20-30,000 exposures.
- Practise, practise, practise. And post your best photos, I'm interested. Post any 'problem' shots where you can't work out what went wrong, too - someone will help. Me, if I get there first!
- The sturdier your tripod the better, especially if your camera is heavy.
- Make an effort to take pictures that aren't like any you've seen before.
- Get in close, fill the frame with your subject. Even try cropping the edges off your subject.
- Practise.
- Practise.
I need my dinner now...
Andy.
So, rather than spend all evening typing out my usual waffle again, I've taken the opportunity to pull together some old threads that contain discussions, advice and interesting questions about taking pictures. Take a while to peruse these - my particular favourite threads are marked thus
:Which camera to buy?
Canon digital SLRs
The importance of giving enough information for a sensible answer
Camcorders and why you might just possibly want to consider one
Where to buy
Discussion on the MP equivalent of film
Web resources for the photographer
Film and technique for motorsports
More motorsports advice
APS and why you don't want it
Auto exposure and why it's not always a good thing
Zoom, focal lengths and why digital zoom should be banned
Filters and other reasons why an SLR is worth its weight in glass
The old film vs digital debate
Phew!
It's also worth putting together a quick summary of tips, some of which are elaborated on above, others of which I'll be happy to expand on if anyone's interested:
- Don't buy any camera based on the number of megapixels it has - It's like trying judging driving standards just by measuring speed. Most sensors are already much better than the recycled beer bottles they're stuck behind.
- Whatever camera you buy, make sure you have lots of batteries and storage capacity. Not just one spare set - make sure you have enough that you won't have to worry about it when you're in the field. Portable flash card readers with hard discs are essential, IMHO. Use the viewfinder rather than the LCD and your batteries will last much longer.
- Digital zoom is absolutely, utterly, completely useless on a still camera. Any store that tries to sell you a camera based on this feature is to be avoided.
- Decide what you want to photograph before you buy a camera. Don't buy a big, heavy camera for hiking, or one with a feeble zoom for sports. Buy one with a powerful flash for indoors, or even for outdoors in bright sunshine. (Look up 'fill flash').
- Don't discount the s/h market. I normally seem to end up advising people to get a digital SLR - they're expensive, but worth it. A full clean, service and a new shutter for a D30 costs about £150 and should see it ready for a good 20-30,000 exposures.
- Practise, practise, practise. And post your best photos, I'm interested. Post any 'problem' shots where you can't work out what went wrong, too - someone will help. Me, if I get there first!
- The sturdier your tripod the better, especially if your camera is heavy.
- Make an effort to take pictures that aren't like any you've seen before.
- Get in close, fill the frame with your subject. Even try cropping the edges off your subject.
- Practise.
- Practise.
I need my dinner now...
Andy.
15 August 2003, 01:56 AM
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Thanks to everyone for the help here.
Andy as always you're there, the man with the info.
Cheers for the site Apparition.
I have earmarked this as yet another favourites thread.
Oh and I have yet more wonderful piccies of sunny Aussie for you guys to look at.
Andy as always you're there, the man with the info.
Cheers for the site Apparition.
I have earmarked this as yet another favourites thread.
Oh and I have yet more wonderful piccies of sunny Aussie for you guys to look at.
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