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How To Use Your New Digital Camera
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How To Use Your New Digital Camera |
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12/25/08
There are situations where RAW is useful, but for most people, most of the time, JPEG is a better choice. Even with a DSLR.
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@wayale: If this post intended to make someone a better photographer, then it shouldn't matter whether you're shooting digital or film. In my opinion, the number 1 rule is always composition. For starters, I would recommend the rule of 3rds.
12/25/08
And conversions to black-and-white or tinted B&W can often be better if you choose particular channels (RGB) rather than using overall luminance. The red channel often looks best.
12/26/08
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Also, play with different aperture settings. The results can be pretty interesting. Setting your mode to Aperture Priority (Av) helps ensure that your exposure will be correct if you're not comfortable in full manual mode.
12/26/08
As for full manual mode, I wouldn't use it unless I'm in a studio or a setting where lighting is controlled or shooting only at the same spot several times. Most of the time, I use AE lock.
Heck, it's digital. Shoot and experiment as much as you want. :)
12/25/08
Proper white balance has you use an 18% grey card, not pure white.
Shoot in Raw if it makes sense. RAW requires a conversion process to get usable prints (if you has space RAW+JPEG is a good option). Personally I shoot raw, but I also don't have deadlines to meet.
Tips:
Just get out there and shoot. You're ability is directly proportional to the number of images you take.
Try to get out of full-auto mode, and learn how to shoot full manual. You get a lot more control of how your exposure turns out.
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12/26/08
I know this because I had no idea what a "summer glau" is.
12/26/08
Apparantly Mark Wilson has access to an edit button an ninja exchanged "on crappy photos" with the words "whenever humanly possible"
thanks for taking the initiative and doing the right thing Mark!
12/25/08
Whitebalancing on paper is a no-no as well, because 'white' paper isn't white, it's blue-ish.
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12/25/08
Years ago I had a Sony camcorder with no manual white balance, and the auto WB was often wrong at the worst time. It would interpret golden evening or morning sun as an incandescent bulb, resulting in horrible blue cast. And there are times when you want to shoot in incandescent light using the outdoor white balance.