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Pretty good article, covers all the basics. Some key points I cannot stress enough, from the article and me. * Built in Flash = Badness. Never use this. But if
by dryicerx 17y ago
Pretty good article, covers all the basics. Some key points I cannot stress enough, from the article and me.
* Built in Flash = Badness. Never use this. But if you really must, put a white piece of paper in front to diffuse the flash.
* 50mm f/1.8 or better. It's a must!
* DoF Preview. Use this feature!
* Get optical filters for all your lenses (keep the lens front element from scratching, UV doesn't really make a difference in Digital), specially when travelling and outside. Remove this for night shots (internal reflections more visible due to many point lights).
* Circular Polarizers, they do wonders for sky, water, or various reflections from subject/items.
* Use center AF only and get used to aiming at subject, AF hold, and shoot. Kind of painful, but less painful than having the camera guess the wrong AF point for a great moment.
* Auto (Bad), Tv (Sports, Action, Fast things), Av (still, portraits), Program (Keep on this by default).
* Join a photography forum or community and post photos to be critiqued and people to give you feedback.
- daragh 17y agoI'm not too sure how useful the DoF preview feature is, in what common circumstance do you recommend I use it? Also, you shouldn't restrict yourself to the centre AF point; focus-and-recompose will produce blurry images if your depth-of-field is shallow. You should learn to quickly select an appropriate AF point when composing your shot.
- wavesplash 17y agore: Program mode by default I disagree. If you have good lenses, leave your SLR in Av and use Depth of Field as a dynamic. For most sport you want to leave your lens wide open anyhow.