Photography Basics (Tips)

[Pherelas]

I've just been playing with my parents Cannon 350D camera and it all seems very simple point and shoot. I thought digital SLRs gave your more options, could be compleatly wrong lol.

 

Anyway does anyone have any tips on how to get the best out of the camera?

 

Couple of photo's that i can take so far, just seen flat really. The 2nd photo I can see that its probably quite difficult to focus on somthing but the 1st one should be fine but it isn't.

 

EDIT: The top one is after playing with a few settings

 

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/pherelas/350D3.jpg

 

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/pherelas/350D2.jpg

 

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/pherelas/350D1.jpg

 

EDIT: Have now found where all the settings are, have no idea how to use them though.

[Speedtouch]

If I can be bothered I might have a quick run through of some helpful tips. What lenses do your parent's have? And DSLRs do have a point and shoot auto system, but they should never be used for that. But I'm not all used to all of the features on my camera. I still can't get the aperture to make any difference.

[Pherelas]

They have a EFS 18-55mm and a Sigma DG 28-300mm.

 

Nothing very complicated becouse all its for is taking photos not arty photo's. They just don't seem to be as good quility as it should be.

[Speedtouch]

^ Believe me, you don't buy a DSLR to 'just take photos' like your average holiday snaps. That Sigma seems a good lens to me, you just have to know how to use it.

[Pherelas]

Well my dad uses it for his work a bit where he need high res pictures but apart from that they never use it lol so i've taken it over and want to start useing it properly.

[Speedtouch]

One problem with me doing a tutorial for this, is I don't have a macro lens, so my way of taking such 'macro' shots is very different to the method used with a lens built for the job.