On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:19:42 -0500, tony cooper
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: On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:26:28 -0000, "Vass" <write2markXXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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: wrote:
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: >I got a EOS 350D for my birthday, and would like to learn about
photography
: >I've looked at a fiew You-tube video lessons, bought a few magazines
and the
: >books I've bought
: >while they show great photos, I'm not learning anything.
: >I've tried some mastercl*****, I've set up a still subject, and yes,
after
: >every conceivable setting, one or two pics
: >appear clear (in Jpeg form),
: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/canon-eos/2289153882/
: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/canon-eos/2288363947/in/photostream/
: >but none have the WOW factor of anything else I've seen claiming to
come
: >from a similar camera
: >Can it be all down to Photoshop?
: >I understand I have a lot to learn, so where can I start without going
down
: >the nightclass route?
: >Any help appreciated
:
: There are two parts to good photography: the subject and the image.
: The courses tell you about doing the image part, but finding the right
: subject is the elusive part. Clicking on the links to the photographs
: in this newsgroup often makes me think "Why didn't I think of shooting
: that?".
:
: You can learn how to create an image, but it's instinct and practice
: that teaches you how to spot the subject.
:
: When I was teaching my daughter about photography, we'd go somewhere -
: anywhere - and I'd pick a spot and say "Find something here to
: photograph". I'd tell her to find five things to photograph without
: moving over five feet. You'd be amazed what you can find if you
: really analyze your surroundings this way.
One im****tant skill is proper cropping technique (not too much, not too
little, improve the position of the subject, etc.). Here's an exercise I
recommend: For every image you shoot (excluding only those that are badly
out
of focus or hopelessly over/underexposed), crop it to produce the best
picture
you can. Often the result will be little or no better than the original,
but
sometimes you may be surprised at what you can find within a prosaic or
compositionally defective image. And you'll be learning a crucial aspect
of
photography.
Another suggestion: Install Digital Photo Professional (a CD should have
been
included with your camera) and start shooting RAW mode instead of JPEG.
DPP
has both a good range of color and exposure corrections and an excellent
cropping tool. You can use the cropping tool on JPEG images, but the color
corrections require RAW mode. Once you get the picture the way you want
it,
DPP can convert it to JPEG for you. If you don't already have Photoshop,
you
may find that you don't need it, at least not yet.
Bob
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