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what they wish they'd known when they started

  • 24-12-2007 10:10am
    #1
    elven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭


    Some interesting and possibly helpful reading material...

    Anything you wish you'd known when you started?

    I can't think too clearly just now, but there's a couple of silly little things that spring to mind:

    Always check your ISO and exp-comp when you start shooting, in case you were using the camera at 3200 in low light the last time you used it...

    Learn the slowest handholding speed you can get away with for each of your lenses, and be very aware when you're dropping below it. You can bump up the ISO or rescue an underexposed shot in PS to a certain extent but nothing can fix shake...


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  • #2
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭nilhg


    I wish I'd known about "lens lust":p

    With everything else I had done I had learned by my mistakes, and never thought taking photos would be any different, but I never thought my few humble "successes" would lead to an insane urge to spend ridiculous amounts of money.:eek:


  • #3
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    with film cameras (with manual wind on), always cock the shutter before opening the back, to ensure the film spool doesn't move (i.e. there's no film in the camera) before opening the back.


  • #4
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    you've been quiet, elven.


  • #5
    elven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭elven


    Thanks for noticing magic :)

    Real life took over, a wee bit. Nice to be back...


  • #6
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    ISO always comes to mind, just something to check every time I pick up the camera. I wish I had known how good the 5d was at taking pictures and I would have bypassed the 20,30 and 40d :)


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  • #7
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    I have all the tech stuff pretty much down, not that I don't still make mistakes.

    I wish I knew a bit more about myself though when I was starting off.

    Investing the time to learn about image making techniques is one thing, being prepared to actually put that into practice is another entirely.
    So I find myself with a large amount of knowledge and no inclination to use it. I also find myself with a large amount of gear and no inclination to use that either.

    So there you go, all dressed up with nowhere to go.


  • #8
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Maybe this will help you Roen, I set myself targets for different days. Today is 1dmk3 and a 50mm f1.4. Last week it was 5d with 100mm macro and so on. I find this excellent for finding the best attributes to each lens/camera combo and you get to know them really well. Each time try a different lens/camera combo.


  • #9
    templeathea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭templeathea


    Borderfox wrote: »
    Maybe this will help you Roen, I set myself targets for different days. Today is 1dmk3 and a 50mm f1.4. Last week it was 5d with 100mm macro and so on. I find this excellent for finding the best attributes to each lens/camera combo and you get to know them really well. Each time try a different lens/camera combo.

    Thats a good idea.


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