photography help

niteclubbecks

Hi All,
I`ve a great interest in photography and that. Im looking to gain experiences from someone that has been doing it years and learn from them.
Im willing to do it for free for a period of time.
Im based in Dublin city. If anyone can help. Please pm me

Thanks

Paulw

It might help to specify what area of photography you want to get in to - portraits, photojournalism, weddings, sports, landscape, wildlife?

Really, the best advice is to join your local camera club and learn from people there. Practice is the best experience you can get.

niteclubbecks

HI there
Id love to get into photojournalism, weddings, sports, wildlife?

Id take anything at the minute just to get the advise

Paulw

Join your local camera club.

It's the best way to start learning.

niteclubbecks

Paulw wrote: »

Join your local camera club.

It's the best way to start learning.

Ya but they are pretty dear to be a member of

Paulownia

you could go to a nightclass either. I went to one once in Deansgrange and it was excellent. I have a Nikon coolpix p510 and am doing well with it. The only thing I'm hopeless at is taking photos of people so I'm working on that, if you fancied a session sometime we could work at it together. Where are you based?

niteclubbecks

Paulownia wrote: »

you could go to a nightclass either. I went to one once in Deansgrange and it was excellent. I have a Nikon coolpix p510 and am doing well with it. The only thing I'm hopeless at is taking photos of people so I'm working on that, if you fancied a session sometime we could work at it together. Where are you based?

Ya sounds good I'm based in Dublin City centre

Paulw

niteclubbecks wrote: »

Ya but they are pretty dear to be a member of

Most clubs are not that expensive. Either way, you won't get something for nothing. You paid for a good camera so pay a little to learn how to use it properly.

niteclubbecks

That is true. I was given the camera for Xmas. It was around 300 euros.

Paulownia

http://www.photographyireland.net/list-of-irish-camera-clubs-t27662.html
might be a thing to investigate. They can't all be expensive. I know the meetup one is expensive for their outings, I think it is run as a commercial concern. But would there be people on here who would be interested in getting together for an outing to say, the Botanic Gardens for a morning sometime and we can learn from one another.

OldGoat

Paulownia wrote: »

... But would there be people on here who would be interested in getting together for an outing to say, the Botanic Gardens for a morning sometime and we can learn from one another.

Yep. The best way to get a photowalk organised is to just stick a thread in the Events forum with a time and a date and see who signs up.

niteclubbecks

OldGoat wrote: »

Yep. The best way to get a photowalk organised is to just stick a thread in the Events forum with a time and a date and see who signs up.

Sounds like a idea. I'd be up for it

slowcyclist

Dublin Camera Club on Camden Street is very central, relatively cheap to join, and they have excellent beginners courses running in January and September each year - September is not that far away.

niteclubbecks

ya looking into there... Id like to start a course before that. But I may have to wait

the_syco

niteclubbecks wrote: »

That is true. I was given the camera for Xmas. It was around 300 euros.

How much of the manual have you read?

niteclubbecks

I didnt get a proper Manual with it. It was got out of Argos for me

niteclubbecks

I didnt get a proper Manual with it. It was got out of Argos for me
This is the camera

Canon PowerShot SX170 16MP Compact Digital Camera - Black

Balfey1972

niteclubbecks wrote: »

I didnt get a proper Manual with it. It was got out of Argos for me
This is the camera

Canon PowerShot SX170 16MP Compact Digital Camera - Black

Google is your friend ....

Manual download link

niteclubbecks

Thanks Balfey1972

the_syco

niteclubbecks wrote: »

Thanks Balfey1972

You'll need to read the manual, so that you can adjust the camera correctly when you need to do so. Although someone will tell you what you need to do to get an effect (eg; slow shutter speed), you'll need to know how to do so on your camera.

niteclubbecks

the_syco wrote: »

You'll need to read the manual, so that you can adjust the camera correctly when you need to do so. Although someone will tell you what you need to do to get an effect (eg; slow shutter speed), you'll need to know how to do so on your camera.

That's what I'm doing at the min

IHPhoto

Google and learn the exposure triangle thoroughly, know how ISO, aperture and shutter speed relate to each other and the effect on the image by changing them.
Then learn to use the camera in full manual mode, using the in camera light meter as a guide to making a correct exposure.

niteclubbecks

IHPhoto wrote: »

Google and learn the exposure triangle thoroughly, know how ISO, aperture and shutter speed relate to each other and the effect on the image by changing them.
Then learn to use the camera in full manual mode, using the in camera light meter as a guide to making a correct exposure.

Never heard of triangle thing

tevion

niteclubbecks wrote: »

Never heard of triangle thing

It's a good basis for learning how those 3 parameters relate to each other.

niteclubbecks

tevion wrote: »

It's a good basis for learning how those 3 parameters relate to each other.

Must look into it