New Photo Shooter

[aalexander]

Hello all,

I am new to the field of photography. I have a Nikon D40x, I have taken a few classes on the basics and would love to move on to the more advance/intermediate level, however....I am having trouble with Shutter Speed/Aperture and Exposure still. Is there anywhere out there that I can find more cheat information/flashcards, something. The Pixtus helps, but maybe I am not reading it correctly. I noticed over the weekend when taking picutres, when I set the exposer for evenly exposure, my shutter speed changed to where it would require using a tripod. Is there a way to readjust for this?

[auddii]

Here's where I started to learn:

Learning about Exposure – The Exposure Triangle

ISO Settings in Digital Photography

Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography

Introduction to Aperture in Digital Photography


And a review of a very good book: Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson – a Reader Review

The book can be purchased here: Pixtus.com: Book: Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

[aalexander]

Wow, wonderful thanks! Looks like I have a weekend of reading and learning. Althoug I may need to pick your brain somemore after all this reading.

Again, thanks.

[Hanky]

Hi and welcome aboard!

[Melany]

Do you have the book "understanding Exposure"? It will help understand a LOT

Try shooting the same photo with different exposures (shutter speed and aperture) and compare them. You'll start to notice the differences after a while.
(hint; when you're close to your subject and use a low aperture number (larger apeture "hole), the background will be more blurry.) That was my first "discovery" when I did my practice shots.

[johnfockes]

welcome aboard, let's sharing your experience...:D

[Ahh!]

Welcome from Frisco!