{"id":22,"date":"2008-06-05T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2008-06-05T12:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lengers.com\/?p=22"},"modified":"2015-02-01T23:11:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T22:11:11","slug":"what-to-learn-when-you-start-with-a-dslr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lengers.com\/?p=22","title":{"rendered":"What to learn when you start with a DSLR camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay so you bought a digital SLR camera and a kilo or 2 of lenses <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"plugins\/editors\/tinymce\/jscripts\/tiny_mce\/plugins\/emotions\/images\/smiley-cool.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cool\" title=\"Cool\" \/> and got all geared up. Now the real fun and learning starts. Here are some suggestion I think you should start to investigate. They have helped me greatly when I bought my Canon 30D + lenses. <\/p>\n<p>In order of preference: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the camera&#8217;s manual completely and reread it every 2 months.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to hold your camera still while taking pictures. <\/li>\n<li>What does ISO speed do? [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film_speed\">ISO 1<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>What does aperture mean? [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aperture\">Aperture 1<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>What does shutter speed mean? [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shutter_speed\">Shutter speed 1<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>What does the TV, AV, P and M mode do? <\/li>\n<li>Differences between RAW and [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeincolour.com\/tutorials\/imagetypes.htm\">jpeg<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeincolour.com\/tutorials\/RAW-file-format.htm\">Tutorial 1<\/a>]  <\/li>\n<li>White balance [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeincolour.com\/tutorials\/white-balance.htm\">Tutorial 1<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Crop factor [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_factor\">Crop 1<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>DOF: Depth of field [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dofmaster.com\/dof_defined.html\">DOF defenition<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dofmaster.com\/doftable.html\">DOF 1<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dofmaster.com\/dofjs.html\">DOF calculator<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> And in the post processing area: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to setup a workflow<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">Sharpening [<a href=\"http:\/\/ronbigelow.com\/articles\/sharpen1\/sharpen1.htm\">Tutorial 1<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/photojojo.com\/content\/tutorials\/photoshop-sharpening\/\">Tutorial 2<\/a>] <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>How to store your photo&#8217;s online (as display and backup) [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\">Flickr<\/a>] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Websites to read that will help you get started, and advance quickly<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>photo.net [<a href=\"http:\/\/photo.net\/bboard\/forum?topic_id=1545\">EOS Forum<\/a>] &#8211; [<a href=\"http:\/\/photo.net\/equipment\/building-a-digital-slr-system\/\">Building a DSLR system<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Digital Photo review [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/\">dpreview.com<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Canon [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usa.canon.com\/dlc\/controller?act=HomePageAct\">Digital Learning Center<\/a>] &#8211; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canon-europe.com\/Support\/Documents\/digital_slr_educational_tools\/en\/ef_lens_work_iii_en.asp\">Lens works<\/a>] &#8211; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canon-europe.com\/Support\/Documents\/digital_slr_educational_tools\/using_image_stabilizer_lenses.asp\">Using Image Stabilizer lenses<\/a>] &#8211; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canon-europe.com\/Support\/Documents\/digital_slr_educational_tools\/flash_work.asp\">Flash work<\/a>] &#8211; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canon-europe.com\/Support\/Documents\/digital_slr_educational_tools\/do_more_with_macro.asp\">Macro<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Photozone.de [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.photozone.de\/\">Highly regarded Camera and Lens test review site<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay so you bought a digital SLR camera and a kilo or 2 of lenses and got all geared up. Now the real fun and learning starts. Here are some suggestion I think you should start to investigate. They have helped me greatly when I bought my Canon 30D + lenses. 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