school me on settings and lenses

dizzle · 06-29-2009, 07:46 AM

i'm new, i know nothing. Someone point me to a reallllllllllllllllllllllly good tutorial that explains aperture, iso speeds, and all the other doodads of photography.

thanks!

plummy · 06-29-2009, 12:30 PM

books. they have pages and stuff. and you can turn them and find something new with every turn.

seriously.

good beginner one (imo): Amazon.com: Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition): Bryan Peterson: Books

Civardi · 06-30-2009, 05:05 AM

Any book by Bryan Peterson is fantastic.

voyagernavy2004 · 07-01-2009, 05:48 AM

I have a question, and now I don't have to create a new thread...

I have the Canon 40D, and I can't remember how to bracket different exposures...you know, push the shutter release once and it takes three differently exposed pics...I found how to do it once like a year ago, but I can't find it now. Please help.

Shooter · 07-01-2009, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagernavy2004

I have a question, and now I don't have to create a new thread...

I have the Canon 40D, and I can't remember how to bracket different exposures...you know, push the shutter release once and it takes three differently exposed pics...I found how to do it once like a year ago, but I can't find it now. Please help.

It's a menu item - called AEB. Select the Option, press SET and the use the big wheel to select the bracket amount.

There is also a custom function to determine whether the AEB auto turns off after each sequence or remains active.

Page 94.
http://www.canon-eos-40d.com/Canon-EOS-40D-Manual.PDF

Shooter · 07-01-2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzle

i'm new, i know nothing. Someone point me to a reallllllllllllllllllllllly good tutorial that explains aperture, iso speeds, and all the other doodads of photography.

thanks!

THIS is one of my Favorite teaching pages.

Let me know if it works for ya.

voyagernavy2004 · 07-10-2009, 08:50 AM

Thank you. I appreciate it. As I said, I found it once, but never used it. LOL. I feel a lil' dumb. Haha.

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dizzle Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Newcastle, WA Posts: 15 My Camera: Canon XTi	school me on settings and lenses i'm new, i know nothing. Someone point me to a reallllllllllllllllllllllly good tutorial that explains aperture, iso speeds, and all the other doodads of photography. thanks!

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06-29-2009, 12:30 PM	#2
plummy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pooptown Posts: 375 My Camera: one pixel of awesome	books. they have pages and stuff. and you can turn them and find something new with every turn. seriously. good beginner one (imo): Amazon.com: Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition): Bryan Peterson: Books

06-30-2009, 05:05 AM	#3
Civardi Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 1 My Camera: Nikon D90	Any book by Bryan Peterson is fantastic.

07-01-2009, 05:48 AM	#4
voyagernavy2004 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 119 My Camera: Canon 40D	I have a question, and now I don't have to create a new thread... I have the Canon 40D, and I can't remember how to bracket different exposures...you know, push the shutter release once and it takes three differently exposed pics...I found how to do it once like a year ago, but I can't find it now. Please help.

07-10-2009, 08:50 AM	#7
voyagernavy2004 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 119 My Camera: Canon 40D	Thank you. I appreciate it. As I said, I found it once, but never used it. LOL. I feel a lil' dumb. Haha.