Ok for those who are regular readers let me take you back a past entry Getting Started: Trial and error the Gilman way! which should have led onto this entry a while ago but as is the beauty of blogging and photography, I got easily distracted and off topic. One of the things I love about taking pictures and learning how to take good quality photos is simply the fact that they are always so many different prospectives and techniques to learn from and experiment with. My next task was simply to have a browse and see what online guides I could find that would be useful.
So after spending a few hours doing random searches in google, yahoo etc I felt like crying but I quickly realised I had some friends who did photography or knew some people. A few facebook messages and texts later I had a few links of good guide websites and general tips.
So after spending a few hours doing random searches in google, yahoo etc I felt like crying but I quickly realised I had some friends who did photography or knew some people. A few facebook messages and texts later I had a few links of good guide websites and general tips.
Having been lucky enough to get a camera bought for me and have one suggested for me by a friend I didn't have the stress and worry of choosing my own camera or working out if it was good enough or not. Now this might actually be a bad thing and it means in time I will need to do a little bit of reading up on what camera types etc are best for different types of photos but I've been reassured by friends that for what I've got and for what I want to do, I ll be ok if I read the manual back to front and inside out. So I did!!
I will go through these and reviews theses and share the best bits of advice which of course I will test to check it works etc. I will also be giving you a chance to sample some of my tester shots (feel free to comment thats what they are there for)
photo.tutsplus.com
This particular link is great for a very detailed website with guides for almost everything. The link here will take you to a basix section of the website and in particular I picked out this guide which tells someone like me (photo newbie) what I need to know to make a difference between a good shot into a brilliant shot. http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/the-basic-recipe-for-taking-great-pictures/ A lot of the information in this article is about the effects good or bad lighting have on your subject and after reading this and my cameras manual I can tell you I am a lot more aware of the how each of photo looks depending on the situation I find myself in.
This photo was taken inside a shed! Yes a shed all for a good cause at a Christmas market event we recently had done through work. Anywho.... although bright and clearly taken during the day being inside with very little light meant I had to fiddle with the settings a little more than usual. By putting the exposure up manually and getting the right angle and making sure I had my camera in macro mode I got this shot perfect. Now firstly I wouldn't have done this without reading the manual back to front and making sure I tested different settings but also if your like I used to be the terms exposure etc might have gone over your head. I suggest you read this article and have a browse at the same time. Great website for beginners like myself.
This site was suggested to me and I think it is quite popular and I can see why. Digital Photography School is a great website that has everything from forums to sharing photos and as I mentioned a little bit about before in I needed this blog in my life, handy assignments that keep focus on practising a certain aspects you want to focus on. This site is fantastic when you like me know a little more about your camera and want to try out something new. The best thing about it is that it has a very big community feel to it. You have a lot of scope to share photos and see others but also read other peoples trials and tribulations with trying different assignments or simply trying out a new camera or piece of equipment. Here are a few of my new photos again feel free to comment and share. My blog is like a working document or work in progress it needs comments and direction to go forward as do I :)
Until next time (and in case I don't get the chance before xmas) have a great holiday everyone!!
This particular link is great for a very detailed website with guides for almost everything. The link here will take you to a basix section of the website and in particular I picked out this guide which tells someone like me (photo newbie) what I need to know to make a difference between a good shot into a brilliant shot. http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/the-basic-recipe-for-taking-great-pictures/ A lot of the information in this article is about the effects good or bad lighting have on your subject and after reading this and my cameras manual I can tell you I am a lot more aware of the how each of photo looks depending on the situation I find myself in.
See example of where lightning needed to be right : 
This photo was taken inside a shed! Yes a shed all for a good cause at a Christmas market event we recently had done through work. Anywho.... although bright and clearly taken during the day being inside with very little light meant I had to fiddle with the settings a little more than usual. By putting the exposure up manually and getting the right angle and making sure I had my camera in macro mode I got this shot perfect. Now firstly I wouldn't have done this without reading the manual back to front and making sure I tested different settings but also if your like I used to be the terms exposure etc might have gone over your head. I suggest you read this article and have a browse at the same time. Great website for beginners like myself.
This site was suggested to me and I think it is quite popular and I can see why. Digital Photography School is a great website that has everything from forums to sharing photos and as I mentioned a little bit about before in I needed this blog in my life, handy assignments that keep focus on practising a certain aspects you want to focus on. This site is fantastic when you like me know a little more about your camera and want to try out something new. The best thing about it is that it has a very big community feel to it. You have a lot of scope to share photos and see others but also read other peoples trials and tribulations with trying different assignments or simply trying out a new camera or piece of equipment. Here are a few of my new photos again feel free to comment and share. My blog is like a working document or work in progress it needs comments and direction to go forward as do I :)
Until next time (and in case I don't get the chance before xmas) have a great holiday everyone!!
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| The World Famous Winchester College Chapel |
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| More pics from inside feel free to comment |
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