Im New in Phtography

[sebaparra]

Hello all!


I've been reading this forum for few weeks, as i dont even had my camera, now that i got it from ebay, a canon XS, im ready to upload my pics.


here i'll upload some of my shots if you want to see my best (at the moment) shots you can check my flikr:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/ ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/)


Feel free to coment and say whatevert you want, it will help me to improve, ill take all advices








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4922534628_e497ea6a22.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/4922534628/)








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4922531290_c80fcdaafd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/4922531290/)








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4921932715_680078eb69.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/4921932715/)








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4921930629_140dc25507.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52621134@N04/4921930629/)



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[Sean Setters]

Welcome sebaparra, we're glad to have you here. For my eye, photos 1,2, &amp; 4 are my favorites. I must admit, I do love turtles! Photo 3 would be better if the flowers were not withered.

[Jayson]

Welcome! I agree with Sean, got to love the turtle shot. Hope to see more from you in the future.

[sebaparra]

thanks!


and for sure you will se more in the future, now im figuring out how to take beter shots and i also realized that my shots are lacking out of people.


can you guys give me some advices? what to capture and how, at the moment im not having good resulst in portraits.





By the way Sean, i love your Photos i saw them many times, great job!

[TucsonTRD]

Welcome to the forums Sebastian. It is hard to say in regards to advice for your portrait photography. Perhaps post some of your efforts and ask for critique. To start, the eyes are what you want in focus. And keep an eye out for distracting background objects.


Good luck


Braden

[bob williams]

Welcome Sebastian, I have to agree with the others in that the turtle is my favorite, But I also really like the angles and color of the wall/passageway.





Bob

[deltasun]

Agree with the turtle. Great light to bring out the texture. The composition also makes the photo. Welcome and keep it up!

[BogdanD]

Hey sebaparra,


I like the composition of the turtle shot, it seems to be smiling almost.


Composition-wise, I like number 3 but not number 2....number 2 shows flowers the way we always see them- looking down on them, whereas number 3 shows a perspective we don't get as often.


The picture of the hammock on your Flikr is great too!


Bogdan

[MattG]

I like 1,2 and 4. Just curious what lens you are using?





MattG

[Sean Setters]

I like 1,2 and 4. Just curious what lens you are using?


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He's using a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS.

[sebaparra]

yes, as sean sayd im using aCanon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS,


i'm sorry for not answering, this weekend i was out in a weding, and i realized that is not easy to get good shots.


i hope i can learn how to get good weding shots before the next one:P


i asked a photographer there some tips and he sayd.. "just shot on P mode", and i didnt like them, i got half with M mode and the other half with P mode.


and clearly i &acute;prefer those captuerd on M





any sugestion?


ill upload some pics later when i transfer them to the pc





thanks


Seba.

[neuroanatomist]

i got half with M mode and the other half with P mode.


and clearly i &acute;prefer those captuerd on M


any sugestion?





P-mode is basically a glorified green-square mode, where the camera makes all the decisions. In M-mode, you make all the decisions. Personally, I prefer the two modes in between - Av and Tv - where you make what you think is the important decision, and leave the rest up to the camera.


I normally use Av mode - aperture priority, where I choose the aperture to suit the shot, based on the DoF I want, and the camera sets the shutter speed based on the metered exposure. When shooting action, I use Tv mode - shutter priority, where I choose the shutter speed I want to freeze or intentionally blur the movements, and the camera sets the aperture based on the metered exposure.


Hope that helps...


--John

[Tom Wertman]

Looks like you are off to a good start. My advise would be for you to read, read, read, and practice, practice, practice. Read anything and everything you can get your hands on and shoot anything and everything. Not to get good photos each time but to learn what your camera and lens did for you. Examine each lens you have and study the angle of view, the composition you got, the exposure, lighting, etc. Walk with a prime lens taking photos of the same subject from different distances and study the results. In time you will develop a style that you are comfortable with. Take classes through continuing ed. or colleges. Learn all of your cameras functionality. And then spend money on new stuff you want that was gleaned from what you learned and what you want to do. Too many people jump in and start buying stuff and they don't know what they want to do with it yet. Have fun along the way and we look forward to seeing your posts.


Tom

[sebaparra]

Thanks Tom.


as you say, i have to read read read and practice practice practice, is what i've been doing since i dont even had my camera:P, at the begining i was tring to get nice shots, now im watching some tutorials in youtube or vimeo, so now im practicing exposure, tring to sinsibilize (not sure if tha word exists:P) my eyes, i learning, or tring at least, to "read" the situation, to recognize how to shot.


i have the idea to take some classes with some friends of my family and next semester in college.


as you sayd, many people starts buying all stuff. Im lucky because my dad and mom used to take photos and the already had spent mone in lenses so i already have 1 macro 1 tele 2 50-100??? and the 18-50 IS that comes with the camera. but im just learning how to use the 18-50 before i jump to other lenses!


thats what i've been doing, and now that you told me that i know im doing the right thing.


i hope to impreve quickly, so i can upload more pics and get more advices!


Thanks tom