im very new to photography, and the little advice i can give is what i've applied to myself.


1.Learn the camera and all it's functions. I've found it very anoying when i just shot something in manual mode with 3" of shutterspeed, iso of 1600, aperture of 2.8, no flash, and thungsteen WB.. and 2 second of auto shutter to avoid the hand shake. then i turn off the camera, and move to a different place hence a party, or a room in a house, or anything of that nature, and ppl want a fast picture, those settings need to go back to normal in less than 2 seconds to take a quick shot, and ppl dont wanna pose like 4 times for 1 picture.


2. Train your eyes, and your notions. I've found flickr to b quite helpful. I've seen the work of MANY, and they have inspired me to do something different. Always look at the exif data, since that's what u need to get an idea of what the photographer was thinking about when the shot was taken.


3. Put a tape on my flash, NOT literaly , but avoid using flash, specially at night. After you get the right colors and the nice shot, then play around with the strenght of the flash in order to light up certain things u want ONLY.


4. WB is not there to b auto, that's something that needs to b changed ALL the time when you change scenarios, so USE IT.





This is a little bit of what i've applied to myself in starting photography. It's not 1, but it's something that has helped me accomplish shots that im particular proud of.