Photography and Editing Hints & Tips

[semilife]

Hi All,

I had a quick look through this "Photography and Cameras" forum and noticed there isnt a single dedicated thread as a source of general advice/hints/tips with regards to taking and editing pictures.

I know there are many questions that beginners into the field (like myself) have that I am sure some of the more advanced guys amongst us would be only to happy to answer. The aim of this thread in my opinion should be purely about photographic techniques and also correction/editing methods. Also post useful links/resources/tutorials you may have found so others may make use of them.

Please let me know if there is a place for a thread such as this here or not. Thanks in advance.

I will start the thread off with links to a few sites which offer a wealth of information advice and tutorials.

http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Home/

http://www.photoxels.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/index.shtml


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[dougiemeats]

I've got a few links to share. I have still much to learn and these are three places I often visit:

Nikon Digital Learning Center at flickr
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikondigitallearningcenter/

The Beginners Forum at DPReview
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1002

And that Ken guy...
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm
*hides*

I also visit the Sigma forum at DPReview quite often and they have a forum for most of the major manufacturers of digital cameras. It's worth checking out.

[Edit] I almost forgot: 78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots

#22 has been invaluable in my attempt to become a better onion photographer.

 

[Syntax error]

78 Photography Rules is an absolute pisser. I love it

 

[Scaff]

[Edit] I almost forgot: 78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots

#22 has been invaluable in my attempt to become a better onion photographer.

Great one - love some of those.

However never underestimate the value of vegetable photography, even Peppers can great subjects, unfortunatly to get them this good...

...you need to be Ansel Adams.

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Scaff

 

[semilife]

I've got a few links to share. I have still much to learn and these are three places I often visit:


[Edit] I almost forgot: 78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots

#22 has been invaluable in my attempt to become a better onion photographer.

That is pure quality my friend, cant get simpler than that I would say. A bit like the 78 deadly sins one could say. Now just have to keep those pics in mind....wrong...right.
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[Icarus25]

One place I constantly go for the community aspect mostly, although they do have some tips and reviews and things, is Digital Photography School. The forums have "assignments" and games to challenge you and make you think about how and what to shoot. You can get advice on anything from what lens to buy to how should I best pack my bag. You can show off your shots and even get some constructive criticism. All in all a nice place to check out.

DPReview, as mentioned, is a good place. I also liked http://www.nikonians.org before they went to a pay format. The free account used to just be limited in functionality and locked you out of a few sub forums. Now it's only good for I think 2 weeks. Thom Hogan's site is a good resource for Nikon users.

 

[dougiemeats]

78 Photography Rules is an absolute pisser. I love it

Great one - love some of those.

However never underestimate the value of vegetable photography, even Peppers can great subjects, unfortunatly to get them this good...

*snip*

...you need to be Ansel Adams.

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Scaff

That is pure quality my friend, cant get simpler than that I would say. A bit like the 78 deadly sins one could say. Now just have to keep those pics in mind....wrong...right.
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Glad you guys enjoyed it. I don't usually look through long lists like that but I couldn't stop reading (and laughing).

One place I constantly go for the community aspect mostly, although they do have some tips and reviews and things, is Digital Photography School. The forums have "assignments" and games to challenge you and make you think about how and what to shoot. You can get advice on anything from what lens to buy to how should I best pack my bag. You can show off your shots and even get some constructive criticism. All in all a nice place to check out.

DPReview, as mentioned, is a good place. I also liked http://www.nikonians.org before they went to a pay format. The free account used to just be limited in functionality and locked you out of a few sub forums. Now it's only good for I think 2 weeks. Thom Hogan's site is a good resource for Nikon users.

Thank you for the links. I've recently discovered Thom's website and I've been reading his reviews, articles, and predictions. It's an excellent site, especially for Nikon users, as you mentioned.

I'm trying to make a list of shooting tips to post here; I won't have too much to contribute, but in the few months that I've been shooting, I've picked up some techniques from the websites mentioned above as well as some things I've discovered on my own.

 

[Wardy 944]

I didn't want to start a new thread just to post a link, so I thought the "hints and tips" thread would be an ok place for this, it looks really simple to do with quite impressive results

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=109&t=713674&mid=157513&nmt=Custom

 

[dougiemeats]

I have a question regarding wide angle converters and searching a bit around the web hasn't produced a clear answer. If I attach a wide angle converter on a lens (specifically a 0.75x on a 16.6mm), will it make the lens "brighter?"

I know attaching a 1.4x teleconverter will make the lens dimmer by one stop, a 2x by two stops, etc. I was wondering if the opposite were true for wide angle converters. Thank you in advance.

[Edit] I think I found an answer: A teleconverter attaches between the lens and the body, while the 0.75x attachment I was referring to attaches in front of the lens, so I don't think it will have an effect on the f-stop. Is this right?