Got any advice for a rookie?
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Go online and find Ken Rockwell's D60 user guide. Lots of reading and good info. -
Yall all know that I am a huge fan of Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson... it is a must read for newbies...
Ken Rockwell's site is also great and full of info...Comment
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I agree on both of those points. Ken Rockwell's user guides are easy to follow and understand. Understanding Exposure looks to be a great book. I ordered it after seeing Hilly recommend it several times and there is a ton of great information in there if i would just take the time to read it. Also, look on here and other sites to find what pictures you like and what you want to try for. I also try to take a lot of pictures and find what I like in them as well as what I would change. Was being too hard on myself at first and getting discouraged.Comment
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Thanks TBH'ers!!!!Comment
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Ken doesn't like the D60 at all. Said the D40 was better. Jeez I feel better now.
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LOL take him with a grain of salt on some things. Manuals are helpful though.Comment
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Ken Rockwell is a moron. IMHO
I get a lot of good info from the different Flickr groups. Here is one for the D40/D60 crowd.
There are different groups for all the different cameras. Just do a group search.Comment
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Ken has a big ego but the one thing I like about him versus a lot of the other sites is that he does not get all caught up in the "technical" aspects of shooting in depth color charts for lens comparison etc., although he has the engineering background to do all stuff. I will give you an example. He loved the D200 when it came out but the technology has gone a long ways since then so now he considers the D200 as something that should be put in the scrap heap. No that he did not like it, the technology has just changed that much. My D200 still has the capability to take incredible photos so, you have to take some of what he says with a grain of salt in those areas.
He caters mostly to the people who want to spend their time shooting, not getting all caught up in the technicalities of this camera and that camera.
His reviews and downloadable guides are easy to understand and straightforward. His best advice, and I am sure of many of us on here is that the best way to learn it is to get behind the camera and shoot, shoot, shoot. The books are good but nothing will teach you better than getting out there and making a lot of changes to your camera, see what you like, dislike and then shoot some more.Comment
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Amen, just shoot.Comment
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