What is that noise?

The shutter resetting itself? Why would it do that for that setting but not others?

I have a t3i.

apparently, night mode is just a setting that uses longer exposure time.

are the photos coming out blurry or are you keeping the camera still?

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regardless of all of this, you should probably not be using 'night mode.'

I was testing out all of the modes last night.

I know as a begginer I'm supposed to work hard to only shoot manual.

ultimately you should use whichever mode that works best for you - between shutter and aperture priority. you want to get to a place where you know what the photo will look like before you press the shutter.

if neither of those get the photo you want, then do manual.

night mode seems specifically suspect. unless you have a tripod, I guess.

It's like, you kind of have to learn what those things mean so you can eventually play with them. If you just always go to automatic and take 'good' pics each and every time, you won't learn to take 'great' pics that require a bit more imagination

i various situation. THen if you want to use Av or Tv you knowwhen you need to compensate for a backlit subject for instance.

If you are in a scenario where the light is constantly changing manual can be a great way to miss shots. The flip side is that shooting manual teaches you how to overcome the limitations of the other modes

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I took it in manual.

Maybe I'll use manual if I'm out and about but if I'm at an event where I want good pics (like the embassy tour I'm going to this weekend) I'll use automatic.

if you are shooting indoors, you are shooting indoors and from there you arent adjusting much

however if you are in a setting where you are quickly switching light sources, intensity, etc then you would have to use another method

that said, shoot in manual, learn it, once you learn it then you can start using other methods like aperture priority or shutter priority

i never touch any of the other modes on the camera really. im like....90% manual

street lighting changes at the drop of a dime.

cloud passing,

shadow of a building.

car headlight.

stay in that manual mode if you want to.

manual is my go to

but i find that I can ball park a shot, get to where I need to be with my head and skill but then I will adjust after previews....Im spoiled from digital.
now, if i were shooting film I would probably learn to be a lot more tighter about how i shoot

they'll wonder why all their photos are nothing but white.

or why the shutter takes so long to close.

or why the exposure is way too low.

the best way to understand what's going on is to read what the camera is doing.

i know, it made a little sense, just wanted to type that out.

That said, its not hard to figure out those 3 steps. The hardest part is getting used to finding the settings to change aperture, shutter speed on the camera on the fly, and getting used to adjusting for the light conditions. A ten minute read/youtube would give her enough to start and a week or two of trial and error would have her taught.

It's digital; its not like she's gonna have rolls of useless film. Learn to read the light meter on the camera, take a shot, see if its truly over/underexposed, and adjust.

Once she learns how the camera works, and therefor light works, her pictures can pop. I have no problem with shooting in automatic mode...but if thats the case why not just stick with an iphone. Only reason to own a dsl is for easy access to those settings.



>they'll wonder why all their photos are nothing but white.
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>or why the shutter takes so long to close.
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>or why the exposure is way too low.
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>the best way to understand what's going on is to read what the
>camera is doing.

text books maybe easier.

im not familiar with the t3i, but im sure it's not a full frame work horse.

in those cheaper cameras, all of the ways to change settings are buried in the menus. there is not quick adjustment option for her. there's not even a secondary screen at the top.

she shouldn't be staring and clicking at a menu between shots.

she should be adjusting one setting (i'd suggest aperture, or expsure), and seeing how it affects the photo. change it, do it again.

i predict she will give up on photos if she starts at manual.

she's coming from an iphone, so she's expecting to take good pictures kinda soon.

let's not even bring up the idea that she's shooting with a kit lens and aint no photo gonna be good with that. unless it's sunny and she has a tripod, bla bla bla.

seriously.

read it cover to cover and then do it again

keep the manual near by and read it during down time


i have mine on my desk right now

Best practice in this case depends on your learning style.

if you don't know what any of that shit means, you'll surely give up soon.

ALSO,

cheaper camera operate a bit different from their bigger brothers and if you're good, you'll quickly grow out of it.

you should understand the idea of how the camera is working vs. knowing that specific camera model's buttons and dials.

that information should be transferable.

you should be asking:

'how do i adjust the flash compensation exposure on this camera'

versus:

'what does this button do?'

T3i has all the main settings as knobs/buttons etc, you can treat it as a full frame. iso, shutter speed, aperture you can change without looking out of the viewfinder in one flick of a button/knob and you're where you need to be. Its not a point and shoot. She can use the light meter to guide her intially since all you gotta do is make sure the bar is right in the center(like a bizarro iphone game)





>text books maybe easier.
>
>im not familiar with the t3i, but im sure it's not a full
>frame work horse.
>
>in those cheaper cameras, all of the ways to change settings
>are buried in the menus. there is not quick adjustment option
>for her. there's not even a secondary screen at the top.
>
>she shouldn't be staring and clicking at a menu between
>shots.
>
>she should be adjusting one setting (i'd suggest aperture, or
>expsure), and seeing how it affects the photo. change it, do
>it again.
>
>i predict she will give up on photos if she starts at manual.
>
>she's coming from an iphone, so she's expecting to take good
>pictures kinda soon.
>
>let's not even bring up the idea that she's shooting with a
>kit lens and aint no photo gonna be good with that. unless
>it's sunny and she has a tripod, bla bla bla.

if your are putting in work with the camera and using the manual as a quick reference, you'll be fine.

Just takes time. Gotta put in the time.
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It's fine to start with Apeture or Shutter priority mode to limit the focus to one component, and then pay attention to what the camera does in response.

Not everyone dives right in, a step-by-step progression is fine.

save it onto your phone and use it until you memorize it.

http://i.imgur.com/CPCCJ6T.png

a few other cheat sheets that might help you
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/cheetsheets-for-photographers/

I feel weird now since I asked such an obvious question lol

Anyway heres a pic of pic I took this morning. Not horrible considering I'm so new at this:

http://i58.tinypic.com/16bc84h.jpg

review your pictures after you've transferred them off of the SD card and on a real screen, like normal people.

I mean I get that but my computer is at home at the moment and my camera is with me.

that's not even meant for serious review?

we can't shit on that photo until you post it properly.

...

the reality is that the little screen on the back is not accurate.

like. kinda. at all.

http://www.eyefi.com/

That's what they said at the camera shop though

Slow compared to direct USB transfer? Well yes...duh...
Slow compared to taking 200+ pics while on vacation while your laptop is back at the hotel room and you have to wait until the end of the day to back them up? ..NO...not slow at all.




"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

does this SDcard have it's own wifi? How does this uplaod automatically? Shit seems like it would take forever to upload pics while on vacation.

http://www.eyefi.com/

and stop doing that.

"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

also...
PLEASE...FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS SACRED IN THIS GRAND UNIVERSE...
STOP LINKING VIA SLOWTOLOADASS TINY PIC!!!!!!


"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

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"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

It's with an iPhone though

I think it's only truly illegal to take pics at the Pentagon stop

Although using the flash this morning toward an oncoming train was really dumb of me and I won't be doing that's again

noticed the No Photography sign.
good stuff....


"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

Don't trust it.

you need to come work there...thats a perfect gig for you...12 hrs a day...all the fkng celebs and bullshit you can handle..lemme know when u ready to make the move..imma make sure to put you in

Oh wait thats the game Fatal Frame

because you are not using your body to brace the camera

if you use your body to brace the camera you are then able to get low light shots without the use of a tripod/monopod. nothing can ever replace a tripod, but sometimes you are without one and you just need to catch a shot (while also maybe hitting the upper limits of your camera's iso performance or while dealing with the limits of a slow lens)

one trick I use is teaching myself how to have both eyes open while one eye is up the viewfinder.

its good for helping me keep track of whats around me and if im shooting a person it helps to keep eye contact going to put them at ease

its not something I do all the time, but its a trick to have in your bag.

if you never used it you are far from good.

You get photoshop and lightroom for $9.99 a month.

Full desktop download of both.

Links to mobile apps for them.

Almost sounds too good to be true but I'm considering pulling the trigger and curious if yall had thoughts.

PS is great but its pretty fucking bloated because its a tool meant to do a zillion things where as lightroom is very focused

At this point in time you don't even know which direction you're going. Not that I'm the type to tell another adult how to spend their money, but given the chance I'd advise to pick a path before you let the dollars guide you.

But you're correct though.

lightroom is really easy to learn. If you get into it i can send some tutorials your way
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How do you get around the 2GB max cloud storage?

I know if you get the whole suite or PS standalone you get 20GB and I've only had the CC for a day and haven't hit the max but I'm curious how one deals with that.

Newegg often runs specials on it too.....

Aperture priority and shutter priority modes have there uses, most definitely. Auto ISO has its uses as well.. Its photography not religion, let go of the dogmatic demeanor yo! HAHHAHA