Many people get frustrated and give up learning photography right at the start. There are so many strange terms and settings to learn in order to take a nice photo on a better than average camera.
I find myself spelling out the very basic principles in easy to understand language over and over because it’s difficult to find a simple resource that answers the absolute beginner questions clearly.
The following document (although aimed more at Digital SLR than Compact Digital) is what I hope fills that void and helps the interested snapshot photographer to step up a level.
Sunset over Lake Samsonvale
INDEX
1. CAMERA MODES
~ Automatic & Program
~ Shutter Priority~ Aperture Priority
~ Manual
~ Night Photography
2. CAMERA SETTINGS
~ Shutter Speed
~ Aperture & F-Stop
~ ISO
~ Auto Focus Settings
~ Metering Settings
~ White Balance
3. COMPOSITION
~ Think Before You Shoot
~ Rule of Thirds
~ Leading Elements
4. LENSES
~ Why are some lenses so expensive and others so cheap?
~ Focal Length
~ Common Types of Lenses
~ Distortions
5. FLASH
~ When to use it
~ Fill Flash
~ 2nd Sync Flash
6. HOW DO I TAKE PHOTOS OF …
~ Night Scenes?
~ Sport & Other Fast Moving Subjects?
~ Landscapes?
~ Soft water?
~ Lightning?
