J4M13
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Story goes, alway fancied myself as getting half decent at photography at some point, browsing ebay i dived straight in and ended up accidentally winning a Canon EOS 400D for what i think is a good price.
It should arrive next week so does anyone have any tips or things i should be trying to acheive to get half decent pics? Obviously i know ill need to use photoshop aswell.
I know its maybe a silly question but any tips will help me atm  so fire away
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J4M13
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Oh and ill be taking the camera everywhere with me so snapping pics of everythign and anything. I am looking at eventually being able to produce nice portraits though.
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Doug
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Don't take the attitude that you will need photoshop.
You want to be able to take your pictures right in the camera and not have to correct them in photoshop!
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/index.php
Sign up on there and start reading!
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Don't take the attitude that you will need photoshop.
You want to be able to take your pictures right in the camera and not have to correct them in photoshop!
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/index.php
Sign up on there and start reading!
Oh, maybe i was being abit ignorant but i thought that thats the way it goes, snap the pics as best you could then edit in PS
Ill check that site out now, cheers Doug
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Doug
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You can do it that way (most people do!) but it's best to get it as perfect as possible in the camera then just do the little tweaks in photoshop 
I recommend getting a flickr account as well to host your pictures on. They do a free one or a Pro one. Free is fine to start off with
Here is mine as an example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug86/
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J4M13
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Cool, have i done the right thing in getting a 400D straight off? the only other photography experince iv had is with my phone
Those top pics of the 350z are nice pics id be happy acheiving nice pictures like that but im guessing it will take abit of practice?
[Edited on 14-11-2010 by J4M13]
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Doug
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I'm a firm believer in getting the best you can afford so not a stupid thing no! What lens did you get with it?
Those 350z pictures had the black vignetting (faded border) added in photoshop and a slight boost in the exposure.
It's all about practice! There are much better photographers on here that can help you most than I can though. I am just a keen amateur!
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J4M13
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The one i won on ebay is the complete 400D standard one you get in the shops so it comes with 18-55mm lens it says.
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Matt L
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Get yourself langfords basic photography, really good book and what i used to teach myself the majority of the basics, then its all down to trial and error in my eyes.
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