Photography Club

Congratulations Tiggertea - just seen your ticker

 

Thanks Shaz!

 

A few pictures I took at Drayton Manor last week in the zoo.

https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6133848251_3bb0dcdecc_z.jpg

https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6133848231_f99cca4c82_z.jpg

https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6133848185_af4ea31c45_z.jpg

 

I used to have a small photography business (portraits). I gave it up to focus on my son, and because most photographers in my area charge way too little to compete with (but that's another story lol).

I shoot with a Nikon D700, but shot Canon for a while too.

I'm surprised there isn't a board on here dedicated to photography. Do we just post in this thread?

 

A recent photo of my son this Halloween.

https://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-8R4PwqN/0/L/i-8R4PwqN-L.jpg

Shot with my 70-200mm: f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 400

 

^^ lovely!

 

Such a lovely photograph!

 

Ooh I could be at home here! I'll come back later with some photos

 

Our latest arrival

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Oh can I join? not as good as all yours as I havnt a clue how to use my camera but I am getting a new lens for xmas though. So I like to see how others take their pics to.

 

DF shut up, you're brilliant! If you go on youtube there's loads of instructional vids, and I have some cheat sheets I can email you if you like!?

 

Probably so thick I wont be able to understand them lol My dad had to teach me how to do an indoor shot the other day. There are still functions I didnt know existed on my camera. I want to take more pics with blurred back grounds.

 

A good lens for that is 50mm 1.8.
If you learn about using aperture priority mode too you can control how much is in focus etc a lot better than auto modes.

 

cool. I learn by trial and error I should really go on a course or something but I have no time and ways to get to these things these days.

 

The Internet is a great teacher! I also highly recommend the 'for dummies' books - I keep mine close when figuring out something new with the camera. They do one tailored to most makes/models.

 

I really do need some literature to read on it,. I think i will get a dummies book. I could do so much more I think.

 

I hate suggesting the "for dummies" books in case people get offended , but I swear by mine. Plain English explanations of just about everything you could want to know. Perfect!

 

Not offended at all I think it suits me LMAO. I dont know what to post a pic of we should have a theme every week or something.

 

I completely agree.... the 50mm 1.8 is great and only just over $100!

The shallow depth of field really makes portraits pop!

 

I use my 50mm all the time, especially in the studio! We should have a theme, maybe we could have a competition type thing, so the first week could be open theme, then we all vote, and the winner of that chooses the next theme!?