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Mike just bought me a nikon D60 and I'm lost as a goose! I've got the "on" button down and it switched to AUTO. It has thre lenses, all kinds of filter stuff, and things I'm cluless about. Help!

I'd love to help, but I'm a "point n' shoot" girl! Although when you get the hang of it, I hope you post some pictures! Good luck!

wontongirl wrote:Mike just bought me a nikon D60 and I'm lost as a goose! I've got the "on" button down and it switched to AUTO. It has thre lenses, all kinds of filter stuff, and things I'm cluless about. Help!

woo girl, what was Mike thinking? LOL just kidding! I have the D50 so shoot me an email if you want.

I don't know how to post pics either! MArybeth I think I'll have to call you because I'm seriously challenged in photography. I've figured out a few things but I want to be able to take awesome pics and to do that I think I may need to use a setting other than " auto"???

HI,

Take some time and go through the owners manual with the camera right there; it will help you get familiar with all the gizmos and thinga-ma-jigs

You'll be a pro in no time.

I found that a few things really helped my photo taking ability.

1. I finally took time to read the manual.

2. Since digital is so easy to waste "film" I wrote down a sequence of settings and took the same practice shots with different settings in that sequence. I used the same method for different conditions (shade, sunny, faces, flash etc.) I was able to compare the different results with the settings and conditions to find some basic rule of thumb settings.

3. This is more about being concious of what is going to be in the picture. Be aware of what you want in your shot and frame it that way while being minful of conditions such as color, lighting and background.

4. Don't be afraid of having to delete photos. Take 3 times more photos than you think you need until you are happy with your initial results(I am bad about keeping even poor quality pictures on my hard drive)

5. Last thing (and this is where I sometimes find myself failing miserably) put the camera down after you got the shot and enjoy life. It doesn't all have to be on film.

Thanks girlie whirlies! Reading the Manuel was what I was trying to avoid! I think the sequence plan is interesting and makes sense! Mbw email me your # again! I took pics at my oldest gain ge played at ASU- horrid!!!

wontongirl wrote:Thanks girlie whirlies! Reading the Manuel was what I was trying to avoid! I think the sequence plan is interesting and makes sense! Mbw email me your # again! I took pics at my oldest gain ge played at ASU- horrid!!!

I rarely read a manual! LOL not that I recommend that I'm just saying! Sports is hard - you likely have a setting for it but I imagine you still need a tripod. I'll be in touch