[bwitched]

hye guys...I'm seeking for ur help. My bf just bought his dslr's camera n he kep telling me that he wanna go to photography class. but i dunno if in our city, we can find one. plus we have a very limited budget.

i kind of told him that we can learn on the net too...but i'm not sure myself..

do you guys know any good sites to recommend???

thanks..muahxxxx

[surrrrreal.]

Buy a photography book.

[EYJAYJAY]

a good photography book or magazine can teach you plenty of things. but most importantly, you explore the rest after learning the basics. also, he will need to learn how to use photoshop or related programs for post-processing. i've only taken the basic photography class using the old cameras and develop photographs in darkroom and read 3-4 magazines.

[watcher]

get "understanding exposure" by Bryan Peterson
it should teach you some of the basics, and you can go from there
i read the book in 2 days... haha... it's a good read

[bwitched]

thanks guys..so,u guys are saying that he has to buy a book is it??..

There're really no good internet site that teach how to do the basics?..too bad.

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

dpchallenge.com is a photography site,

they rate each other pics, and give reward to the best one.

they post their tips and techniques on how they took pics, and what camera & lenses they took those pics with

their raw pics look nothing special, but after they photoshop them (change lighting, contrast, burn, etc), they look magnificent.

[watcher]

^ adding on...

fredmiranda is also a great place to just go and check out people's work, or ask about photog gear and shooting styles. only reason why i suggested books was because it was more methodical. sometimes it's harder to follow what people tell you to do through forums, as they skip a lot of basics and get straight to their level of thinking/knowledge. but you should be able to find people on all different levels that can help you through.

[erure]

I'm currently leaching off a friend's knowledge since he took many classes at his community college before transferring to our univeristy. Books and classes would be the most helpful way to learn I think. After you learn the basics, you can share information with your peers who are around your level in photography.

Hope this helps ._.

[Xarthan]

or just go out and start fiddling with the camera and take some pictures. try out all the settings.

nothing beats learning than trying

now do you have a canon?

I found this site VERY helpful when i got my canon rebel
http://www.usa.canon.com/content/rebelxt_t...elxtlessons.htm

Edit- misspelled Canon

[watcher]

or just go out and start fiddling with the camera and take some pictures. try out all the settings.

nothing beats learning than trying

now do you have a cannon?

I found this site VERY helpful when i got my canon rebel http://www.usa.canon.com/content/rebelxt_t...elxtlessons.htm

i agree... nothing beats the learning that could be done when you totally mess up the group shot that NO ONE ELSE TOOK and therefore have nothing but an out of focus shot left of your memorable trip to the skating rink!! i promise you that you'll analyze that photo to death and make sure the next time it will NEVER happen again!

thanks goodness for photoshop

[bwitched]

thank you mucho mucho....I found all advices are helpful. i'll start to look out for the books n the iternet site. it's always him who took the photos and I photoshop them..but with what u all are saying and after seeing certain sites, I think I want to get myself a dslr too..

[EYJAYJAY]

thank you mucho mucho....I found all advices are helpful. i'll start to look out for the books n the iternet site. it's always him who took the photos and I photoshop them..but with what u all are saying and after seeing certain sites, I think I want to get myself a dslr too..

that's no good. i believe a photographer MUST photoshop his own photograph. in simple words, photography has 2 stages: snapping the photo and post editing it. if you want to do well in photography, you must master both so if you have time, teach him how to use the program and let him work on it himself. as for you, if you want to do photography, get a camera yourself. whether its PSing or snapping pics, the best way to learn is not to read books (although it's still important) but to actually do it.

[negitoro]

Also try
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog...ginners/page/7/

I was looking for beginners tips, just as a refresher, a little while ago (since I recently picked up the hobby again) and I found it helpful. I linked Page 7 because I think it actually made more sense to read from Page 7 back to Page 1.

I also recommend "Undertsanding Exposure" like others have said.

One of the absolute best ways for him to learn would be to find other people who are into photography and organize outings. This could be a club at school or hobbyist group or just some friends (it could even be just you and him ). When I first learned photography, I did so with a class and I found one of the fastest ways to learn how to compose a shot and get the best settings is to do it with other people. Having other people there means you can all take pictures of exactly the same thing, in the same conditions and figure out why certain pictures worked better than others. It teaches you to see things from a different perspective, sometimes making you see things in ways you wouldn't think of yourself.

[watcher]

thank you mucho mucho....I found all advices are helpful. i'll start to look out for the books n the iternet site. it's always him who took the photos and I photoshop them..but with what u all are saying and after seeing certain sites, I think I want to get myself a dslr too..

or you can buy expensive lenses and minimize the need for photoshop!!! =]