So you got a DSLR for Christmas. Firstly CONGRATULATIONS! A DSLR will let you take pictures like never before with only your imagination as the limit!
Your first desires may be to take pictures like the pros or win the next Pulitzer prize. Whoa there! As my high school english teacher once said, "Before we can create a work of art, first we learn to draw a horse". Before you can shoot like the pros first there are a few things you should know.
Firstly, read your Quick Start Guide and get to really know the camera. Play around with it. Snap any and everything. Be comfortable with your camera. Understand the screen and its display information. Often many people do not know how to use even the most essential of functions on their camera and this prevents them from capturing great photo moments "because I didn't where that function was or what that button did".
When Lewis Hamilton is driving his F1 race car, he's not figuring out what certain buttons do or how the car will react on certain turns. He knows his car inside out. He knows how it handles and therefore focuses on driving and racing.
Here are a few pointers about the basic controls on your camera:
These are often the same on most cameras.
- Know where the DELETE (always garbage button), PLAYBACK (always the arrow inside a square) functions are and how to go through the pictures and how to zoom-in and zoom-out of photos.
- Know how to use function dial on the top of your camera. This is usually a mix of scenes modes and the manual modes (P, Tv (S), Av (A), M).
- Autofocus works by pressing half-way on the shutter button (where your index finger will lie). When the camera beeps and a point in the viewfinder lights up, continue to press the shutter completely down to take the picture. THIS IS THE SAME FOR COMPACT CAMERAS!
- Set the correct date and time on your camera! Surprisingly people forget to this and often photos get date/time stamped incorrectly.
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