With a focus on learning how to take pictures in a manual setting, I found myself watching several how to video's, carefully studying online blogs and aiming to memorize cheat sheets for finding the right aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
This past weekend, I took a trip up to LA which was a great opportunity to test out what I've been learning. At first I took pictures in various different settings to see the how they turned out, and then as I got more confident in my understanding of each of the setting I was able to find the right setting more quickly.
It felt great to have more control over the pictures I was taking, and to try out other manual settings and not feel completely lost.
Next, I plan on checking out some of the Nikon specific on-line instructional video's that have just started airing (available here: http://www.youtube.com/nikonusa) and test out what I learn.
This past weekend, I took a trip up to LA which was a great opportunity to test out what I've been learning. At first I took pictures in various different settings to see the how they turned out, and then as I got more confident in my understanding of each of the setting I was able to find the right setting more quickly.
It felt great to have more control over the pictures I was taking, and to try out other manual settings and not feel completely lost.
Next, I plan on checking out some of the Nikon specific on-line instructional video's that have just started airing (available here: http://www.youtube.com/nikonusa) and test out what I learn.