Misha
Trad climber
Woodside, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2007 - 03:27pm PT
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climbera5 wrote "Any suggestions on resources so I can learn more?":
Hmm - lots of suggestions. First of all, I'd recommend to get really familiar with the concepts of aperture, shutter speed and depth of field if you're not already. Your Rebel XT is a powerful camera and you can get pretty good results with its more advanced features. Then, train your composition eye. Googling "Rule of thirds" is a good way to start. Of course, rules are meant to be broken occasionally :). I can't stress enough that in order to get better photos more consistently, you need to shoot a lot. More photos you take, better is your chance to get better ones. Shooting more photos also speeds up your "training" process. Then, comes equipment. For landscape and, in some cases, climbing photography, I found circular polarizing and graduated neutral density filters to be indispensable. However, be careful and try not to overdue the filter effect (I am guilty of it occasionally). Good tripod is a must too. Look at other photographers' work and get inspired! I look forward to seeing your photos on ST!
Dirk - it is nice to hear from you. Fishhook is high on my list. Hopefully, this season :)
freeforfall - thanks for your feedback; I know where you're coming from. I am not sure if you read through this thread, but I am not increasing colors in Photoshop. Normally, I use my PS automations for sharpening and contrast. However, I will be tweaking my camera and filter settings to make photos slightly less saturated. This time, some of them may have been pushed a bit out of the realm of common man's perception of reality by my aggressive use of polarizers and some camera settings. But then, what's reality? It is in the eye of the beholder :)
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