A few questions about photography and cameras?

[KK [Viva Las Vegas!]]

Try ubid.com for a Canon Rebel XT body. My boyfriend bought mine from there refurbished for only $300. It's in excellent condition and I've already done over 3,000 shots in about 4-5 months.

Since you're a beginner though I question whether you're even ready for a DSLR. They're not easy to use and if all you're going to do is set it to auto then don't waste your money.

Tips for photography:

1. Learn about composition and rule of thirds
2. Learn about lighting and how to use it to your advantage.
3. Take your time when out shooting. One difference I've seen in my work is whether I aimed and clicked or took my time to compose the shot, get my settings correct, and consider my lighting.

As for backdrops and backgrounds, check your local camera stores. They should have them there.

Good luck to you!

 

[Photographer♥]

Where can i buy backdrops or backrounds?

Where can i buy a reasonably priced body of an Canon Digital EOS Rebel Xti or Xt?

And do you have any tips on good photography or stuff like that for a few beginners?
thanks

 

[cedykeman1]

Go to the best camera store you can find. Not some local chain.

Chains are for the snap shooter, they sell some camera's some lenses. some printing paper and usually have a kiosk where you can download your pictures, then they will print them out for you. It's strictly a consumer type of place. If you start getting into specialty stuff, their eyes start to cross and they have no idea what your talking about.

Try this to see what I am talking about, ask them if they have any 4 by 5 color slide film. If they say-- right here, then you have yourself a place to shop. If they say we can order it for you, then it's a place where you can consider looking, but don't trust them too much. If they no idea what your talking about-- turn around and leave-- scratch the place off forever.

Great camera stores all have one thing in common, they are the love of someone who truly loves photography, it's not a big corporate interest that cares more about profit.

Things to watch out for, corporate uniforms, a stack of home-printers for sale, point and shoot camera's alongside 8000 dollar DSLR's, No film-- that is a dead giveaway for sure, and here is one that most pro's might agree with., if they have tripods, they should look like they might be able to support your weight, if they look really simple and weak, they are simple and weak. All these things are signs of a consumer store and should be avoided, they don't have what your looking for and what they do have is overpriced and the quality is low.

Good stores have all sorts of things designed for the pro-- back drops, gells, seamless paper, a huge variety of film, filters, soft boxes, heads, darkroom supplies, etc....

If your town doesn't have a store like this, check out some web sites, two of the big ones that every pro on earth knows is adorama.com and B&H. These two have the widest selection of stuff anywhere and are highly competitive.

For tips and tricks, photography stuff is quite easy to find on the internet, libraries, classes and workshops.