Any photography advice?

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Sarah

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Okay, I am 12 years old & want to get a nikon D40 for christmas. I was wondering...what is some advice so i can take pictures like her's?;
http://bylaauraa.deviantart.com/ I understand that its not going to take over night to get good at photography. But, I am willing to practice. (:
 
The very best place for you to start will be with a full and in-depth reading and understanding of the owners manual that comes with the camera. Sure, you don't have to waste lots of time on all the legal mumbo jumbo, but you DO want to sit down with your camera and the manual in hand and go through how to adjust various aspects of things like shutter speed and aperture and ISO, and understand what they mean and when you apply them.

There is not much more infuriating than people who constantly come on here and want to know how to do this or that with their camera, when it is all plainly explained in their owners manual, but they have never bothered to even open the book. I have no patience for those who will not make any effort to help themselves when they have the information right at hand.

So just doing that will put you well ahead of most people on here who get a new camera, put it in AUTO, and never have a clue how to properly use it.

steve
 
Please do yourself a favor while talking to Santa about the wish list for Christmas.
A prime lens or two.
If he seems in a good mood ask for a good tripod.
If he's in a great mood, ask for a photo tutor.
If he's in a magnanimous mood... restart your list.
 
As a fellow artist the best tip I can really give you is to look at professionals and inspiring artists who do photography. Hell! Even look at painters and all other sorts of artists. You are really talented for your age, but like most artists you can stand for improvement [you already know this since you're asking and what not.]

But like I said, looking at other artists is not only inspiring but it helps you learn things about composition, lighting, themes, symbolism, as well as many other things. As artists we are constantly changing and growing throughout our lives and our tastes change too. Just keep an eye on your peers and when you do look at their work try and pick it apart. Determine what you do like about it and what you don't, what you think could be better. Critique is one of the best thing an artist could ask for, maybe finding a buddy to critique with could also help.

Also, never be afraid to explore! Try using different camera's and techniques [film, polaroid, old 35mm's, expired film, double exposure.]

And just so you don't think I'm an over critical jerk who doesn't know what they're talking about, here is my site,
cwolfe.carbonmade.com
 
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