to learn the basics of using the EOS450D and digital photography in general?
Magic Lantern guide
soup /p/choose some of these and ill rs it
>>270255I could need all the help i can get really :S
>>270255Could you RS the third in the list please?
Maybe some of those magazines too?
bump
>>270255same anon herei already have most of these downloaded ive just been lazy about reading them, i honestly dont know which of these are good; they all look fine to me.>>270260ask and ye shall receivehttp://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wozy3wjqtik>>270269>>270257maybe tomorrow when im at uni so i can upload faster.
I haven't read it yet but "understanding exposure" is apparently a good book for learning the basics.
Ok. Thanks. There are some more books RS'ed now, so i'm downloading. Can't find that one though.
>>270595google harder.
>>270595MOst of the mixed, non porn rapidshare link sites have several photography books links.
Found it. Thanks!
>>270237using the EOS450DThe instruction manual.
lurk half a year on /p/ and you know more than most amateurs will ever do
>>270681this anon speaks the truth
>>270500ill rs this one later today when i remember
Langfords basic photographyIts been in print for the best of 30 years(?), which sums up how useful it is.
>>270681Been lurking for half a year. Haven't pickup up much. Seen a lot of fight over gear and brands. A lot of pictures looking like CGI. :S etc.
>>270681Ignore this person, seriously.Also ignore anyone with a name, they're all terrible.
>>270681Been lurking for quite a while, around a year-ish, and you do learn a lot more about photography than most amateurs. You learn more opinions, and what's viewed as good/bad photography-from the eyes of the photographer. Can proudly say I use my primes much more now - I don't have to have a tripod anymore~!
>>270985>>271013these guys speak truth. read some old photography books and talk to some real photographers
>>271027you have a name therefore i am forced to ignore you.
OP here.I also have a problem with editing pictures on a PC. Even when i just have to crop it, i rage at it. :S I know one guy who are what i would call a good photographer. Maybe i ask him for a favour. I just want to take some pictures that look "real" nothing more.
>>271028paradoxical indeedCamera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeEASTMAN KODAK COMPANYCamera ModelKODAK DX3900 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERAMaximum Lens Aperturef/2.7Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiExposure Time6 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramManualLens Aperturef/2.8Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeAverageLight SourceUnknownFlashNo FlashFocal Length7.30 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1280Image Height853Exposure Index100
>>271029I'm down with your ethos. I use CaptureNX to get WB and exposure where I wanted it to be. Not sure what the equivalent for Canon is?
>>271038I've been trying a program that "autotune" the pictures a bit. It's called DxO Optics Pro. http://www.dxo.com/ (most people here prob laugh at it) some of the photos look better after processing though, but not all. I'm kind of lost. Hate to learn all that software stuff. :S
>>271041sounds like you're on the right track. for SUPER simple edits, try Irfanview which is free. It's the first (and often the last) step in all my digital shots, once the RAWs have been cooked.
Gonna check it out.
>>271057let me know how you find it. you can use PS filters and plugins in it as well, but it has almost everything you'll need in the optional plugin pack
Hmm. It's a keeper that for sure. Really easy to use for simple edit jobs!
rename to rar to see dir output
>>271631lot of old stuff there, photoshop 6, cs2, ps 5.0 lolThe Sulonen ebooks seem like theyre worth a shot,>Why Most Landscapes Suck>Raw workflow>Curvesetc.upload some and ill upload anything from>>270255if you want it.
>>271644Yeah, I got most of the ebooks from googling and recursive wgets.http://rapidshare.com/files/152216426/Sulonen.Petteri.rar.htmlEntire folder, quite small ones and distributed under CC license so should exist on the net somewhere as well.
>>271659nice. these arent half bad, its a very digestable read.
http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/ seems to be Petteri Sulonen's blog/website btw
>>271659thankyou kind sir. i likes dem books