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Hay /p/ Anonymous
So I got a 350D and a cheapo Tamron 28-80mm zoom lens and practiced for a bit. I know
- to use a tripod or improvize other stabilization tools
- the relationship between ISO, aperture, shutter speed.
- why I should be shooting RAW if I have the storage capacity for it, though I don't know how to really tweak the RAWs that I have taken besides messing with color balance
- when to use flash (almost never)

Where does one go from here without shelling out for new expensive equipment? How do I get the most out of what I have so far?

Has anyone read this book?
http://photo.net/learn/books/photographic-materials

Attached picture is the ashy sky of orange county this afternoon, which is currently on fire. If I'm not around to read this thread it's because my apartment has burnt to the ground.
>> ac
You shouldn't need to shell out for any equipment other than what you've got for a good long while.

Next step is to learn things like composition. There's a wide gulf between "Pictures that are technically flawless" and "Pictures that are actually good".

(I hope to cross that gulf some day myself)
>> Anonymous
I'm currently reading this and doing the best I can with it. Though due to budget constraints I went and did what it specifically says NOT to do where I shelled out for a cheap third-party zoom lens than a higher-quality canon prime lens.

http://photo.net/equipment/building-a-digital-slr-system/
>> Anonymous
>>37563
Educational material on composition seems to be lacking. All I can find out about that via Google is the "law" (more like guideline) of thirds and the painfully obvious stuff like taking the picture vertically or horizontally to match the shape of your subject. The most advanced technique I can even think of is manipulating focus/depth of field for portraits and landscape.