If you’ve recently progressed to using a DSLR camera, these ten short tips will help you get off to a great start!
1. Keep Hold of Your Camera Manual
You will quickly learn that you can’t live without it. Make sure you keep it handy and take time to read it frequently, particularly in those first few months after buying your new DSLR camera.
2. Buy a UV Filter
For each lens you own, buy a UV filter—not just to improve the quality of your photos but to protect your expensive lenses.
Photo by Flickr user Amanda; f/3.5, 1/8 exposure.
3. Learn to Use Your Camera’s Settings
It’s especially important that you become proficient at changing your camera’s ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings quickly. So, practice doing this until it becomes second nature.
4. Get Yourself a Sturdy Tripod and a Remote Release
You might just have spent a small fortune on buying the camera, but try to stretch your budget to include these two important accessories. They will help you take photos where long shutter speeds are needed (e.g., night shots).
Photo by Judy van der Velden.
5. Read Lots of Books and Magazines
They are a great source of inspiration and information, particularly those that show what camera settings were used for the photos shown.
6. Treat the Mirror Inside the Camera Body Very Carefully
It’s very important that you don’t breathe on or touch the mirror when you’ve removed the lens. If you find spots on your photos, get a camera cleaning kit and use it to remove dust or smears from the lens.
7. Avoid Changing Your Lens in Windy Conditions
Ensure you have put the most appropriate lens on your camera before you leave home. If you must change the lens outside, point the camera downward to prevent dust from getting on to the camera’s sensor.
Photo by Andy Atmtx; ISO 100, f/2, 1.6-second exposure.
8. Beware of Camera Shake
If you find that a lot of your photos are blurred, it’s usually because of camera shake. To reduce the possibility of camera shake and consequently blurred photos, you need to increase the shutter speed. Alternatively, hold the camera close to your body or rest it on a firm object nearby.
9. Think About Your Future Needs
This is particularly important when buying a camera bag. It’s quite common for photographers to have three or more lenses, so consider having a couple of bags: a bag that will hold all of the lenses and equipment that you’re likely to have in the future and another bag that will hold a single lens will cover most situations.
10. Experiment, Experiment, Experiment!
The quickest and best way to learn to figure out what you can do with your camera is to experiment. Try using different apertures when shooting landscapes or different shutter speeds when photographing moving objects, such as waterfalls.
I hope you found this short list of tips useful. Take them on board and you’ll soon be making the most of your new digital SLR camera.
About the Author:
John is an enthusiast (digitalslrbrandtalk dot com) when it comes to digital SLR cameras and is keen to help fellow enthusiasts.
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