I will be purchasing a digital SLR in the next month. I know that there are some pretty talented photographers on here. I'm looking for someone to show me how to shoot stills and live action. Preferably with different types of lenses wide, and telephoto. I want to know how to take pictures manually, changing the aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity etc. depending on the light and subject. If you have a Nikon D40, D70S, or D80 that would be a plus. We can discuss rates by the hour or by session.

Thanks.

4/7/2007 9:22:12 PM

i have a d-40. i would like some instruction as well. ill let ^ pay for it. ill just listen

4/7/2007 9:25:03 PM

I'd be down for some instruction too....i could do a small group with whoever or i'll pay for solo.

4/7/2007 10:41:46 PM

i might be interested in a small group thing

i got a drebel a few weeks ago, and I sort of know how to use it, but I'm sure there are still lots more I could learn. Somehow I'm never "quite" happy with what i get off of it

4/7/2007 11:27:23 PM

if i were in raleigh i'd try this. i'm not a professional by any means but i think it'd be fun. there are people around though...

honestly read books, magazines, trial and error, and if you have any questions just shoot somebody an message.

4/8/2007 12:14:57 AM

I'm in Raleigh and I could help with this. Pm me if you're interested.

I can do Canon or Nikon.

4/8/2007 2:55:18 AM

I can also help with this. I'm most comfortable with nikon but can do canon as well. I have helped several people get into the hobby and given instruction. I'm not a pro, I just love this stuff. I have lenses from 10-300mm we can work with. PM me if you're interested.

4/8/2007 1:04:39 PM

my mom has 2 canon digital rebel xt's and she is pretty awesome with them - photoshop and all that.
she lives in southern pines, nc tho - about 75 miles from here - would anyone be interested in a weekend digital seminar at the arboritum, or the rose garden? she teaches kids to ride horses for a living , but has taught tae kwon do, piano, singing etc. in the past - i don't think it'd be too much of a stretch to teach you all about cameras.

4/8/2007 1:17:01 PM

ill give $5

4/8/2007 2:23:33 PM

read some books and do some research online. It's fairly easy to get comfortable with a camera in a few days. I've gotten fairly comfortable with the Canon Rebel XTi I'm using. It's more of having the camera and playing around with the settings and understanding what each variable does. I could teach you in an hour. Once you know how to play with the settings, its up to you to set it up right at taking the right shot at the right time.

I've only been doing photography for a month or so, but I'm doing it for work and play. Already got 3 pictures used in collateral/ad and another 5 for a magazine story/exposure in the near future. My advise is if your just getting into photography and don't know shit about it, don't buy the most expensive setup thinking that it'll help you out or you think you'd need it. Best thing to do is to buy a cheap body and invest in some good len(s). The most difficult thing I think is to correctly setup the lighting.

Before you buy, you need to decide what your going to use it for. Different applications require different/specialized lens. Macro, wide, telephoto are the main 3 different types with their own iterations in them. You can easily spend 2-3x more on lens than the body.

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4/8/2007 3:55:15 PM

Hit up Ronny.

4/8/2007 4:01:49 PM

PM's Sent

4/9/2007 10:31:00 AM