Why?

There are many reasons for wanting to get into photography. Some just like the art they see in photographs, and want to create some of their own. Some want memories. Others may like collecting pictures. You may just want to be able to document things. There are many many reasons, and you certainly don't need to have a dSLR to do these things. But depending on what you're trying to do, it will probably help. A lot.

f/8, 1/100, ISO 800, 47mm

This blog will attempt to take some of the mystery out of taking better photos. A good photo to you, may not be a good photo to me, so I don't mean in the artistic sense, but in the technical aspect of it. You can be picturing a certain image in your head, or you are trying to capture a moment, but if you don't understand how certain aspects of photography work, chances are that you will miss the opportunity or the resulting pictures will not be what you wanted them to be. And you can try and try again, but if you don't grasp what the different modes on your camera do, or what ISO, aperture, or shutter speed mean and how these affect a photo, you will have a much harder time being able to capture the things you want, or you will simply leave the camera in AUTO and let the camera do all of this for you. The problem with leaving it in AUTO is that many times the camera doesn't "get it right". After all, it is a program designed to calculate the best exposure, and no matter how much you spend on your camera equipment, it can't read your mind. So there will be times when you need to tell the camera what to do.

f/3.5, 8mm fisheye, ISO 1600, 56 minute exposure(Stacked from 75 images of 45 seconds each)

This blog will attempt to take some of the guesswork out of learning to use your camera in a way that is simple to understand. I am mainly writing it for my brother who just got a dSLR, and my sister, who will be getting one soon. I hope you find it helpful as well.

f/1.8, 50mm, ISO 1000, 1/250