Anyone can come out some step by step guide to help newbies on how to learn to use dslr instead of just reading manuals and website?

ie. take pics of lens cap until comes using different aperture so it comes out beatuifully ??? just kidding

just thinking maybe some can share their experience on how they learn photography...

set to Auto, or P mode
fire away

I would say go for Aperture priority mode.

With this you control only the opening of the shutter. Shutter speeed will be auto.

Bigger F no = darker shots (shooting the sky)

smaller F no = brighter shots (normal conditions)

actually, i think it's imperative to read the manual.
so, if ur'e looking for easy way out, instead of grinding ur teeeth all throughg the manual, then, i'm sorry to say, not much help can be offered to u .

i've talked to few pro photogs, and they've said the same, get some knowledge about cameras first. i asked thm where to start, they say manual.

after that, use A / P like someone suggested above, then observe the kind of aperture and shutter set by the camera.... after that, use manual and try to incorprate lor

Read the manual (it's a several thousand ringgit item for goodness sake!), and then go read the photo.net tutorials (among others).

If all goes well, after just a month, you'll nearly never use 'P' mode or any of the pre-programmed auto modes like 'potrait' or 'fireworks' or 'underwater' mode or whatever.

juz google what u wannt...
u shud find a lot of things...
i learned a lot by juz googling...
=)
have fun...
owh btw...u could try kenrockwell.com, digital-photography-tips.net, digital-photography-school.com...

aiyo. manual and googling wont help at all. u need to go practical. go out and shoot. check your end result. see what is wrong and what is right.

here is my process..

read manual->take picture->read manual->take picture->post picture->read comment->read books->look up on internet->take picture->read book/manual->take picture->post picture and etc..

so do you guys start with auto then move on to aperture or shutter priority?

Hehe...good advice. I just sometimes find it really hard to go through the manual when the explanation is all 'tricky' and it is too thick

i think step by step of reading the manual n keep practising with different settings help....

learn chapter by chapter...learning flash now....

i started with auto den after reading manual.. apperture mode..

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Added on May 21, 2007, 9:02 amyeah.. me too..

This post has been edited by sinister: May 21 2007, 09:02 AM

u learn by shooting the object same time with different settings?

yes...

I guess its a little bit of both, read and try them out. Reading without trying them out is pointless so is trying different settings without knowing the knowledge of how the shot was taken or what causes the shot to look like that is also pointless.

Take your time to learn, patience and keeping on trying and I am sure you will be able to catch the techniques.