Hmm... Looks like normal snap shots which I can also achieve with my humble P&S.

2. Watch out for the tilt. Senget already.
3. Best pic in this series, although it's still a snapshot.
4-10. The rest all snap shots, nothing special.

I would expect you to capture the going-ons in the hall when the graduation ceremony is in progress.
But these are all posed group photos which really are nothing to shout about..

Hmm congrats to ur graduation day. However the pics on ur graduation day is really snapshots. Even a camera phone or a normal P&S cam can do better. Hope to see u utilize ur DSLR more.

1. composition ok but sky overex
2-3. normal
4-9. need to prac on the composition (try crop out d distracting ppl at side)
10. again composition can be improved

try to practice more and get d feel of ur camera setting, try PS ur photo abit b4 posting...can make a lot more different

cheers

but I dun have photoshop yet...so these shots are st8 from the camera...
tks for u guys advice....I'll improve with my skills.
I focused more on A mode that day...did I made a right choice? I can't use M mode yet, bcuz of my viewfinder problem (the wordings are all jumbled up, gotta bring back to exchange)

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Added on November 5, 2007, 3:53 pmBy the way, may I know what's is the most important roles and functions to play with when taking a shot?? (eg. ISO,shutter...)

This post has been edited by Victor3010: Nov 5 2007, 04:21 PM

no excuse la. there's Picasa!
http://picasa.google.com/



btw your pics 1 to 10 are just snap shots.

tks for letting me know abt Picassa ^^...its' one nice programme indeed

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Added on November 5, 2007, 11:11 pmI'm falling in love with Picasa now...the photos now looks much better...goldfries, i salute u

This post has been edited by Victor3010: Nov 5 2007, 11:30 PM

nah, don't have to salute - we're all here to share and learn.

there is really no need to use M as a beginner...it will only make you confused... get use to S mode and A mode first... there isnt really any specific rule on saying" what is most important when taking a shot?"

it all about priority...thats why we have apertuer priority and shutter priority...
used the specific mode when that is your main priority...
for instance, if you were to shoot the waterfall, set it to Shutter priority. Why? because you want the water to be blurred out and look like a piece of silk or maybe you wanna freeze the water movement.

when taking close-ups, set it to A mode so that you control the DOF to a right amount so that the object will be sharp while having a good bokeh.

no harm using M straight away though. i started off with using M.

yes..by using M, you will learn more..but first you gotta know how does aperture relate to shutter speed and vice-versa mar right

actually ok wan. even in M mode the user can start to understand that. either way, Manual, Aperture and Shutter modes - all are fine for learning. just DON'T GO AUTO!

i second that!!! lolz... but i heard somewhere whereby a lot of full-time photographer use Auto mode wor...

eh. my DON'T GO AUTO is in reference to learning mah.

those photogs, their situation may be different.

hm..true also..haha... until now i hate Auto mode and Program mode a lot...it keeps on giving me the wrong settings. eg slow shutter speed, small aperture etc...

Actually you should've focused more on the celebration and emotion of the students. A lot of face closeups and medium closeups could be a good subject.

Those casual snapshots are just boring, you can even achieve the same thing with a good cameraphone.

Now, work more on your framing and composition.

This post has been edited by soulfly: Nov 6 2007, 12:01 PM

yup. take picture #4 for example, go nearer zoom in on any of the flowers and set higher aperture and choose a decent background. can come up with something interesting.

same goes to 4 - 5 - 6 where you have a group of guys jumping and all, try snap from a squatting position. that's 1 thing about angles, go as low as you can and you'll be surprised what you can get.

icic...ok..tks for u guys advice...I'll try my best tmr...
btw, why my CPL the front part can turn one???got what usage??I'm currently using the RM100 Hoya CPL...
another question to ask, is it better to take portrait of people from head to toe, or just the upper part?

This post has been edited by Victor3010: Nov 6 2007, 12:40 PM

The front part of your CPL can turn is because it's used to achieve polarization by you turning the front moving part to certain angle. Try this and you'll notice the difference. Try it while looking through the lens on a bucket of water or at a glass window, well, you need to be standing at an angle though.

Well, portraits.. hmm, I just take the upper part, but that's up to the individual's perception or creativity. Sometimes, it can be extreme closeups to show the emotion of the person, full body or half just to show the curves.

Haha.. well, that's just my 2cents.

BTW, don't forget to experiment.

This post has been edited by skarn: Nov 6 2007, 02:43 PM

err...I did notice in terms of different part of shadows..so is this the effect?

yes...try to see thru ur viewfinder when rotating d CPL filter...err just look at d screen of a calculator for eg. CPL block the lighting from certain angle only...so if u take outdoor pic, u can adjust it to get the effect u wan