I'm lost!

[preacher]

hI! I took a lots of pictures last night at church with my new Cannon Rebel Digital and the pictures came out with a dark back ground or simply dark (except the subjects) or they came out with a orange hue. I am soooo disappointed because the night before i took some fairly good shot until I was told not to take them with such a high ISO (1600) I realize that this has something to do with the fstops and appeture but thats greek to me. please help! :(

[PhotosGuy]

fstops and appeture but thats greek to me. please help!

Try these for a start:
Photo basics:
http://photos.msn.com/department/photobasics.aspx

Understanding Exposure - A Complex Subject Made Simple for Beginners
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understandexposure.shtml

Accurate Exposure with Your Meter
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/af9/

That should give you some background to understand the advice you get. And, post a pic so we can see what the problem is. Good luck.

[preacher]

I appreaciate the sites, I have visited them and will try to read them all today, but how do I post pictures?

[CyberDyneSystems]

This forum will allow you to embed a photo that you have hosted on a website or gallery,. but you can not upload them, or have them "hosted" here.

There are a number of gallery sites out there that will host your images for you,. some of them free.

In a nutshell,. it sounds like you were misguided when you were told NOT to shoot in ISO 1600...

Usually,. it IS best to shoot with as low an ISO number as possible,.
But please note the word "possible" There are times when you simply can not get the pictures (dark interiors) without boosting the ISO up very high.

(Anytime you are shooting out doors,. you can use a low ISO from 100 - 400 at the highest usually)

Aperture is a setting that dictates how much light your mounted lens will allow into the camera. Some lenses allow a larger aperture;

Aperture is indicated by an "f/stop #" in this case the LOWER the number, the LARGER the aperture = the more light getting in.

Thus f/1.8 is a LARGER aperture than f/5.6.. (a lot larger)

For the type of photography you are trying to do there is a simple cost effective solution that will help you dramatically.

A lens with a larger Maximum aperture. :)

Find your self a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens. They sell for about $75.00 dollars and will take wonderfull sharp images. This little lens will allow much more light into the camera,.. allowing you to shoot at lower ISO in dark settings.

:)

[Jesper]

hI! I took a lots of pictures last night at church with my new Cannon Rebel Digital and the pictures came out with a dark back ground or simply dark (except the subjects) or they came out with a orange hue. I am soooo disappointed because the night before i took some fairly good shot until I was told not to take them with such a high ISO (1600) I realize that this has something to do with the fstops and appeture but thats greek to me. please help! :(

Go to a book store and buy a book on basic photography. It will explain exposure, f-stops, aperture, shutter speed etc. and it will make you understand how your camera works. Once you understand what all the settings mean and do, practice with different settings and see the results. When you understand how it works, photography will be even more fun - then you can concentrate on making great photos. :wink:

[garethhhhh]

You probably got an orange hue because you were using the wrong white balance setting, so grab the manual and read up on that too :wink:

Don't loose faith 8)

[preacher]

Thank you guys I am learning sooooo much sooooo fast on this site. I purchased the canon f1.8 lens last night and went to the church to try it out. It was incredible, I love the crisp clear picture that its taking for me. Thanks for the advice.

[Penguin_101_1]

Thank you guys I am learning sooooo much sooooo fast on this site. I purchased the canon f1.8 lens last night and went to the church to try it out. It was incredible, I love the crisp clear picture that its taking for me. Thanks for the advice.
Great! If you want to host pics - try www.tinypic.com . Upload the pic from your computer and then at the bottom it will come up with diffrent URLs. Copy the URL with the (img) (Note: The "("and")" will be "["and"]") around it. Paste it into the reply window (when you type the post) and it will show up.

[Wrench]

webshots is nice too. You can store up to 250 pics and it's free. No file size limit which is nice. I have a few pics in a folder there that are upwards of 3 megs a piece.

[Penguin_101_1]

webshots is nice too. You can store up to 250 pics and it's free. No file size limit which is nice. I have a few pics in a folder there that are upwards of 3 megs a piece.
I use Fotopic which is nice. TinyPic sizes them down and is an easy uploading site.