Captain Chaos...

[sorashell]

...in a reflective pose. I know, I know, not a very interesting shot, but I'm still learning my new DRebel XT and thought this turned out pretty "sharp". I'm becoming obsessed with sharp and I'm facinated when I hear terms like TACK sharp, as I think it must be an acronym for something. I'm trying to make the most of the 18-55 kit lens that came with it as that's all I'm going to have for a long, long....long time.

Okay, so this was just plain ol' Auto mode and used with a flash...nothing to complex about that, but still, I can see his smooth little pores quite well. Any and all comments are appreciated, as I'm trying to learn the best I can, dodging around two toddlers. ;)

Oh, and anything you all can tell me about "stopping down" the apperature for sharper results and what is the best mode to shoot fast moving toddlers?

Thanks for all of your help!

[Hellashot]

Might be a bit much flash on the face. If you want to learn more about your dSLR, you need to go into M mode to handle all your settings yourself. You can use smaller appetures for greater DOF, but that forces slower shutter speeds unless you bump the ISO up.

[Rigrider]

HA! he looks very Dennis The Menice! lol. I like the shot. Toddler shooting....yea, fast fast fast! I dont' think I'd go much slower than 125th if I could help it. You might also try using the flash and dropping the shutter speed down to around 1/2 a second. You could end up with some neat motion blur shots, but you're looking for SHARP so.....

L8r,

[PhotosGuy]

TACK sharp, as I think it must be an acronym for something. :D Sharp as a tack!
Re: "I can see his smooth little pores quite well." OK for kids, probably not for mom! Generally, you want to see the eyes sharp, even when nothing else is.

RE: "what is the best mode to shoot fast moving toddlers?" Personally I'd use "M", but maybe Tv would be best for you. Try shooting in an area that lets you use at least 1/125 to 1/200. ISO 800 should be OK IF you don't underexpose.
(Tire then out first, or buy a Thorazine filter) :D

Learn to shoot RAW to get the most out of your pics, & to save you from some mistakes! ;)
Read the "Sticky"s, & have fun!

[sorashell]

(Tire then out first, or buy a Thorazine filter) :D

:lol: I love that! Does Canon sell those yet?

You guys ROCK! I've written down all of your advice in my handy-dandy notebook (that fits right next to my owners manual in my hand me down camera bag) and will try all of your advice. Thank you!