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Nov 04, 2008 07:23 |  #16

I took a look at a random sample of about 1/2 of your images. Firstly I think you are off to a great start with a wonderful life-long hobby that may evolve into a successful career.
My recommendation for you is to get a tripod so you can increase your fstop up to f8 or f11 for your closeups. This will help your depth of field and sharpness. It will require a slower shutter speed so that's why I suggest the tripod - to avoid camera shake. You might also buy a secondary close-up filter to get even closer to the bugs. You can make some diffusers for your pop-up flash too. Have fun and don't forget the "rule of thirds" like all the "rules" of photography - sometimes must be broken.


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Nov 04, 2008 08:47 as a reply to  @ SwingBopper's post |  #17

I also randomly clicked on one 1/2 of them. I think they are good for a starter, specially for someone your age. You should learn about the rules of the third because object of the photo shouldn't always be in the center of the photo.
Also practice adjusting the exposure more cause some of them are bit overexposed. You don't necessary need to have tripod, but try to use as many solid surfaces to stabilize your camera so that you can build up your f stops. It's good that you use your photoshop but also don't use it too much at start. First try that your photos come out as better as they can, then when your skills with the camera improve, use photoshop more. For start maybe only crop, resize, brightness / contrast adjustments.
That's my advice.
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Nov 04, 2008 12:00 |  #18

WOW thank you so much guys, that really helped me out, and thank you for your critiscm and compliments, but i do have one question, what are f stops? i know how to adjust, and i usually keep it as low as i can, so that i can keep the shutter speed low, (as in quick).


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Nov 04, 2008 12:25 |  #19

f-stop = aperture.


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Nov 04, 2008 12:29 |  #20

ummm thanks krb, but I don't really now what aperature actually is, all i know about it is that if it is low, then the background is blurred and the object is focused and if it is high everything is in focus, but is that all there is to it?


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Nov 04, 2008 12:45 |  #21

I don't really now what aperature actually is,

Ahhh.
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Aperture (external link) covers it more thoroughly than I can.
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/F-stop (external link) is also full of good info.


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Nov 04, 2008 13:30 |  #22

thanks that did help


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Nov 04, 2008 13:36 |  #23

You already had the end result figured out but it's nice to see the more detailed reasons. The other thing you need to remember is the impact of aperture on sharpness. Most lenses are sharpest one or two stops down from maximum. So if your maximum aperture is f/4 then you'll probably get your sharpest images at around f/8. That assumes perfect conditions and there are times when the faster shutter speed you can get with a wider aperture will give better results. And sharpness isn't everything and there will be times when the narrow depth of field is more important. The more you understand the concepts the better equipped you'll be to make the right decisions to get the shots you want.


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Nov 04, 2008 13:42 |  #24

thank you


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