Please help

Tell what I could do to improve these 2 photos .

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they both seem underexposed. did you use evaluative metering

I like the second one, but yes, a bit underexposed, and neither seem to be very sharp? What equipment did you use?

AmandaMarie wrote in post #11514153
they both seem underexposed. did you use evaluative metering

This is my very first DSLR camera. Its' a Rebel T1i with a Canon 18-55mm and a 55-250 mm lens. I'm not sure how to use evaluative metering. I definitely need to take a photography class sometime real soon.

Sirrith wrote in post #11514224
I like the second one, but yes, a bit underexposed, and neither seem to be very sharp? What equipment did you use?

This is my first DSLR camera and I still have a lot to learn. My camera is a Rebel T1i with a 18-55 mm and a 55-250 mm lens. I believe that I used the landscape auto selection and standard zoom lens for this shot. I don't know very much about manual settings. Any suggestions for a good online photography class? The town I live in doesn't have any place to take photography classes.

Read your camera Manual and it will explain alot of the features and play around with the WB on this shot as well.

this forum right here is the best place to learn things. i learned way more here than i did at my photograhy course.

also, google is your friend. and youtube has lots of camera tutorials

Played with the White Balance and Contrast at first. Then desaturated some colors and saturated others

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Run that first pic through the highpass filter, then change the blend mode. Will sharpen it up quite a bit.

Congrats on the camera Lonestarlady. I too have that same camera. Its been about a month since I been addicted.

Congrats on the camera, I might suggest Dailyshoot.com It's a great idea for begining photogs

here is my edit. I actually took roberts and edited it more. so the quality is going down the tubes quick :P

AmandaMarie wrote in post #11514654
this forum right here is the best place to learn things. i learned way more here than i did at my photograhy course.

also, google is your friend. and youtube has lots of camera tutorials

Thanks a lot Amanda. I need all the info. I can get. I am so happy that I found this forum. I do believe that I will learn a lot here.

Robert Zurfluh wrote in post #11514700
Played with the White Balance and Contrast at first. Then desaturated some colors and saturated others

I like how you brightened it up some and increased the pink in the clouds. Unfortunately there aren't too many opportunities for taking photos here in the winter. It's just too darn cold and I'm not into freezing my tail off. I have lots of photos taken with my Sony H50 though. Maybe I can find another thread where I can submit some of those.

whoty wrote in post #11515054
Congrats on the camera Lonestarlady. I too have that same camera. Its been about a month since I been addicted.

Thanks! I didn't think I would ever own a camera this nice. The price was right too. I'm already dreaming about a Speedlite external flash and a macro lens. Although I've started thinking that maybe I would have been better off with a high end Canon point and shoot *Sigh* Only because I am so lost on manual settings.

Hrspwrphotos wrote in post #11515075
Congrats on the camera, I might suggest Dailyshoot.com It's a great idea for begining photogs

here is my edit. I actually took roberts and edited it more. so the quality is going down the tubes quick :P

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Thanks for the edit. I think it looks much better. What editing software do you use? I have Paintshop Pro X2, Adobe Photo Elements 7 and I just started using Codedcolor Photo Studio. Of course I have Canon Digital Photo Professional too for RAW edits.