Education Recommendation

[tonay]

Hi

I want to move past the "P" setting on my D40. Can anyone recommend good education websites or books - I'm looking to learn more on F stops, exposure control iso and the like.

Are there any good guidelines etc....

Thanks for any help

[K1W1]

Better than a web site. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson (http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Bryan-Peterson/dp/0817437126) is worth every penny.

[XaiLo]

The only thing that's better is the updated or revised edition and I got mines here. (http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated/dp/0817463003)


or here Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated @ Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated/dp/0817463003)

Actually same link;)

[rawpaw18]

That Peterson book is well worth a read and a reread.

It is the single most recommended book on this forum. Plenty of info
to get you out of the P mode, and you will never go back.

[tcadwall]

After you read Understanding Exposure - or maybe a simulread - Thom's book on the D40 (http://www.bythom.com/d40guide.htm) is WAY better than your Nikon manual, but not a replacement for an education.

[mugsisme]

http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php

Just move the knob to A or S, and start taking pictures. Look at the pictures and see what works and what doesn't. Figure out what went wrong with the shot. Was it too dark? do you need to open the lens more or choose a faster shutter speed? Did your subject move? Need a fast shutter speed to capture that? Want a shallow depth of field? What do you need to do to get it?

Take pictures, post them here, and ask for C&C. The most important thing you can do is take pictures.

http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/shutteraperture.php

That will also help you learn how the shutter speed effects your pictures and the aperture. Have fun playing.

[tonay]

Thank you all - I now have some reading to do

[Rooz]

understanding exposure is a great book. no subsitute for experimentaion though. one of the best experiments for someone new to it is switch to aperture priorit mode, pick a subject with lots of stuff in the background, outdoors in the yard is the best where there's heaps of light and lots of trees, plants etc at varying distances from the camera. then take photos of the subject at different apertures to see the difference in effect you get.