These are photography Cheat Sheets from magazines as well as other hints and tips that have been spotted around the internet..
A Mixed Bag
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These are photography Cheat Sheets from magazines as well as other hints and tips that have been spotted around the internet..
A Mixed Bag 
I am so inept with a camera if I travel I just but postcards and send them to myself.
Haha that’s the perfect way to do it 😀
Lots of great information. Thanks.
You’re welcome 🙂 Thanks
Love this page! I’ve been shooting sports action on auto with the multiple setting, but I always wondered how to do it like a real photographer! Just might give it a try now, thank you 🙂
Thanks Jill. Glad to have helped 🙂 I have recently started using the Sports function and although I am still getting to grips with it, some of the shots are coming out well as it set to capture life in less than a second. It’s the one with the runner on it. I should clear this page up and set things into different categories.
Thanks Jill 🙂
This page is so cool! Just made a lot of notes and will put that info into my camera bag. Thank you Alastair!
(I’ll have to look up and download the complete manual for my camera on the Internet, as well…)
Much love,
Steffi
What camera is it, and I put the link on there for you
Wow, that’s very kind of you, Al!
It’s a Nikon D5100.
You can now find the link to your manual there now 🙂
Thank you so much! Cool! 😀
🙂
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I love , love, love this page. I have sat and read and reread. I think I spent an hour here playing with my camera and reading. I have learned so much, thank you my dearest friend. I wish I could just hug you so much
I’m glad it’s helped. I have looked for the manual for the Sony A3000, but I can’t find it anywhere 😦
I know it is at Sony
model number ILCE3000K
Okay, if you look under Photography Cheats, you will see a new page called Camera Manuals.
thanks so much Al!!!
You’re welcome 🙂
OMG I was thinking I wish there was a book mark for this page. They did not mention the chicken neck. Sitting up straight and hold up your chin so you don’t have chicken neck! LOL Or as my friend says, the gobbler! Oh my! TMI I think!
I am planning on over-hauling this page at some point soon 🙂
I never saw this before. This is so very helpful for someone considering a camera purchase soon! Thanks!
Thanks. Hope it helps. I will be doing a revamp of this soon to make more friendly and helpful
I NEED IT and welcome back!
Thank you 🙂 I will try to sort it in the next month
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I hadn’t noticed this interesting page on your blog before. Very useful tips and guides! I am on the verge of starting a photo blog to compliment my nostalgia related blog. I only use a Fuji S5700 compact, but it does have a lot of good manual options, and I used to use Olympus OM10 and OM40 before I went digital, so I have some experience. Reading blogs like yours makes me want to get back into photography more again and share the results. 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I have to redo this as I have more to put on
I’ve finally got the downtime to visit your blog more thoroughly. I’ve been wanting to check this page out. It’s getting kinda long but still manageable to read. I bookmarked it already on my desktop 🙂 Thanks for coming up with this. Do you also have video tutorials? I saw on your gravatar you had a youtube channel but haven’t had the time to check yet.
Just an idea here, up to you if you want to take it up – how about a dedicated blog for photography also, like the one you’re planning for fictioneers, for feedback and stuff? I’ve been looking for a “friendly” one but haven’t found any just the one I joined on FB.
Good job!
I’m planning on changing the photography cheats into several pages as it is getting long as you say. I have several more cards to put on, but I want to sort the page out first.
I doubt I will do video tutorials as I hate being on camera as it is, and I detest the sound of my voice.
Starting another blog for photography advice … that’s an idea, bur I’ll see how the writing blog goes first.
Thanks for your support
This is great! I got a Canon EOS 600D a few months ago, but the whole manual business was doing my head in! I just recently started exploring manual settings again,thanks for posting this. The ISO, Shutter speed and aperture really aren’t that scary anymore 🙂
I’m going to be sorting out into nested pages soon as it will end up getting too long. I’m glad you found it useful. I have more that I will be uploading soon
I am going to try for a bird…:) <<I'll just remember: 4 digits!!
Five you include the thumbs 😉
Those are very useful
Glad they could help 🙂
so helpful thanks
I’m glad you found them useful 🙂
Hi Alastair, great info, thanks! I have an Olympus SP-800UZ, i don’t think I can shoot in raw or change the F stop – am I missing something, other than a better camera:-)
Hi Hope. I’ve had a look at the manual http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/SP-800UZ_Instruction_Manual_EN.pdf and unfortunately there are no options for the settings described here. yours has only the [P] setting, [AUTO] and [SCN] for scenes. It has no manual exposure, but does have a massive zoom.
you are right!! You are like…a camera tech! A huge hug and thank from across the Pond!! Annie Liebowitz–look out!! haha…
😀 I have a Nikon so most of the buttons and such are in the same place
Future reference. I don’t even know if my shutters..er…speed! 😉
What type of camera do you have? I can look it up and take a look if you want
Nikon 42X optical zoom ED VR…is that what you mean? Also: P510…
Is it this one? http://news.consumerreports.org/assets_c/2012/04/electronics_P510-product-shot-thumb-598xauto-4465.jpg
that is the one!! Does it have shutter speeds? 🙂
I’ll have a look
GBY my child…small patty-cake gesture twixt chin and chest..:)
On the top, you have a dial. [Camera] [P] [S] [A] [M] etc
P is Programmed Auto
S is Shutter speed
A is Aperture
M is Manual
With the shutter speed, you turn the thumb dial on the back at top right, and that adjusts your numbers. Spinning it left, will increase how long the shutter is open for. Usually this goes up to 30″ or 30 seconds. Then the other way, you get the fractions like 1/250, 1/800, 1/2000 these are open for one/250th of a second, one/800th of a second etc. The moon shot I had was set to 1/800.
Apertures and ISO settings I haven’t really played with yet. In the meantime, you can download the manual for camera here: http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/coolpix/P510_EN.pdf
wow! to the letter! I am even now fiddling with the dial I never noticed until now. And with the added benefit of your cheat sheet–and whatever info I find in the included manual link–I should be rocking some better photos!! Yay! It’s GOOD to learn things, by Gum!
Thank you for taking the time–I get frustrated sleuthing through unfamiliar terms dealing with an unfamiliar topic. 🙂 and :)…
You’re welcome 🙂 For the longer speeds, you will definitely need a tripod. I use a remote for those as well, but putting it on timer will have the same effect
hey…will what I do in this setting, then effect the other settings? Say I turn it to 1/800–but then go into night time mode. Will the 1/800 still be in effect, and if so, what is the baseline (normal) setting so I can switch it all back (reset)…?
No, if you go into night time mode, it will use all of the automatic settings for that mode. By using the shutter speed it uses what you set. If you go into your settings menu, there should be a “reset to default” button
in all modes does it default back? and where is settings menu…last Qzz I promise…:)
I think it resets everything back to default.
On your camera, you have a menu button on the back and it should be on the left. Press that and it will bring the menu up on your back panel. You have several different menus in there
the manual pdf just downloaded, too. 🙂
😀
and thank you a lot, Alastair–I would LOVE to be able to take a shot of a bird like that. I captured one once–blurry, though–and am so hooked by the wingspan thing..>l<
Yeah I would love to get one like that. I’ve had some “okay” seagull ones, but to get a bird of prey or even a bird like that, would be awesome