GoingManual.com It's time to take control!    Home    Tutorials    Photography Forum  Photography Tutorial Introduction Part I – Gear The Camera  -  Focus  -  Resolution  -  MegaPixels Vs Print Size  -  Sharpening Semi auto settings  -  Aperture Priority (Av)  -  Shutter priority (Tv) Zoom and Focal Length  -  A Note About Sensor Size Other Camera Features  -  Viewfinders  -  Lens Hood  -  LCD screen  -  White Balance Extra Equipment  -  Tripod  -  Cable Release  -  Filter systems  -  Polarizer and ND filter  -  External Flash  -  Studio Lighting  -  Reflectors Part II – Capturing The Scene Your First Manual Photo  -  It's All About Exposure  -  The Light Meter  -  Exposure Explained  -  Controlling Exposure Creative Effects  -  Aperture and Depth Of Field  -  DOF Preview  -  Shutter speed Putting it all Together  -  ISO  -  Ap. & Shutter Relationship  -  Stop for a minute  -  So What?  -  The Bulb Setting Metering the Scene  -  18% of Everything Metering modes  -  Matrix  -  Average  -  Center weighted  -  Spot or semi-spot Taking Meter Readings  -  Expose for your subject  -  Sunsets and sunrises  -  Reflecting sun  -  Night Exposures  -  Moon  -  Green Foliage  -  Bright or White Scenes  -  Dark or Black Scenes Understanding Your Histogram  -  Flash Metering Composition Lead in The Viewer Eye  -  Point of Focus  -  Fill the frame  -  The Rule of Thirds  -  Moving Subjects  -  Print and frame Sizes Different Styles Learn by doing  -  Giving and Getting Critique  -  Portraits  -  Groups  -  Children  -  Shooting Outdoors  -  Silhouettes  -  Macro  -  Products  -  Landscapes  -  Sports and Action  -  Panning  -  Rear Sync Flash  -  Abstract  -  Long Exposures  -  Black and White A few Other Useful Things  -  Blown Out Skies  -  Neutral Density Filters  -  Polarizing Filters  -  Electronic noise You're Half Way There! Part III The Digital darkroom  -  Computer hardware  -  Card Reader  -  Printers  -  Mouse Post Processing  -  The Ethics of Altering  -  Choosing Your Program  -  Tutorials   Photoshop Tutorials   Photoshop Primer   Saving Your Image   Adding a Border   Using Levels   Using Curves   The S-Curve   Correcting White Balance   Improving Saturation   The Clone Tool   Correcting Lens Distortion   Blending Multiple Images   Black and White Conversion   Sepia Conversion   Reducing Noise   Cropping for Different Print Sizes   Sharpening   Working With RAW Files   The Gimp Tutorials   The Gimp Primer   Saving Your Image   Adding a Border   Using Levels   Using Curves   The S-Curve   Correcting White Balance   Improving Saturation   The Clone Tool   Correcting Lens Distortion   Blending Multiple Images   Black and White Conversion   Sepia Conversion   Reducing Noise   Cropping for Different Print Sizes   Sharpening   Working With RAW Files   << Print and Frame Sizes Portraits >> Different Styles Learn by Doing From here on you will learn by practicing. All the reading in the world won't make up for experience. One of the most useful tools in improving at photography is getting and giving critique. Take your pictures and post them in the forums. There is a forum for each section below. While you're waiting for a critique of your image, write a critique of someone else's, even if you're not sure what to say. You will learn a lot, even if everyone disagrees with you. Sometimes you learn by being wrong and sometimes you might be the only one who is right! Art is open to interpretation and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Giving and Getting Critique Never take offense to critique. Sometimes it can hurt to hear less than positive comments about an an image we really like. However, we learn nothing if all we hear is flattery. Every opinion is valid, even if it is completely opposed to your own. Please consider these guidelines when giving critique. 'Nice shot!' Isn't useful critique. While it's nice to hear positive comments, we're here to learn. Analise the photo and try to express what is it that works and why you like it. 'Does nothing for me' again isn't useful critique. Just like positive comments simple negative comments are not going to help anyone. They are often very hurtful so back up any negative comments with reasons. Repeated simple negative comments will not be tolerated in the forums. Every picture has something good about it, so if you feel the image needs negative critique look for the positive and give a balanced review. Look for posts that have not received a critique. This is often because the critique is difficult to give or might be mostly negative. These posts provide the greatest learning opportunity for both the original poster and the person giving critique. Look, think, post and learn. Consider your response before posting a reply to something you think is offensive. There is no tone of voice on the internet and sarcasm is easy to miss. If you're joking, use smileys (emoticons) to make sure your intention is understood. There are general rules for the forum that must be followed. Offenders will be warned. Repeated offenders will be banned. The object of the forums is to provide a healthy learning environment so please bear this in mind when giving or reading critiques. << Print and Frame Sizes Portraits >>

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