Guest bobgurtz86 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 A few questions from a beginner I have just recently picked up a Canon EOS 100FN QD 35mm camera. I know everyone has gone to digital but I'm a fan of the 35mm. Anyway I'm new to this whole photography thing and I was wondering if anyone could give me a few pointers on lens's and flash's and all that fun stuff. Like when and what lens to use and same with the flash and types of film and settings on my camera. Well I've rambled on enough thanks to anyone who replys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 A lot of high tech stuff here I know nothing about. Some basic advice: Put the tongue back in the animals mouth and get a flexible camera tripod for photos when you're alone and using the self timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Another vote for using fill flash, which I also highly recommend in daylight hours. BTW, fill flash also produces some nice shots with shutter priority mode. Here's a couple tips for trophy photos. 1. Position the animal so the sun is at the photographers back. 2. Remove all intervening vegetation between camera and subject. 3. The photograph should never be taken with the camera above eye level of the subject. Keep the camera low and angle the shot up wards. If you can get sky behing the horns, do it. 4. Frame the shot correctly. This kills me to even mention but I've seen so many shots where the hunter and animal look like specs in the middle of scenic landscape photo I gotta. Especially on digital cameras when it's possible to instantly review the shot there is no excuse for this. Combine those tips and you'll be ready when you get something like this Man, Leo! That is one heck of a Kudu bull! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Just set it up on your property and wait: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 When you are taking pics of deer or other wild life, have your camera on auto for a couple good shots so you still have a picture of it. The once you have a couple good shots, switch it to manual if you want to get more creative. Because animals most of the time wont give you much time so when you have it on auto you will get a quicker picture \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 When you are taking pics of deer or other wild life, have your camera on auto for a couple good shots so you still have a picture of it. The once you have a couple good shots, switch it to manual if you want to get more creative. Because animals most of the time wont give you much time so when you have it on auto you will get a quicker picture \ This is really good advice! A lot of cameras will also carry the settings found in AUTO mode over to the manual modes. That way you are tweaking your settings from a working starting point. This is a big time saver! If you are going to use manual modes and your camera has a histogram display option, use it! Learning how to read histograms and use them will really help you get better photos in manual modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Wow, been a while since anything was posted here. Something I came across and thought was awesome for a lot of reasons is those 4'x8' insulation boards that are silver on one side and white on the other. Very light weight, casts or reflects really good light a long way, costs very little, and is almost disposable. I have a couple at each place I shoot at regularly but I can always find one for less than $15 at any Lowes, Home Depot, etc. It might seem like over kill till you try one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Me too Bill! Being in the printing business, I have some material I acquired over the years. Gold and silver foil, and some plastic I have used for high school senior pictures. The gold made some beautiful light reflecting on to the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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