Ok so I got a D70s but I have practically no idea how to use it. Sure I could read a book, but I'm lazy and all about the instant gratification (america, fuck yeah). Who's interested in teaching me to shoot for monies? Obviously I'm not expecting to walk away an expert, but a good feel for the fundamentals would be nice. I would assume someone familiar with Nikons would be best, but I have no idea. I just don't know about all the settings and when to use em.

PM or post your experience and rate. Thx

5/16/2009 7:57:52 PM

paging cddweller

5/16/2009 8:07:58 PM

i'm in the same boat as you man, got a d40 not too long ago. i would check out ken rockwell's site he goes over a lot of topics. of course check out the slr thread. i have to warn you though, the more u learn the more ish u wanna buy/upgrade.

5/16/2009 8:35:58 PM

seriously you're offering to pay someone to teach you this? dude just grab your camera and google four things real quick: aperture, shutter speed, film speed (ISO), and composition/framing guidelines. play with your camera while you're reading and in 30 minutes you'll have a basic working knowledge of how photography works, the rest comes with experimentation. don't take the fun out of learning.

i always enjoy going shooting with someone, hit me or any of the other photographers on tww up and maybe someone will walk around with you and show you the ropes. i shoot nikon, but it doesn't really matter; the basic functions you'll be working with in the beginning are the same across all DSLRs, once you take a second to familiarize yourself with the controls/menus

[Edited on May 17, 2009 at 7:30 AM. Reason : fgsdfg]

5/17/2009 7:25:15 AM

buy me a coke and i'll tell you everything I know.

5/17/2009 10:12:51 AM

go join http://www.dgrin.com - there's an incredible wealth of knowledge there for free.

If you have any direct questions I'm up for answering them via PM or here, but I live too far away...

5/17/2009 11:24:13 PM

seriously though. shoot me a PM anytime and we can meet up. we can grab lunch and talk cameras and photography. bring the d70s. i'll bring my d200. I'll bring my lenses and explain differences and such.

5/18/2009 9:38:26 AM