BYU JK

I just bought the Cannon rebel xt from costco to start taking some GOOD pictures of the adventures I've been going on with my kids. I have no idea how to use it yet but look forward to posting the results. Hey eddie, could you hold a "taking great offroading pictures 101" class in the near future?

zoomzoomjr

Put it on sports mode (the one with the little man moving) and stand in front of the Jeep, and hold down the shutter...
(I am not responsible if you fail to move in time and get hit)

BARNO

Two coworkers of mine have that camera and it is just amaizing!!! I'm very jealous!!

150

EDIT,

or have a decent smiile on your face when the camera flashes

Lorrel

I want to see some pics!!!

Ctimrun

I would be in for a photography class by Wayoflife, Wayoflifette, their son Andrew, OffTopic, or Toad. They all take great pictures!

Mark Doiron

Here is something I've written up on how to crop photos. It has an extensive discussion of how to compose better photos, though it's directed mostly at landscape work.

Cropping--The Kindest Cut

Of course, there's lots more to photography than just composing the image, but what's discussed in that article is usable with even the simplest point and shoot cameras.

BYU JK

I used the camera for the first time at my sons baseball game and the pictures look great and I love how easy it is to use. I'm hoping Clackey will be able to go up to little creek later today to really put it to the test. He just needs approval from the boss. Thanks for the info

BYU JK

Thanks for the website. Does anyone else have sites that would be helpful for someone that is just getting into photography? Thanks for the help.

GreytSilly

I don't have any particular sites in mind but there are a ton of them out there. Just do a search and you will find more information than you can possibly process. One thing I was taught a long time ago by photo instructors is when photographing people remember that people grow up and down so usually you will shoot your photos vertically. This isn't a hard and fast rule, but so many people shoot horizontal photos of people and then are disappointed that only half a person is in the photo. People are taller than they are wide so shoot accordingly. I'm making a deal now to buy my son's Rebel XT as he is upgrading his system. Can't wait to be able to switch lenses again and plug a flash into a pc terminal.