TIPS:
- Learn about light characteristics: direction, soft vs hard, and color temperatures
- Learn about the "stop"... the unit of measurement we use in photography
- Learn about aperture, shutterspeed, and film speed (aka ISO) and how they relate to each other
- Learn how each autoexposure and program mode uses aperture, shutterspeed, and film speed
- Learn how autoexposure works and why the meter shouldn't always land in the middle
- Learn the f16 sunny day rule
- Learn how to balance exposure in Manual mode (hint: 1 stop up equals 1 stop down)
- Learn exposure... practice it... drill it in so that it becomes second nature
- Learn how to focus properly and about depth of field
- Learn about focal distance and how that plus camera to subject distance can change the whole perspective
- Try not to put every subject in the damn center
- Find out what the other buttons and settings on your camera does and when you should use them
- Saying your breaking the rules of photography is not an excuse for not learning them in the first place
Might be joining you guys soon. Kinda tired of lugging around heavy cameras and looking to buy something smaller and lighter