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Old 11-23-2009, 11:12 AM   #404
JeanieK
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom View Post
LOL Breny - I LOVE it that you couldn't wait !

Great piccies already!

"A" mode is fabulous - that's what I shoot in almost all the time - this is "Aperture Priority Mode" - and *you* can choose the aperture, the camera then chooses the approp. shutter speed for you. You want a wide aperture/f-stop (ie. 1.8-4 ish) to blur the background. Your lens may not open to 1.8, all lenses are different.

It's also diff. w/ zooms...w/ zooms like you're using, it's not as easy to just choose an aperture/f-stop. That's the reason people love "Prime" lenses like 50mm I've mentioned - there is no zoom, but you can have total control over the aperture, which is super fun.

Now, whatcha need next is the add-on flash SB400 - so you can "bounce" the flash rather than have the flash hit directly at your kiddos.
Welcome to your new addiction!
Ha what I need next is a translator.

I'm slowly learning, not easy to learn a new language at my age. LOL
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