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lisaly · 07-27-2010, 01:34 AM

I was in a rush when I wrote my last post, and I now realize that I was a bit repetitive. I'm sorry about that. I'm not sure what R5 means. If you are taking a lot of action shots very quickly, your buffer might be filling up on your camera and your memory card can't take in more pictures. It means that there will be a lag for a few seconds for it to clear before you can start taking photos again. I just did a quick google search on your camera, and that's what it said. I have no idea if it's that or not.

I use the manuals written by Nikon guru Thom Hogan. His website, particularly the Nikon section, has a lot of good information in it. His e-books really simplify the manual. Before I found out about him, I used to buy the field guide books by several different publishers, but I like his e-books better. It's just a thought for the future.
Complete Guide to the Nikon D90
Thom Hogan's Nikon Field Guide and Nikon Flash Guide

The only things I've gotten within the past year relating to photography are books and filters. There are a number of lenses that interest me, but I'm going to wait on them. I do want a tripod, but a good one is expensive, so I also will wait on that. Bryan Peterson's courses really interest me. The Understanding Exposures class is one of the more expensive ones because it runs 8 weeks, but I have heard it is wonderful. Many of the other ones are only 4 weeks. The Pet Photography one sounds like a lot of fun, and I really want to take Portraits Unplugged.
Pet Photography
Portraits Unplugged by Bobbi Lane
There are so many other classes that interest me also, and I will take at least one of them in the future. I signed up to get emails from them. Of course they are advertising their courses, but the emails also supply some very useful photographic tips. You should sign up for them.
The Perfect Picture School of Photography : Mailing List Signup

The Understanding Exposures book is a great resource. I've had two copies of the book, and I gave them away to friends. Still, I repurchased another one for myself, because even though I completely understand the relationship between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, there is still so much fantastic information in the book with such great concrete examples and photographs, and I refer back to it occasionally. The difference between the course and the book I imagine is that you can interact with the instructors and others in the class and they also give you feedback on your work and suggestions on ways to improve. We're here and would love to help anytime, but I don't think it's the same. For now, I would start with the book, though. When people are asked for a name of a book that has helped them develop as a photographer, especially with understanding light and aperture, this is the book that most people mention. If you'd like, I have an older edition to the book that I'd be happy to give to you. If you PM me your address, I'll send it to you.

I'm certainly not trying to tell you to spend a lot of money on all of this. I'm just trying to give you information on things that I know have been helpful to a lot of people and me. If you ever have a chance, one thing I did many years ago is take a course at Nikon School. There are two one day classes. I took a variation of the first one. In New York, it comes two weekends a year. I'd like to retake the first one and also take the second one. The course was amazing. I took it before digital photography came to be, but even if there wasn't new information, I got so much out of that class and I loved it! I'm sure a refresher would be really good for me.
Introduction to Digital SLR Photography from Nikon

I hope you enjoy your photography and, of course, your beautiful babies. Sometimes photography is very frustrating because there is always more to learn, but the time you put into it is worth it. Some of my photographs are truly priceless to me. I always took a lot of photographs of my babies, but when I got my first digital camera, the Nikon D300, a little more than two years ago, I started taking more photos of Ashley. Still, I regret not taking more than I did, but although Ashley wasn't afraid of the camera, she just was not thrilled with it, either

Any time you need help with anything, just ask. I may not be able to help much, but I certainly will try. If I am ever giving you too much information or confusing you, just let me know.

07-27-2010, 01:34 AM	#27
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	I was in a rush when I wrote my last post, and I now realize that I was a bit repetitive. I'm sorry about that. I'm not sure what R5 means. If you are taking a lot of action shots very quickly, your buffer might be filling up on your camera and your memory card can't take in more pictures. It means that there will be a lag for a few seconds for it to clear before you can start taking photos again. I just did a quick google search on your camera, and that's what it said. I have no idea if it's that or not. I use the manuals written by Nikon guru Thom Hogan. His website, particularly the Nikon section, has a lot of good information in it. His e-books really simplify the manual. Before I found out about him, I used to buy the field guide books by several different publishers, but I like his e-books better. It's just a thought for the future. Complete Guide to the Nikon D90 Thom Hogan's Nikon Field Guide and Nikon Flash Guide The only things I've gotten within the past year relating to photography are books and filters. There are a number of lenses that interest me, but I'm going to wait on them. I do want a tripod, but a good one is expensive, so I also will wait on that. Bryan Peterson's courses really interest me. The Understanding Exposures class is one of the more expensive ones because it runs 8 weeks, but I have heard it is wonderful. Many of the other ones are only 4 weeks. The Pet Photography one sounds like a lot of fun, and I really want to take Portraits Unplugged. Pet Photography Portraits Unplugged by Bobbi Lane There are so many other classes that interest me also, and I will take at least one of them in the future. I signed up to get emails from them. Of course they are advertising their courses, but the emails also supply some very useful photographic tips. You should sign up for them. The Perfect Picture School of Photography : Mailing List Signup The Understanding Exposures book is a great resource. I've had two copies of the book, and I gave them away to friends. Still, I repurchased another one for myself, because even though I completely understand the relationship between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, there is still so much fantastic information in the book with such great concrete examples and photographs, and I refer back to it occasionally. The difference between the course and the book I imagine is that you can interact with the instructors and others in the class and they also give you feedback on your work and suggestions on ways to improve. We're here and would love to help anytime, but I don't think it's the same. For now, I would start with the book, though. When people are asked for a name of a book that has helped them develop as a photographer, especially with understanding light and aperture, this is the book that most people mention. If you'd like, I have an older edition to the book that I'd be happy to give to you. If you PM me your address, I'll send it to you. I'm certainly not trying to tell you to spend a lot of money on all of this. I'm just trying to give you information on things that I know have been helpful to a lot of people and me. If you ever have a chance, one thing I did many years ago is take a course at Nikon School. There are two one day classes. I took a variation of the first one. In New York, it comes two weekends a year. I'd like to retake the first one and also take the second one. The course was amazing. I took it before digital photography came to be, but even if there wasn't new information, I got so much out of that class and I loved it! I'm sure a refresher would be really good for me. Introduction to Digital SLR Photography from Nikon I hope you enjoy your photography and, of course, your beautiful babies. Sometimes photography is very frustrating because there is always more to learn, but the time you put into it is worth it. Some of my photographs are truly priceless to me. I always took a lot of photographs of my babies, but when I got my first digital camera, the Nikon D300, a little more than two years ago, I started taking more photos of Ashley. Still, I regret not taking more than I did, but although Ashley wasn't afraid of the camera, she just was not thrilled with it, either Any time you need help with anything, just ask. I may not be able to help much, but I certainly will try. If I am ever giving you too much information or confusing you, just let me know.