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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Believe me, Bonny....I'm still learning about this D90 allllllll the time. I still feel like I know so little about it....so every time I type something up here, it helps me learn more too - so maybe you should charge US ?

The exp comp button is slick and easy (thankFULLY!) - and can be super handy when dealing w/ lighting situations.

I totally agree with Ann. I'm still learning every time I pick up my camera. We are here and want to help. Don't forget that when you use exposure compensation to put it back to 0 after you are done because it will stay on the last value you left it at. Just a quick tip: Pippin's coloring right now is pretty dark. If you are taking close-ups of her, the camera meter will see all of her dark hair and want to open up and add more light. To counteract what the meter is doing, you will need to use minus exposure compensation. I had that problem when I was taking photos of my dogs on my black leather couches. The meter was fooled by all of that darkness, so my dogs never were properly exposed without using the minus exposure compensation. The opposite effect happened when I took pictures of them in the snow. All of that white snow with the sun reflecting off it fooled the camera meter, and the pictures became too gray and the dogs were too dark. With snow I had to use + exposure compensation. Just play around with it, and you'll see on your own. That's the wonderful thing about digital because you can instantly see the results.

I don't know if you've seen the digitutor site, but it might be helpful to you. Below, I have also added some very short links from Nikon about aperture, exposure, and taking good pet photos. They are very quick. You can look at them in time when you get a chance.

D90 | Digitutor | Global Site | Nikon Imaging

Understanding Maximum Aperture from Nikon

Creative Use of Depth of Field from Nikon

The Equalizer from Nikon

Pet Project from Nikon

A Basic Look at the Basics of Exposure from Nikon