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Description Are you relatively new to digital photography, and want your work to look more polished?
Then this is for you!

I am going to share some tips and suggestions that helped me when I first started out, without getting into technical details.

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Please feel free to point out any corrections/additions.

Update: I presented a live tutorial on May 7th in the #photography chatroom on dAmn, that builds upon this one. You can find the log here: [link]
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Comments: 908

Pexsama [2006-07-11 20:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Very inspiring, thanks for the effort you put in that. I hope I'll use these tips and tricks in a way that respect your work and your spirit. I'll keep a watch on you, I need some guidelines!

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Rainbow-Jojo [2006-07-10 16:46:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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whathe [2006-07-09 02:53:51 +0000 UTC]

hi there man. You sure seem to know what your doing. Umm... so if i have any questions about a shot could you help me out? or are you too busy? anyway thanks for the tut.

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spikeyboa [2006-06-30 23:15:04 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is sooo helpful

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overlordofthepies [2006-06-20 21:56:58 +0000 UTC]

Really useful for me. It is a great refresher to getting back into photography too.

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mnfinnkidd [2006-06-14 22:52:44 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love your guide lines about submissions to dA.....it was like you were reading my mind...

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Raghveer [2006-06-05 11:27:02 +0000 UTC]

this is very useful
thank you

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PoisonGirl-sts In reply to ??? [2006-05-29 10:41:58 +0000 UTC]

really useful as i'm just coming into digital now ^^
thank you!
x Sophie

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Pouncival [2006-05-24 10:00:21 +0000 UTC]

GREAT TUTORIAL!

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angelicalspirit [2006-05-20 12:55:33 +0000 UTC]

great tutorial, thx.. i needed to know this stuff ^_^

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t3tz [2006-05-10 17:54:17 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial. im looking to get into photography so this will help me out alot.

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a-ok-photography In reply to ??? [2006-05-10 15:18:46 +0000 UTC]

I would just like to say thank you!
With out reading this before i got my camera i wouldnt have a clue about anything.
Now my gallery is getting somewhere.
Thank you

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whyworry [2006-05-05 03:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this was fantastic. I love photography but unfortunately had the WORST photography professor and didn't learn one single thing, no joke. So once again, thank you!

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horrorqueen-ghoulina [2006-05-02 19:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks thats really cool of you to do for us beginners!!! 5 stars!!!

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cookiefromhell [2006-05-01 03:42:18 +0000 UTC]

yeah ,I'm a beginner at photagraphy
thnx for the tutorial it helps alot

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LitchiPrune [2006-04-24 10:31:40 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot! it really helps to see the basics all laid out clearly... I had fuzzy notions of all this and it's good to find it simply and accurately explained. I'm new here and i'd really like to improve. I'll be looking forward to your more advanced tutorial as well. Thanks for your work, it's really nice of you!

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xobonheur [2006-04-21 19:14:09 +0000 UTC]

wow thanks this is great! very very helpful XD

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EvilSmile [2006-04-20 23:49:36 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial.. but the rule of thirds is wrong.. it's not 3 EQUAL parts ><

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GenFrog In reply to ??? [2006-04-05 21:03:51 +0000 UTC]

YAY! I'm new at photography and this gave me some great ideas

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annikalikesbees [2006-04-04 21:28:14 +0000 UTC]

This is great...Really helpful excellent

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dreamon72 [2006-03-28 09:23:07 +0000 UTC]

nice tutorial!!

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abhimanyughoshal In reply to ??? [2006-03-27 14:31:55 +0000 UTC]

fabulous tutorial... this really helps out a lot!

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randthuntley [2006-03-23 12:32:35 +0000 UTC]

fantastic job...I'm going to feature this in my journal

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jasje-joes [2006-03-22 19:19:12 +0000 UTC]

nice tutorial!

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starshineandpoprocks In reply to ??? [2006-03-20 05:19:27 +0000 UTC]

Great job! You definately deserved the dailydev.

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kawaii-anime-hoshii In reply to ??? [2006-03-17 00:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the advice!

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lilbittydemon-stock In reply to ??? [2006-03-13 21:32:44 +0000 UTC]

fantastic tutorial. I just got my first nice camera, and am sooo lost with some things. lol This helped bunches.

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bunnymix [2006-03-05 07:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the tips. It was a helpful learning experience.

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Fine-Girl In reply to ??? [2006-03-01 15:09:26 +0000 UTC]

WOW, thanks for these tips! I am an EXTREME newbie, just recently trying to make that giant leap from family snapshots to artistic photography with my new Rebel.
I have been using PSP for graphics for awhile but it's a whole new ballgame with photos, lol.
I am also new to DA so I am really appreciative of the DA Gallery tips as well!!
Again, thank you so much!

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Blende09 [2006-02-20 17:50:45 +0000 UTC]

good made and helpful

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FlossieMahoney [2006-02-19 05:52:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for posting this! I can't wait to read it all.

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Hid-N-Within [2006-02-16 22:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Very nice guide... it was much help.

[link]

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PixyPainter In reply to ??? [2006-02-16 19:46:18 +0000 UTC]

Glad you did this...it helped me refine my camera work. (even though i havnt posted any yet) I hope you do more. I must say thank you at the least, 3 times. So thank you again for this helpful explination.

Thanks

Pix

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luneves In reply to ??? [2006-02-07 21:31:06 +0000 UTC]

Amazing guide!!

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AntiSpy [2006-02-06 19:16:41 +0000 UTC]

very useful, thanks

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isis [2006-02-04 02:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Awesome thank you!!

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jotamatinez In reply to ??? [2006-02-02 16:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Your tutorial is very very usefull, thank you for sharing this!

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cblue In reply to ??? [2006-01-27 19:35:57 +0000 UTC]

I found this article very informative

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kayceeus [2006-01-25 14:25:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Sasha2999 [2006-01-22 17:11:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the lovely tutorial, I hope to start taking some good photographs soon!

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micro-morganism [2006-01-20 02:18:02 +0000 UTC]

----> beginner <---- would be me
thanks muchly

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wolvster [2006-01-12 21:43:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm new to photography and this will prove very useful, I'm sure of it.

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Mayauru [2006-01-01 18:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this lovely tut. I just got a pretty fine new digital camera for Christmas and am a bit lost starting with it. Til now I've only spent time with it trying to get to know it and its functions (by taking pictures of me, my friends and my pets ).
It just started snowing ALOT here in Finland so maybe I'll be able to find some beautiful snowy landscape to practise with the tips I just got I give all my thanks to you

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NicoleSlaughter [2005-12-24 18:44:28 +0000 UTC]

Very nice and easy to read. Although I'm not new to digital photography I found it to be a nice refresher. GREAT JOB! I would be interested to see your advanced writing. IF you do one.

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nilufer In reply to ??? [2005-12-21 19:45:08 +0000 UTC]

that was a really helpful tutorial for a beginner.. thanks for taking the time to write it

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LNous [2005-12-06 14:12:46 +0000 UTC]

This is a good first-step guide
Good job

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Dyingslave [2005-12-02 20:19:04 +0000 UTC]

I happened to already to know all this stuff, and had even the same camera settings, though I hadn't really known other people would consider them the best. But anyway, it's very reader/user-friendly, with a pleasing, comfortable layout, and I just think it's a great tutorial for beginners! Thank you for sharing!

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soultrap [2005-11-29 17:36:56 +0000 UTC]

woah, thanks a bunch!
I'll be trying your counsel.

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chunzi In reply to ??? [2005-11-21 15:03:01 +0000 UTC]

you should be greatly complimented for the virtual lesson!
thanks!

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Special-One [2005-11-15 10:48:54 +0000 UTC]

wow! well written... i can actually understand it!
well i am a beginner "photographer" without a camera... i will certainly use this to my advantage mate! cheers!!

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