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I need best tips from any photographers here coz im a beginner..?

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1. Make sure the subject is not between you and the lighting! If you are outside, face away from the sun to take pictures but don't stand directly between the subject and the sun. In my opinion, the number one amateur mistake is taking a picture into the sun. When you do this, the subject just looks like an outline. If you do see it, the colors will all be grayed out. The number two amateur mistake is when someone stands directly between the light and the subject. You'll get a picture with the photographer's shadow through the picture.
2. If you plan on going pro then get a DSLR... not a point and shoot! We use the Canon Rebel XTI at the Art Institute. It's reasonably priced and has both manual and automatic features. Don't be afraid to play with the manual features... it's the best way to learn what they do! Use a tripod... even if your lens has an Image Stabilizer. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!! Work on composition and lighting. Take your camera everywhere you go! Photoshop is great for editing. Photoshop Elements is the cheapest version and is great for beginners. Hope this helps... best of luck :o)
3. Where does one start? Ignore the advice about spending a lot of money on a DSLR!!!!!!! No need as a beginner. Just get the best resolution Point and Shoot that you can afford. Even 5 megapixel and above are available in cheaper cameras. That's where I recommend you go. Thereafter, it is down to YOU as to what results you get. It is almost always the brain behind the eye behind the lens. Shoot and shoot and shoot. Really LOOK at what you have recorded and analyse. Look and SEE the work of others and analyse that too. Only by really SEEING will you be able to produce great photography. It all starts with the imagination and NOT with the camera. If, then, you either already have 'the eye' for it or you can learn how, go forth and produce.
4. ask any questions you have and take the answers with a grain of salt untill you get your legs a bit and can ferrett out who knows a bit about the subject and who is just talking through their hinder parts. develop a thick hide because some of the critters here aren't nice infact some are just plain mean spirited. then there are those who are studious and insightful and will give you an answer that is educated and thought out, many include links to sites for more information on the subject. just stick around and read the questions and answers and find out who you want to pay attention to for your own questions. doing that right there is an education in itself. oh and as has been said before, practice practice practice. take a camera everywhere and use it. study others photography everywhere you see it. and practice practice practice.
5. Enroll in a photography class. Learning about lighting and composition and apertures and shutter speeds and ISO from a live instructor is always best. READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual that comes with the camera you buy. Then READ & STUDY it some more. If formal instruction isn't possible then reading about photography is your next best option. READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual for your camera. One book I recommend is "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography: Third Edition" by George M. Craven. Although "dated" since it was written when film was all there was, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 18 will be of benefit to you IMO. "Hands-On Digital Photography" by George Schaub and "How Digital Photography Works, 2nd. Edition" by Ron White will also help. Take time to READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual for your camera. I also recommend a visit to your library. Look at the photography magazines they subscribe to and read them. If one really appeals to you then consider a subscription to it. My personal favorite is Shutterbug. While you're at the library, check out a few biographies of famous photographers like Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Weston, W. Eugene Smith. Regardless of the camera you buy, plan on spending a lot of time READING & STUDYING the Owner's Manual for the camera. Simply turning the camera on and clicking away will not give you very good results. If you do get a good image you'll have no idea how you did it or how to do it again. If you then begin changing various settings without knowing what they do your frustration with your camera increases. Before you make that first exposure READ & STUDY that Owner's Manual. Learn what each setting does and how to use it and when to use it. Then practice using it. Take several images of the same subject so you can compare the effects of different settings. Now practice, practice, practice. READ & STUDY the Owner's Manual for your camera.