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I'm so excited to have found a new hobby (possibly a new career in the future)!!! Can anyone give me some tips for a beginner? No particular topic, just anything you can help me with. I just finished a 36 hour course at Sheridan College re: how to use the camera and understanding all the functions. Please share your photography tips, experiences, work possibilities, techniques I could try...any info at all would be greatly appreciated as well as any free web sites. Thank you! For those that think I'm on the computer all day....or think I'm banking on a career......I own a very sucessful business and have 2 young children (who happen to be sick today...so asking questions during this freak quiet time is not a bad thing!) I do understand that taking photos is the only way to get better.....I guess what I'm seeking is a few more tips and a little encouragement....no need for a Nikon just yet....I'm a beginner and learning technique can be done just fine with what I'm using at the moment. THANK YOU to all of you that have provided me with more direction and input...it's greatly appreciated. Keep the answers coming!

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1. Three main points to look for when taking a photo....deciding upon your subject, how to make the subject stand out or how to draw attention to the subject, and finally simplify. Make sure there's no busy background, clutter, or confusion. Make sure people can tell what your subject is!
2. I have a feeling a XTi or XSi are hard to beat. Nice performance for the price. If you think you might make it a career then may I suggest the Canon 5D? Very nice camera. Amazing value. You didn't say digital or film. If you are wanting film then try the Canon Elan 7e or Canon EOS--1 v. Both are well built and amazingly affordable.
3. I'm a college grad from the Art Institue of Ft. Lauderdale in photography. No school can teach you anything like self-experance. Just get out and experimant. Try allot of differant thing. Write everything down(exposures,f-stop,appature,etc...) and just have fun. I've been doing money making stuff with my camera for years and never get tired of it. Lenses,flashes,film,paper,filters, back drops, all make a differance. Watch over exposure and underexposure they can make a photographer go nuts. Good luck and lke I said just go out and try stuff......Good Luck!
4. First, just go out and photograph everything, it doesn't cost you anything - well a bit of disc space, which is cheap. Handling your camera should get to be automatic. Shooting lots help you to develop 'seeing', being able to see a photographic opportunity when most people would walk past it. Sometimes, particularly in Landscape, WHEN you photograph is more important than WHAT you photograph. If you are photographing a cat, fill the frame with the cat, or any other subject. In other word get in close, then get in closer still. Have you ever noticed in car magazines some of the photo's are 'bits' of cars rather than the whole car. Then step back and put the subject in it's environment. Look for details. Try unusual angles a worms eye view or from high up. Photograph action with a sequence of shots, set your camera to continuous and rattle off several frames rater than just one. Good when photographing pet's and children too. Learn to recognise good light from your cameras reaction to it, search it out and use it. Soft light through a window, harsh light casting shadows can alter the 'mood' of a picture. Loads more to discover - good luck, Chris
5. just go out and start shooting the more you shoot and the less you are on the computer the better a photographer you will be.
6. First of all, if you enjoy photography as much as it sounds like you do, never become a photographer? They make the equivalent of someone who works at McDonalds. Sure, don't get me wrong.. there are photographers out there that break that boundary and make a decent living, but looking at it that way as just like telling yourself you shouldn't go to college because there is a chance you could win the lottery the next day. When I was in College, I wanted to do photojournalism because I was so interested in photography. Then I realized that I would NEVER be able to afford all of the cool toys that I can afford now because I got a degree in electrical engineering. Now, for photography tips. Go to your local library and pick up a few books. The most skipped topic (and the most important) is composition. Almost all the books seem to just briefly touch on it, and never go too much into depth. Don't take hobbyists', amateurs, or kids' advice on here.. only take it as a grain of salt (that includes me). If you really want to learn, you have to read the books. Oh and DON'T become a gear fetishist like most of the idiots on here, all they care about is if they have the best photography gear on the planet, and they have no technique or photography skill whatsoever. Read, and do. The less time spent on the computer and the more time spent outside taking photographs the more experience you will gain as a photographer. Just reading the books isn't enough. It's the experience that ties the two together.
7. A Canon Rebel? Didn't they teach you anything about cameras? If you are considering expanding your photography into a career you should buy Nikon equipment. It's okay to start with quality and still have something you can use later in your career. --- It's okay to have a gear fetish, I know electrical engineers who only use the best equipment for their work. --- Okay, the Canon Rebel... for people that aren't quite ready for a Nikon.
8. Besides practice, I heartily recommend "Understanding Exposure", by Bryan Peterson. Also do a lot of looking at great images, and decide what makes them great. Look at lighting and composition. Then try to duplicate some of your favorites in your own world. Be critical, decide where you succeeded and what didn't work. Then do it again. A great resource is Photo.net. Besides many galleries from some very good photographers, there are lots of tutorials and forums to help you along. Book learning is important, but then take what you read and apply it to your work. There is no substitute for practice! Have fun and post some for us to see.
9. you look so motivated, very nice!!! :D whatever the camera, I would simply suggest you invest a bit more in lenses and not even try the ones that come with kits. whatever digital rebel will be fine. Try to associate it with a luminous lens (f/2.8). I used a Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 and that was really great. Compared to regular lenses coming with kits, you'll definitely have a better contrasted capture, you'll make better photos in dim light and at 2.8 you'll really play with DOF (depth of field)