Congrats on the new camera Justin =)
The best thing you can do is read the manual a few times. Get used to what each button does and how to change settings.
DPS always has great tutorials and you can read about some basics such as the "exposure triangle" or as @agima Brendan calls it "three legs of photography" http://digital-photography-school.com/
I agree with @agima ...read up on ISO, Shutter speed, and Aperture and how they work together....and then play with your camera adjusting the settings to how you think it would make your pictures better. Practice, practice, practice. And don't hesitate to ask anyone on here how they achieved a photo if you love it and want to try your hand at it (also check the Exif settings on the right hand side of photos here, you can get some info from that), most are more than willing to help. And tag any pictures you want constructive criticism about "critique-me" and people here are super friendly and helpful :) Good luck!
@boycotting Hey!!! :) Congrats on the camera!!! Your camera is one model up on mine!!! I have the S4200!!!
So your's will probably have one or two features better than mine, but they will be very very similar!!!
I'm very willing to help you out!!! So ask away if you have any questions! I've had my camera for 4 months, and and I use mostly manual control... but have played around with all the settings!!!
What are you wanting to know more about? Settings, or where to find things on the camera...??? Please let me know... then I can offer better help!!!
May I ask a question, as a complete newbie?:) If you are trying the same shot, but using different settings, how do you remember what was what? Do you keep notes as you go along, or can you set the camera to show the settings individually on each shot? Sorry, a basic query I know, but one that's been puzzling me:)
@boycotting most of my first year was shot on a S4000 so I'm pretty familiar with them.....until it broke and Fuji took 3 months to fix it because they're useless.
Was there anything you wanted to know in particular? Check out some of my pics and I can answer any questions :)
@applefoe the information is recorded in the exif data on each photograph. I usually use whichever editing software I am using to check the settings. My camera also shows the settings on the viewscreen if I need to check "in the field". Have a look at your manual to find how to display the settings
@boycotting Constantly reading and re-reading the manual whilst taking lots of photos is how to make friends with your specific camera. Curiosity and experimentation will take you a long way.
This chap has the happy knack of explaining the most basic concepts without ever seeming to talk down to his audience. The series also goes deeply into aspects of composition and photographic history, things you need to know something about if you have artistic goals beyond the basic snapshot.
In the first place, watch episodes 6-9 to get a handle on the three legs described by @agima - every photographer needs to know this stuff.
I hope you enjoy the camera and take loads of photos. i have a bunch of downloadable pdfs on my blog for anyone who is learning photography. The manual cheat sheet is a favourite. Feel free to use them. http://fotografiadelecuador.com/blog/free-stuff/
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Do you know the concepts behind these three legs of photography?
Boy where do I start.
I know, how about you google those three legs and come back and ask some questions.
The best thing you can do is read the manual a few times. Get used to what each button does and how to change settings.
DPS always has great tutorials and you can read about some basics such as the "exposure triangle" or as @agima Brendan calls it "three legs of photography"
http://digital-photography-school.com/
So your's will probably have one or two features better than mine, but they will be very very similar!!!
I'm very willing to help you out!!! So ask away if you have any questions! I've had my camera for 4 months, and and I use mostly manual control... but have played around with all the settings!!!
What are you wanting to know more about? Settings, or where to find things on the camera...??? Please let me know... then I can offer better help!!!
Enjoy it!!!
Was there anything you wanted to know in particular? Check out some of my pics and I can answer any questions :)
If you want to get a good grounding in the fundamentals you could do a lot worse than to start working through the videos in this YouTube channel, and subscribe to it as well:
http://www.youtube.com/user/theartofphotography/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid
This chap has the happy knack of explaining the most basic concepts without ever seeming to talk down to his audience. The series also goes deeply into aspects of composition and photographic history, things you need to know something about if you have artistic goals beyond the basic snapshot.
In the first place, watch episodes 6-9 to get a handle on the three legs described by @agima - every photographer needs to know this stuff.