ilike2spike,
Put down the camera, back away slowly. Get an old picture mat in your most often-used size/aspect (4x6 = 2:3, 9x12 = 3:4, etc.). Divide opening of mat into thirds thus # using string taped to mat sides. Walk around for as long as it takes to begin SEEING through the string, without the slightest concern for settings, images that please you. This is called composing, and will give the eye training for the part that goes into your camera (a well-framed subject filled with interest). When you get that, then grab your camera (after an hour, a day, week, whatever it takes) and begin the process that determines what comes out of your camera (a correctly exposed, sharp image) by learning all you can from your manual, tutorials, DPS, and all the experience time allows.
If you haven't read about the Rule of Thirds, that's what the mat/thread viewer is for, placing subjects in the most pleasing areas of that sensor. Moving around a lot is a huge help in discovering a winning image. Go where no one has been. Not having the camera with you will set you free.
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Last edited by jiminyClickit; 01-07-2008 at 05:37 PM.
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