Just getting started

[tjcamro]

Hello everyone, I have had my camera for 2 years but never really got into taking photos until just recently. One of the biggest issues I have had is trying to learn all of the things my camera can do, I have become pretty decent with taking landscape photos but when it comes to pictures of people I just cannot seem to do it right.

I have a Sony Alpha 100 with a 55mm lens, a 50-210mm lens and whatever the stock lens was that came with the original package.

A lot of the times my photos come out with a bit of blur or are a bit washed out, not sure how to work a lot of the manual options that are available on the camera.

Any pointers or tips would be awesome.

[wulf]

Blur could be misdirected focus but, along with the washed out effect, I wonder if your shutter speed is too slow, leading to hand shake and overexposure? What camera mode or modes do you normally use for your landscapes?

Wulf