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kimapali · 03-04-2008

Hello everyone!

I'm a novice and just received my first DSLR about a month ago (Happy Valentine's Day!). I'm in the midst of taking an online photography class to learn the basics: f-stops, speed, lighting, ISO, etc. since I've mainly used PS cameras. My main goal is to take professional-looking photographs of my 2 year-old daughter, and maybe the occasional nature shot.

I've been reading up on the tutorials on portraits and looking in the lighting forum, but I'm still stumped as to how to successfully photograph children. I've shot some decent pictures of my daughter but there's always something wrong with it and I end up having to mess around with PS Elements to make it passable. If I want to shoot wide open and leave out the background I end up with blurry pictures because she's constantly moving. If I shoot with a faster shutter speed then it tends to be underexposed.

So some pointers on how to set my camera would be appreciated so I can finally take a picture of her that I'm satisfied with!

Thanks!

Kim

03-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
kimapali Alpaca Location: San Diego Posts: 18 CamelKarma: 10 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Photographing children Hello everyone! I'm a novice and just received my first DSLR about a month ago (Happy Valentine's Day!). I'm in the midst of taking an online photography class to learn the basics: f-stops, speed, lighting, ISO, etc. since I've mainly used PS cameras. My main goal is to take professional-looking photographs of my 2 year-old daughter, and maybe the occasional nature shot. I've been reading up on the tutorials on portraits and looking in the lighting forum, but I'm still stumped as to how to successfully photograph children. I've shot some decent pictures of my daughter but there's always something wrong with it and I end up having to mess around with PS Elements to make it passable. If I want to shoot wide open and leave out the background I end up with blurry pictures because she's constantly moving. If I shoot with a faster shutter speed then it tends to be underexposed. So some pointers on how to set my camera would be appreciated so I can finally take a picture of her that I'm satisfied with! Thanks! Kim __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.