Digital Photography Training camera

Peppy Techie can provide digital photography training to aspiring photographers. If you are a new owner of a digital camera and want to learn the basics we can help you to feel comfortable with all the buttons and choices that your camera offers.

If you are a user with some experience with your digital camera and want help on techniques to take better photographs, then Peppy Techie can assist you to become a better and more confident photographer.

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EMAIL: peppytechie@gmail.com for more information on setting up a training experience.You can also call 703-400-3888 and ask for the Peppy Techie!

Digital Photography Links

COMPOSITION

Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition

Intermediate level composition.  Info on lines, color composition etc.

Photography Composition Articles


Taking Good Digital Pictures Tips:

10 Great Tips for Taking good Photos (General Tips, that make great difference for beginner to advanced.

Improve your photos in 60 seconds

Good site, lots of tips and info
http://www.idigitalphoto.com/

Taking Portraits with Portraits setting
http://lifehacker.com/software/photography/how-to-take-great-digital-portraits-159432.php

Bright Spot: Many articles on various digital photography elements

Digital Photography School Blog Site: Use their search engine for 100's of quality articles on photography ideas, tips and training.


CAMERA SETTINGS (Learning about your camera)

Picture Quality Settings
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=333/398&pq-locale=en_US

Aperture explained
http://www.idigitalphoto.com/blog/post/aperture-explained.html

examples of depth of field
http://www.photoaxe.com/examples-for-understanding-depth-of-field/

Shutter Speed Explained
http://www.idigitalphoto.com/blog/post/shutter-speed-explained.html

SHOOTING MODES

HP explains shooting modes tips
http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/take_better_photos/tips/modes.html

Digital Image File types:

File types explained
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graphics/formats/formats.html

JPG vs  Gif for Web Images
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/jpg_vs_gif/JpgVsGif.html


Lessons and Tutorial Sites

Ken Rockwell Site: Great articles on various shooting techniques

Tamron Lens Learning Center

Help learning your camera

After you purchase your camera, you may find your manual a bit "boring and hard to get a full grip on your camera's features. There are two ways to learn your camera in a friendly and easy to understand way.

1. Go to your camera manufactuers site. Canon, Nikon, Sony, HP and so many more have tutorials to help you learn your specific camera.

Nikon....go to nikon usa site. Find your camera....look for DIGITUTOR... This link will take you to the index of Digitutor for various Nikon cameras.

Canon also has tutorials.

This is a great Flash tutorial for the Canon Rebel (It could be used for any entry level D-SLR user.

Canon Learning Ctr

 

Northern Virginia Photography Groups and Clubs

Northern Virginia Photographic Society
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - Meetings held at 7:45 pm, Dunn Loring Fire Station, 2148 Gallows Rd., Dunn Loring, Va
McLean Photography Club
Meetings held at 7:30 pm, McLean Community Center
Vienna Photographic Society
Meetings held in the main lecture hall, Thoreau Middle School, 2505 Cedar Lane, Vienna, Va
RESTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - Visit Our Website
Meetings held at 7:30 pm, RCC Hunters Woods, rooms 3 & 4.

 

 
LOUDOUN PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB - Visit Our Website
Meetings held at 7:00 pm, Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, Va.

MANASSAS - WARRENTON CAMERA CLUB - Visit Our Website
Meetings held at 7:30 pm at Manassas City Hall, 9027 Center Street, Old Town Manassas

EVENTS

 

Mid-Atlantic Nature Photography Expo

The Mid-Atlantic Nature Photography Expo (formerly Meadowlark) will be held on November 13-14, 2010, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the Manassas campus of the George Mason University. The venue is larger than Meadowlark and exhibitors will be offered the opportunity to enter more images. As in the past, each individual may enter up to six pictures free and for $20.00 enter an additional four. Consideration is being given to conducting the first round of judging digitally.

 

 

 


























































Digital Photography Training camera

Peppy Techie provides digital photography training to aspriring photograhers. If you are a new owner of a digital camera and want to learn the basics we can help you to feel comfortable with all the buttons and choices that your camera offers.

If you are a user with some experience with your digial camera but desire help on techniques to take better photographs, then Peppy Techie can assist you to become a better and more confident photographer. More info here on Digital Photography Training.

email: peppytechie@gmail.com for more information on setting up a training experience.You can also call 703-400-3888 and ask for the Peppy Techie!