@123perrin The KX isn't just a 'good enough camera', it's an AMAZING camera. I replaced my Canon XSI with a Pentax KX and I'm not looking back. A lot of people (especially those who work at camera shops) put down Pentax, but they're just fanboys. Brand doesn't make the camera. I've noticed an unsettling trend where shops are siding with one or two brands (mainly Canon and Nikon). To be honest, I think those companies give incentives to the shops to prevent them from carrying competitor brands.
i love it when ppl like to pick out all the perceived faults in a vid, especially when the vid is posted to try and give advice and be helpful.... i myself, have no experience in photography, but have always been interested. so, the other day i got myself a (what i have been advised is a good enough camera) pentax kx slr. its going to take a while to make full use of it, but already im taking some nice shots. and vids like these are a great help. so thx mike, keep up the good work =)
Thank you for the tip. Although it seems obvious and simple, a layman like myself tends to overlook framing. I will give it a try next time :) thanks Michael!
people give away their settings all the time. it's not the settings that make the shot, it is knowing how to compose and use aspects of shutter, AV, iso, etc combined to make it. sure you can give them the settings, but if they can't compose for beans, they are useless. visit potn forums or download exif viewer through firefox extension. many many ways to find out how things were done.
Great tips, but its also good to break the "rules". I see a lot of books on "how" to take photographs, but if the picture turns out the way you want it to, thats all that matters.
depends on the lightning conditions and what kind of effect you want to create.
michael's videos on shutter speed, etc give you a pretty good idea i think
Those pictures that you take are great! I want to know how you get such perfect lighting on them! Do you use Photoshop to balance it? Or what are your camera settings?
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