A Short Course in Nikon D40x Photography book/ebook!

This book/eBook package is your guide to getting more interesting and creative photos with the 10.2 megapixel Nikon D40x digital SLR. If you want to learn more about the concepts of photography, this book/ebook is for you. It discusses every camera setting on these almost identical cameras in a clear, well-illustrated style, but it also does much more. You'll see why and when you use specific settings, not just how to set them. You ll find that this guide helps you quickly master your camera so you ll be getting the kinds of photos you hope for. The book is printed in black & white and has a well-liked spiral binding that lets the book lie flat or be folded back. The accompanying eBook on a CD disc is a printable and searchable full-color version of the same book in Adobe's popular PDF format. It can be read on a PC or Mac using the free Acrobat Reader or any current Web browser. It also has links to many animations that bring alive the concepts of photography. Just some of the things you'll learn are how to take pictures in fully automatic point and shoot mode and how your camera captures digital images; how to play back and manage your images; use buttons, dials, and menus; control image size and quality; use all of the camera s exposure modes and exposure controls to get photos that show the scene exactly as it is, or as you want to interpret it; using histograms and the RAW format for the highest possible quality; how to control sharpness in your photographs; and how to use focus, depth-of-field, sharpness, softness, and blur creatively. Learn all about light and color and how to use them creatively. Understand how they change throughout the day and seasons, how they re affected by the weather, and how light's direction and quality affects highlights and shadows. See how to set white balance to capture colors the way you see them. Learn how to use the zoom lens and lens converters creatively when photographing scenery, interiors, people, and very small subjects. See how zoom, wide-angle, normal, telephoto, and macro mode affects your images. See how to creatively use an external flash both indoors and out and in good light and bad and how to use studio lighting for product shots and portraits. Explore special techniques such as fill and slow sync flash. See how to shoot continuously, bracket exposures, white balance and flash, control image qualities such as tone, sharpness and hue, select color modes, and use the setup, custom settings, and playback menus. Finally, learn when and why to use the RAW format for the highest possible image quality.

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Technique to quickly change Digital SLR Camera lenses

Thank's to s8m2s for this easy and quick way to change our lenses!

Golden Gate Bridge at Night with the Nikon D40!

goldengate_nightshot
Originally uploaded by Click Clack MA

Every since I got my D40 I have wanted to try getting a picture of the golden gate at night using long exposures. So last Saturday night i drove down to the city and set up the tripod and started playing around! I set the D40 to f16 and 20 second exposure and used my remote to take the shots. This is one of the better results! It was very fun doing this and i look forward to doing more night shots real soon!

HDR and my D40

boatanddockhdr
Originally uploaded by Click Clack MA

Well here's a shot of my first attempt at HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photo. I used 3 Raw pictures in a program called Dynamic-Photo HDR which i bought for $39 dollars. Then I PP it in Elements 6. I hope to get good at this since I really love these images you can create! The 3 exposures I used were -1.50, 0.00, +1.50

How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse with your D40

Tonights lunar Eclipse is something fun to try and capture tonight with your nikon. Here's a quick guide i found on how to shot a Lunar Eclipse. Looks like 7:05 pm west coast time.

Have Fun!

Mr.Eclipse.com

Nikon D40 & D40x Sensor Cleaning Video

Do you need to clean your sensor yet? I just noticed a dust spot on my sensor and needed to get rid of it but wasn't sure exactly how to do it till i found this cool video. This guy is cleaning a Nikon D70 sensor but it the same as our D40 and D40x. After watching this video i had no problem getting rid of that dust spot. Thank God!

A Must for Nikon D40 Users!

After i finally decided to take the plunge into the DSLR world and purchase the Nikon D40, I found myself visiting Ken Rockwell's D40 web site almost every day while i waited for my new toy to arrive. This is a great site for simple to understand photography stuff and a must for new Nikon d40 users.

Thank's Ken

Kenrockwell.com