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How can I learn how to use my Digital SLR camera properly?

I’ve just got my first digital SLR camera. It’s a Nikon D40. But I don’t just want to use the ‘auto’ settings. What would be the point of that! I want to learn how to use all the manual settings and all that stuff. I am a total beginner. How can I learn about digital SLR photography? Should I enroll in a course? Get a training DVD?

Just switch it to manual and go out and take photos. Have a go at changing each setting and take the same photo a few times with different settings – you’ll soon work out how to use all the settings to get the best photos (better than using auto). It’s how I did it – i’m too impatient to read a guide, and a course while studying a degree would be too much. Mine seem to come out ok. Good luck and have fun!

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