Daily Photography Tips

It is always confusing to find the book which is the best guideline for us to walk through. This creates more confusion when we are totally new to the field and trying to learn something new however possibly we can. When I bought my first DSLR almost 15 months ago, I didn't bother to get a book as a guideline. I learned many things from internet, went to the forum and asked to the experts. I learned myself by playing around with it and seeing other people's work. I took almost 10,000 photos from my D60 and learned from my mistakes. I wish I could have kept that camera but I had no choice but sell it to upgrade to Nikon D90. When I got Nikon D90, it was not totally foreign to me. What I learned with D60 helped me quickly navigate through it’s control and settings. But given the many added features and options this camera came with, I felt the need of better guide than my past experience with less powerful camera. I wanted to get the best result out of it which force me to search for more detailed and descriptive guide for Nikon D90. Soon after, I started searching on Amazon for a good book. I found quite a few books on Amazon but the top two books based on it’s popularity and review were David Busch's Nikon D90 Guide to Digital SLR Photography and Mastering the Nikon D90. After reading lots of reviews from amazon, I decided to go with David Busch's Nikon D90 Guide to Digital SLR Photography.

I am reading this book for a while now and already learned so many new things about DSLR camera that I didn’t know before. This book not only describes about the camera and it's features but also deals with different kind of accessories that fits with the camera. It also talks about various types of lens you can use with camera and it’s pros and cons. Knowing about different kind of lenses is so much important to the beginners. It helps you to get the best possible lens for your photographic genre. I am hoping to learn many more tips and techniques about digital photography and particularly about D90. If you are also reading any book or guide that you find helpful, please do not forget to share with us so that we all can learn from our collective experience.

Keep learning and keep shooting!

Since the beginning of this camera launch, I was very excited to own it. When it was first launched, I still had Nikon D60, my first DSLR camera, and was still learning different menus, camera settings and doing experiment with different settings and features. But at the beginning of this year, I bought the Nikon D90 along with the 18-200mm VR II lens. It is my second DSLR and probably one of the most expensive gadget I have ever owned. I sold my D60 on eBay and purchased D90. I was planning to film the unboxing of D90 and post it on YouTube but I was so excited to take it out of the box and start shooting with it and forgot the video recording, LOL! When I first bought D60, I bought the body and the lens separately. But this time, I bought the whole kit instead of buying separate units. I realized that it is a lot cheaper buying kit rather than buying bits and pieces. So, inside the package, it came with 16GB memory card, lens cleaning kit, extra Nikon Li-ion battery pack and standard Nikon gadget bag. I loved the kit because I didn't have to worry about buying these items separately and I wouldn't have known which brand accessory should I be buying for the memory and the cleaning kit (this might not be a problem as I start getting more experience using them).

I think I am missing an external flash unit to complete my setup. In near future, I am going buy either SB-600, SB-800 or SB-900 depending on which works best for my need and also comes under my budget. I think I will be going to be stuck with this camera for a while now. It is one of the most top-rated entry level DSLR camera ever because it is the first DSLR to shoot HQ video with 720p resolution. As I learn more and more about this camera and digital photography, I will keep on posting them on my blog and please be sure to comment or drop your question using the comment box below. If you would like to get the update on my blog posts, you can subscribe to the newsletter as well!

I welcome you all to the digital photography club. Let this artistic journey begin!