Getting restarted as a novice

[theantiquetiger]

I joined the forum yesterday and love it already, brings back memories of college.

I am completely ignorant of camera usage. The college course I took in 1990 or so has completely gone (they say after 40, for everything new you learn, you forget two things).

I have a decent beginners camera, Canon EOS Rebel XSi, but not else other than a high dollar lens filter.

Can some one recommend a good online tutorial to see if it may jog my memory of camera usage?

I consider my myself some that has a very good eye but no means of capturing it.

My wife will thank you because if I can get going on a fun photography hobby, I won't spend all my time and money on my LSU collecting.

[JAS_Photo]

Well, ummmmm, let's see *rubs chin* Oh yeah.... Marko has a set of podcasts that you might find useful. http://www.photography.ca/blog/

This website is also very good:

Digital Photography Tips: Digital Photography School

Also:

http://smibs.tv/fine-art-photography-weekly/

http://www.learnmyshot.com/

http://strobist.blogspot.com/

http://photographycourse.net/

Good luck and just a caution - the rabbit hole goes deep

[JAS_Photo]

And this one -

The Luminous Landscape Tutorials contents

I could not remember the name of the website until just now. :(

[Bambi]

welcome Tiger. Another helpful thing is to jump in a post for feedback. We don't bite. Honest.

[Marko]

Here's an article on this site that helps with the basics of exposure, which is The place to start imo. Photography - Shutter speed - Aperture or F-stop - ISO | Photography podcast blog and forum - Photography.ca
The article was written for film cameras but 100% of it applies to digital. Where u see the word film speed, substitute ISO.
Glad u found us and welcome!

[Barefoot]

...I won't spend all my time and money on my LSU collecting.

You really need to get over those "Tigers". They couldn't beat there way out of a wet paper bag.

[theantiquetiger]

You really need to get over those "Tigers". They couldn't beat there way out of a wet paper bag.

Don't be mad because we publicly embarrassed y'all on national TV with that fake field goal!!!

(for all those reading this, this is just fun banter between SEC rivals)

[Leeloo]

Here's an article on this site that helps with the basics of exposure, which is The place to start imo. Photography - Shutter speed - Aperture or F-stop - ISO | Photography podcast blog and forum - Photography.ca
The article was written for film cameras but 100% of it applies to digital. Where u see the word film speed, substitute ISO.
Glad u found us and welcome!

Just read that article you posted the link to - at the moment it's the clearest explanation I've seen of how aperture/shutter speed/ISO work together as a whole and how if you change one of those three things you have to do X Y or Z as well - thank you!

[Pentaxfan]

This isn't really a manually for the technical side of using a camera but the blog has helpful tips each week on ways to explore and improve composition...

http://www.chrishudson.ca

[katebaldwin941]

I m very new to photography , i have no idea where to get help for becoming professional photographer.any help or suggestions would be appreciated.