photography help? Options

[Malhar95]

i just recently got a camera, its a nikon coolpix L110


im new to the camera game, i always used my phones to take pictures before this. Obviously i know how to use a digital camera but i wouldnt say i know good techniques.



i see many people here like (tigawoods, timmyface, whatthe etc. ) have awesome photography skills so u guys have and suggestions/tips?


also i was looking on ebay, and found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/0-43X-WIDE-ANGLE-F...#ht_5776wt_1270

a wide angle camera adaptor lens. does this really work and is it usefull? like what exactly does the wide angle do?

[Tigawoods]

a cheap DSLR would have been a better choice. I am actually selling my Canon XTI for 350.

even with the camera you have now you can focus on things like composition and other techniques that will help you if you decide to step up to a dslr later down the road. If the camera you have has some sort of Manual mode, use it. That will help you get used to all the different settings (ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, White Balance) that the DSLR will share.

you should also get a copy of photoshop AND a photo storage program (adobe lightroom, apple aperture, adobe bridge) I wish I would have used those when I forst started out. I had to transfer all my photo's from 2 years into the programs, took a while.
learning photoshop now, will help you SO MUCH later down the road. Play with it, experiment, post shots, and we can give you feedback

but

NO HDR's

please