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?

[Malhar95]

well yea i know somewhat about cameras. like i took this class in school but since it was only highschool not so detailed.

i choose this camera honestly just because it looks somewhat like a dslr. im not a fan of normal flat digital cameras. to me they look too girlish.


timmyface: im not sure about the adaptor too, i think its just like a curved lense that kinda 'fools' my real camera lens. and im familiar with post pic. editing. photoshop is my friend


hanyo: thanks that explains alot. is there anyway i can get this affect better with editing? would u say go for it?

thanks all



edit*** how does the "mm" of the lens affect pictures?

This post has been edited by Malhar95: Nov 1, 2011 - 1:30 AM

[Hanyo]

timmyface: im not sure about the adaptor too, i think its just like a curved lense that kinda 'fools' my real camera lens. and im familiar with post pic. editing. photoshop is my friend


hanyo: thanks that explains alot. is there anyway i can get this affect better with editing? would u say go for it?

thanks all



edit*** how does the "mm" of the lens affect pictures?

The MM affect is bascially how wide of an angle the lens can capture. your camera can do 28-420mm. So at 28mm you can capture a wide shot of the landscape. On the other hand the 420mm can only capture a very narrow shot. At 420mm you will be zoomed in all the way and everything on the side of the picture will be cropped out.

Editing will also give you the best bang for your buck in your situation. The only real way to get the super wide angle shots is to use a proper wide angle dslr lens.

With the editing VS camera lens question: Well it depends on what type of person you are. I originally loved Photoshop. The latest version is so amazing you can make up your own landscapes from scraping together multiple pictures. But what I discovered was I would be sitting in front of a computer all day by myself editing photos, where as getting a DSLR allows me to go out and enjoy myself with friends while taking breath taking shots. But there are some draw backs to each method. Photoshop cost $500 where as a dslr lens cost $1200+ for the good ones. That being said I've seen some people use ms paint and make great pictures and I've also seen $5000 dollars worth of camera equipment take pictures worse then my cell phone. Your talent is really the limit here.