those of you with DSLR's

[chuk_77]

do you ever take them off auto or priority?

[fiestas*girl]

no

when i have time i would like to do a short intro course to

dslr's

[lurker17260]

I did a short (1 day) course.
Sometimes I play around with settings, but mostly just use auto.
Actually saying that I rarely take my "good" camera out anymore. Mostly I just snap on my phone or compact.

[buyelzebub]

Yes.

[chuk_77]

Ive done a course and loved every second of it. Thinking of doing a cert 4 in photo imaging next if it can be worked around my job.

I was just wondering after looking at everyones photos. 

Maybe if people have hints and tips on taking that scary step into manual settings? Help each other out a bit? 

I started by taking shots and recording the settings I used so I learned what not to do and you tube...lots of youtube. This was when I forst got my camera

[acacia_pycnantha]

I must confess I took my bee pictures (wild things thread) using the auto function.

I haven't really explored using the manual settings yet. I know I should try it some time.

[**meep**]

my daughter did photography at school last yr.  she used a Canon DSLR, liked it so she got one for Christmas.  I will ask her to give me a crash course when she gets back from her trip later this week.

[green.fields]

Yes I do sometimes, I get tips from my brother and son. I wish I had more time to really explore my camera.

[azureline**]

Yes, I use the manual settings but not to it's full capacity, no time

[poddster]

If you are not going to use the potential of a DSLR get yourself a good '"point and shoot" camera and save a heap of dollars.

For those who want to explore the potential of a DSLR, a whole new vista will be revealed to you once you take the camera off Auto 🙂