Digital SLR Class Is Full

Sorry but my Digital SLR Class has filled up. I will be doing another one after the first of the year. If you have any interest in attending the next set of classes please feel free to contact me at mike@firstphoto.biz.

Those of you that will be attending, I will see you at 7:00 pm on Wednesday September 16th here at the store. I look forward to another great class.

Mike

Compact Digital Camera Class

Don's next set of classes will be on two consecutive Tuesday nights starting October 13th and 20th. Both of the classes will be from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm here at the store. He discusses everything you need to know to operate a compact digital camera. If you have interest in attending the next scheduled classes, please contact Don at 218-722-9567 or e-mail him at the address below. You must Pre-Register and Pre-Pay for these classes. Class size is limited to 12 people per class and is First-Come First-Serve. Register early because the class usually fills up.

don@firstphoto.biz

Online Photo Tips

We have a new feature on our website. Go to the Photo Tips page and you can view short videos that give you instructional tips to make your photographic images better and more interesting to look at.

Visit www.firstphoto.biz.

I'd love to get any feed back on these videos. New features will be added as they are finished.

Mike

Online Ordering

If you haven't seen it yet, we have a new online ordering system that is fantastic. It works with Macs and PCs both because it is web-based.

Go to www.firstphoto.lifepics.com to check it out.

Digital SLR Class

My next set of classes will be on four consecutive Wednesday nights starting September 16th and including September 23rd, 30th and October 7th. All of the classes will be from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm here at the store. I discuss everything you need to know once you buy a new digital SLR camera. Topics covered will include Digital Theory, Camera Controls, Shooting, and much more. If you have interest in attending the next scheduled classes, please contact Me at 218-722-9567 or e-mail me at the address below. You must Pre-Register and Pre-Pay for these classes. Class size is limited to 15 people per class and is First-Come First-Serve. Register early because the class usually fills up.

mike@firstphoto.biz

Thanks and I hope to see you there, Mike

New Web Site

It has been a busy summer for us all and I am sorry we have not been posting more on our blog.

As I am working on a new web-site I would like to ask all of you what you would like to see on our site. Please respond with any ideas that you may have.

Thanks, Mike

APERTURE PRIORITY

Aperture priority mode. This is where you could shoot if you want to control you depth of field. You choose the aperture (f-stop) and the camera gives you the correct corresponding shutter speed. You will notice that when you set a smaller aperture (larger number) you get a slower shutter speed. Conversly, when you set a larger aperture (smaller number) you get a faster shutter speed. Even though I am setting the aperture, I very closely watch that the shutter speed is fast enough to hand hold the camera. If not, I need a tripod. Also I need to make sure the shutter speed is fast enough to stop the action I am trying to shoot.
As far as depth of field is concerned, the easiest way I find to remember it is FAST shutter speed equals FUZZY background. SLOW shutter speed equals SHARP background. Fast is FUZZY, SLOW is SHARP.