Quote (cooper888 @ 27 Aug 2013 04:44)

Hi, I'm Cooper. I used to post here a little bit(back in '11 maybe?) but never participated as I did not have a camera.

Ima be posting 1 picture a day in this thread for the next year.
Or try to at least. If I can't post for a day, then I'll post it the next day.
I may post more than 1 in an album some days, but the "best" one or my favorite will be embedded in the post.

This is my SECOND day of owning a DSLR, or a camera in general.
I currently use a Nikon D3000 with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G VR lens but the lens will probably change some days(not for a while.)


This is a personal thing mainly but also for constructive criticism.

So without further ado...

Day 1:

http://i.imgur.com/0KxpaIZ.jpg

Keep in mind that I'm a complete noob

Tips and tutorials(are there photo tutorials?) are always appreciated.

Thanks for lookin

Quote (jayandnix @ Aug 26 2013 10:25pm)

welcome back
365 projects are a great way to learn, improve and get inspired
looking forward to your regular posts

I like the exposure / black bg
but the crop is too tight, need to see more of it especially down to the base of the lamp

Quote (cooper888 @ 27 Aug 2013 09:47)

Thank you

Would something like http://i.imgur.com/79OUMBj.png have been better?

Also, I did these today but didn't really *love* any of them.
http://imgur.com/a/IgAC8

Quote (jayandnix @ Aug 26 2013 11:32pm)

yeah I prefer that

I like the razorwire photo

Quote (winterschapel @ Aug 27 2013 04:40am)

i tried one of these too, but i ran out of steam around day 163...good luck.

Quote (AXIS @ Aug 27 2013 08:06pm)

Shes cute. Pic is nice too.
Sharp, well exposed, looks like its pretty close to the 2/3 rule too.

I use a wireless remote any time I want to do a self portrait. Makes it pretty easy to trigger at least, getting the settings right takes a couple tries.

Quote (cooper888 @ Aug 27 2013 06:37pm)

Thanks for the encouragement

Day 2:

http://i.imgur.com/UlafHpX.png

She's a friend of mine. Her name is Sarah. You'll probably see more of Sarah sometime.

Looking at it now, it's sorta annoying that her hands are up, but pretend they're not there

Also, can someone tell me how to take a nice self-portrait?