Camera essentials

ONESHOTKILL · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:58

I got a nikon d3100 last week and i went out playing with the camera taking pics,i am a total novice but i was wondering what other people carry with them when they go out taking pics,just looking for some advice and tips of what people might have bought when they started getting into photography.All i own is the camera ,lens that came with it and a 4gb memory card.I enjoy taking wildlife pics so that's probably what i will spend most my time doing.

ONESHOTKILL · 9 Sep 2012 at 21:16

yea i am shooting raw,don't fully understand the difference tbh.I am still just trying to understand all the jargon.I am planning on going out tomorrow and try taking some more pics.I took a few landscapes photo's the other day but they seemed to be really dark and colourless,I was only using the landscape setting on the guide button,i am going to try to learn how to setup the camera myself.

ONESHOTKILL · 10 Sep 2012 at 01:07

ok i will try to pick up a copy,i am struggling to understand exposure so if this will help me then i will give it a go.I am going to get a case as well for my camera,i was just going to get a case like this one item41666d1588 on ebay just to use for now because at the minute i just put it in a rucksack

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Sep 2012 at 17:54

I managed to win a bid on that exposure book on eBay , so hopefully it will turn up in next few days

ONESHOTKILL · 11 Sep 2012 at 18:22

Going to get a carry bag next then just get some practice taking pics , I enjoyed taking pics of wildlife when I was last out but most of the things I was trying to take pics of we're abit too far away so I can see me in the future wanting a lens with a good zoom but obviously I won't get one until I understand how to use the camera properly