New Member - Please Help!

[bbvn]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Binh and from Australia.

I'm a new member and a beginner. I've known just the basics. I enjoy taking picture very much but I have limited skills to take good pictures. I have seen many pictures taken by the hobbyist/enthusiast and posted in Flickr :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/asaad_saleh/2318570593/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorb81/2448958480/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowplease/2134129811/

I like to learn how to take pictures like that. Is online PP course is the right one for me?

Your help and opinion are very much appreciated.

Thank you everyone.

[laura]

Hi Binh, welcome to the forum.
If its depth of field you want to learn, which seems to be the main element in the listed photos, then yes this course covers it.
This course is for beginners, it covers everything that will help you learn how to take technically correct photos, including depth of field. See the course sylabus on the main website for a details of what is covered.

[jerryph]

Welcome! The course explains in detail how to do this effect and with the right equipment and knowledge you will be able to recreate this effect at will. :)

[bbvn]

Thank you very much Laura and Jerryph. Bokeh is my main interest in taking pictures.

[reval8r]

Bokeh is really easy to achieve, but lens quality has a big effect on the bokeh quality. As Laura stated, it's all about controlling depth of field, which is one of the basic fundamentals in photography. This course does a great job in teaching you those fundamentals.

By the way, welcome to the forum!

[bbvn]

Thanks Reval8r, This picture taken with the same lens as I've got, but I can get that effect. i think because she's the exprienced and got skills and I don't, and that is the difference.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorb81/2448958480/

By the way I'm glad that I found ProudPhotography and this forum.

Many thanks

[coffee]

It could be that the only difference between this photo, and the shots you take, is knowing the camera well enough to get away from fully automatic, and start using manual or semi manual modes. Once you stop letting the camera decide things, and take control of the cameras yourself, that's when you start getting the photos you invision.

Welcome to the group Binh.

[dkippen]

bbvn - welcome to the group. With practice and some patience you will get to the same level. Just remember - artists started as amatuers too. Like Joseph said - get to know your camera.