Best use of Nikonite's forum

[Lawrence]

Assuming I want to be a serious Nikoniter and maximise what the forum has to offer what are the features I should be using first?

I once had a look at the gallery and decided that was in the too hard (mostly to navigate and find) basket. Since then I haven't used anything and even adding my signature seemed a bit complicated for a big city boy (tongue in cheek) like me.

There's even a blog!

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

The gallery is actually quite easy. I upload there and then using the "My Photos" button at the lower right of the box I am typing in I can insert the photos into the post. Then If I want to use that same photo in another post I can add it form there instead of re-uploading it.
The blog is really more of a personal thing. You either like blogging or you don't.
What I get the most out of with this forum is reading it every day and deciding what I like and what I don't like. I see my photography in both of those areas. What I like I try to figure out how they did it and then try it for myself. I bug the crap out of some of the people till I learn it. On the other end I see something I don't like and I then try to not do that in my own photography anymore. I think what I have learned the most is post processing. When I started here I was shooting JPEG only and just a minimum of PP. Brightness, contrast and cropping. Now I do a little more. LOL
Also the conversation here tends to be pretty good and I think I have made some like minded friends that are willing to help me when I need help.

The most important thing to learn here is to have fun and enjoy photography.

 

[Lawrence]

Hey Don thanks for that and I am glad I could help with the what not to do.

Good news about the gallery and being able to post directly from there. I'll give that a go.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Hey Don thanks for that and I am glad I could help with the what not to do.

Good news about the gallery and being able to post directly from there. I'll give that a go.

I started doing that with every job I have ever had. I would watch my boss and decide what I liked and did not like about him and then when I took over his job I remembered both aspects. In my work history I had the privilege of getting to fire my boss and his entire staff once. His boss called me and told me to get in my car and drive to Pensacola and clean house. Needless to say they were quite surprised to see me coming.
There are several photographers here that I watch very carefully and try to figure out how they did something. I do try first on my own and that is how I learn the best. Only when I can't get it do I ask.

 

[Lawrence]

Yes there are some great photographers here that I would kill to be as good as.

Question: If they don't put the EXIF info on how does one find out what it is without bugging the heck out of them?

PS Loved the story of firing your own boss! That is very different.

 

[gqtuazon]

With pictures linked from Flickr, you should be able to look at the exif data by clicking on the image which will take you to the site.


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