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<blockquote data-quote="monk3ym4jik" data-source="post: 270538" data-attributes="member: 21763">Hey guys,I'm a DSLR newbie and just wanted to drop by and say hi.I bought my friend's old D80 with a 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX lens and am looking forward to getting better at shooting (especially food... I want to get a lot better at photographing my food). I also got the camera because I will be studying abroad in Shanghai and Hong Kong this summer and would love to get some great pics while I'm there.I'm also getting a 40mm f/2.8 AF-S DX MICRO Nikkon lens to do some macro stuff (and get delicious looking close-ups) and a yongnuo 560 mk.iii for flash purposes.Any tips and tricks for getting started (websites, resources, etc.), especially for taking pictures of food would be greatly appreciated!Also, if someone could chime in on whether they prefer Aperature or LR5 for photo editing, I'd like for them to weigh in.Thanks all!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="monk3ym4jik, post: 270538, member: 21763"] Hey guys, I'm a DSLR newbie and just wanted to drop by and say hi. I bought my friend's old D80 with a 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX lens and am looking forward to getting better at shooting (especially food... I want to get a lot better at photographing my food). I also got the camera because I will be studying abroad in Shanghai and Hong Kong this summer and would love to get some great pics while I'm there. I'm also getting a 40mm f/2.8 AF-S DX MICRO Nikkon lens to do some macro stuff (and get delicious looking close-ups) and a yongnuo 560 mk.iii for flash purposes. Any tips and tricks for getting started (websites, resources, etc.), especially for taking pictures of food would be greatly appreciated! Also, if someone could chime in on whether they prefer Aperature or LR5 for photo editing, I'd like for them to weigh in. Thanks all! [/QUOTE]

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