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Jojoe

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Hi All, I am a relatively new Nikon camera owner. I still am learning to operate it. Could you please give me some advice on what setting would be best for Inside portrait photography. I have a Nikon D3100. Please be very precise as my camera speak is limited....LOL:eek: Jojoe​
 
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wysiwyg

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Hi Jojoe

firstly - nice camera - secondly - for inside portraits with little or no natural light - I would invest in a speed light - avoid using the pop up flash! And finally - get to know your camera well, learn what shutter speed priority and aperture priority does until you understand it inside out - then you are ready to rock. Good luck
 
StringThing

StringThing

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Hi Joe and welcome. You chose a great starter camera. Here is some advice that I received and followed when I first got my D3100. Read the manual. Then, when you are done, read the manual again. If you can do this while holding it in your hands and experimenting and following it through, you will quickly learn what works and what doesn't.

For indoor portraits, if you don't have a speedlight, try to take advantage of natural light through windows. Experiment, have fun!

Cheers!

Steve
 
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KWJams

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Welcome and understand that the camera is just a tool that you need to learn how to use it. Anybody can swing a hammer but knowing which end drives the nail takes knowledge.
Read, experiment and test. Digital film is cheap. ;)
Here is a great book that could be a tremendous help and easier to read than the manual. In fact it will make the manual easier to read. Nikon D3100: From Snapshots to Great Shots | Peachpit
 
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madcapmagishion

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Welcome to Nikonites Jojoe. Which lens/lenses do you have with your D3100? When I got mine about 1 year ago
it came with the Nikkor 18-55mm VR f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom Lens. Which is a very good kit lens, but for indoor
shooting I recently acquired the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G AF-S FX Lens, due to its low light ability. And a Nikon SB-400
Speedlight flash unit, which I am still trying to figure out. (I need to work with it this weekend, to learn it) :cool:

You can also go on You Tube. com and type Nikon D3100 in the search box and a bunch of (some short and some very long)
instructional videos covering a myriad of topics will pop up look for the ones that interest you and get to watching.
You do that and read the manual and soon you will be posting some great pics for all of us to marvel over.:smile-new:
 
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