Using the D5000, new at this and super excited!

Woody519

New member
Hi everyone! I was so glad to see this site and that it's free! I'm a new mommy to a sweet baby boy (14 weeks) and after looking at dSLRs for quite some time now, wanting to capture his perfect little smile made me go ahead and pull the trigger. I bought the D5000 a few weeks ago, have taken over 750 pictures in my short 2-3 weeks with the camera. I'm still learning and would love to hear any photography tips or information. I have watched many tutorials, and just today went out and bought the D5000 for Dummies after reading someone's recommendation on this site. So excited to learn what I can, and eventually maybe even do some pictures for other people's kids.

:cool: Cari
 

jdeg

^ broke something
Staff member
Hi Cari, welcome to the site. You'll find there's lots of people on here that can answer your questions. You'll be taking pro pics in no time :)
 

Mis Adam

Senior Member
Hi Cari,
One of my favorite features that I love about this camera is when you are doing family portraits there is a self timer delay that you can change to take more than one picture on the timer setting, so that you dont have to keep doing it over and over. you can set it up to take more then one and on a timer that is awesome if you dont have a remote. if you want to know more the tips and tricks are in the nikon d5000 book on page 157. this is perfect for you to get in the picture with baby and still have time to move him in the right spot on your lap. (with tripod of course)
 

Ruidoso Bill

Senior Member
Congratulations on the new baby boy and the new camera! Both can be life changing events. Welcome Cari to Nikonites. I hope you find the site helpful and useful. There are lots of great folks here willing to answer questions and help you grow with that camera. I am looking forward to seeing some pics of that new baby boy.
 
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