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Not really sure where to post this, Painting & Modeling seemed the best place. OK so..i want to start a blog and such about my army. I have this big fancy 250$ camera with lots of bells and whistles and no idea how to take a decent picture. I normally use the "auto" function and my pictures come out to zoomed in or just horrible looking. So, anyone willing to give me a fast simple step by step way to set up a area to take pictures..and maybe which features or setting to use on the camera(Kodak Easyshare Z8612 IS i think is the camera model) Any help at all would be so much appreciated and thank you much.

Here you go...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/categoryhotography

Mr Gitsplitta Thank yaz kindly sir. One more question though. All the lingo that is on that link, Cropping, and white balance..should i read through my user manual for the camera or is this a common knowlage thing..i know Nothing what so ever of photography (and if it a dumb question i apologize)

Well, the camera's user manual is always the best source. But if you read through the dakka blogs and get a feel for the kind of things you need to consider... then use your manual to figure out exactly how to do it with your specific camera... I think you'll be fine. Or.... you can experiment until you find something that works best.

I've used an older Easyshare camera and got acceptable results. Just remember the 5 'p's and you'll get there eventually*.


Macro, working out where the minimum focus distance is (continuous autofocus and the screen help here), good lighting and a stable camera surface (handholding the camera is NOT recommended. With macro, the smallest movements are magnified)