Comments on: photography 101 – rule of thirds

By: Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:10:36 +0000

I cannot tell you how much I love and appreciate your photography 101. It is great for closet photographer wanna-be’s! (Closet because of the cost of that pesky equipment!!).
Hooray, the rule of thirds is free! Thanks for the tips.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:56:08 +0000

thanks for the teaching lesson. i will be practing during thanksgiving.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:40:13 +0000

I’m gonna be trying this out…

Your pictures are so awesome…..!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:34:26 +0000

Wow, beautiful pictures. I’m excited to try this photography tip. Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and Olivia.

By: kathi

kathi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:11:11 +0000

Darren, thanks so much for taking the time to teach us what you know! I know I’m excited to keep learning from you!

By: Lauren White

Lauren White — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:28:20 +0000

Hi Darren,

Your pictures are brilliant! Thanks so much for the lessons, that rule of thirds really makes sense! My husband has that down but I never manage it, my object is always way too far to one side or dead center, haha. I was wondering if you are taking on new projects? ..for baby/family Christmas portraits? Understand if you don’t have the time.

God bless!
Lauren White

By: Emilie Olson

Emilie Olson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:40:38 +0000

I am going to go practice-

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:17:50 +0000

GREAT tip!!! I am so excited to start using your tips to get better photos!

By: darren

darren — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:05 +0000

Nadia,
Yes, that is the same camera. Those accessories are all very cheap though. I’d probably buy this one directly from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Digital-Reduction-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B0012Q72IY/ref=pd_cp_e_0?pf_rd_p=413862901&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00193VJCK&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1SNDAGWZ600GPYQMEPQW

Then, just buy the accessories you really want. Instead of the crummy tripod, maybe get an inexpensive gorilla pod, and get a good memory card from staples or something.

By: Nadia Nigro

Nadia Nigro — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:48:59 +0000

Darren,

Thanks so much for the great lessons! Right now, I have a point-and-shoot Kodak Camera that I love. It’s 5MP and 10X optical zoom, but I have been thinking of maybe investing in something for the next step “up”, like the Pentax K200D SLR camera you recommended in your previous Photography 101 post. I looked it up on Amazon and found the following:

http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Digital-Reduction-18-55mm-Accessory/dp/B00193VJCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227580358&sr=8-1

Would you be able to tell me if this is the same exact camera or not? They seem to give you way too many other things for that price, so it sounds a little suspicious? :) Again, thanks a lot for your advice! It is really helpful and much appreciated!

God bless you!