Camera Courses

Hi Steve,
Check out any adult education classes held locally, or your local taft
Cheers Pete

HI Steve,
Try the shop where your wife bought it - most camera places run in house courses for the cameras they sell.
I just bought a new Canon EOS 400D from a specialist camera shop in Brisbane and they gave me a free membership to their photography club, free training course in the use of the Canon, on going newsletters etc.
The outside courses may not be specific to your camera - so I would ask the camera place where it was purchased.
Good luck,
Cheers,
Glen

Hi Stephen,
for what it's worth, interesting article in latest OVERLANDER mag. in a general sense.....cheers,
silvverback

If you don't have ready access to a course, you could -

Read a book from the library, something like a beginners guide etc.

Visit and joinn the Photo.net site - this is a communiy of very knowledgable photographers. Join thier forum and ask questions. (just gooogle photo.net)

Take lots of photographs and study the results.

If you are intimidated by the complexity of the camera, just slip in into "green" mode for a while and take some photos - most consumer cameras have a "green" setting where the camera will control all functions, you just push the button. Also called idiot mode, but I wouldn't dare say that in case I offend.

Cheers

Hi Stephen,

Once you start you will be surpised at how quickly it comes together.

Most cameras have the same basic featues but have different ways of changing the settings so keep your manual handy.

here are some sites that will help you on your photographic journey.

slr photography guide

This forum has regular meets in sydney,
dslrusers

Cackles

Diamonds camera stores do in house courses for Canon & Nikon & a general knowlage one for other brands
try either of thses forums i belong too the fist is an Australian one has a wealth of knowlage & great people
there is even mini meets in each state where u learn first hand of other photogs
http://www.dslrusers.net
The second is DPreview
http://www.dpreview.com/
which has many many forums for brand & subject spesific forums
both of which are free to join
if you have any questions please MM me here or email me & i will either point you in the right direction or answer your question
i take a photo now & then lol
warren aka aussichef

you do know that in camera terms an Olympus is the 4wd eqivilent of a Landrover,
those that have them love them and those that dont...........

You don't say which Olympus SLR you have (I have the e500 - with which I am very pleased) you probably have the e510?

Take a look at this, outstanding, site particularly the "Help and guides" section - Olympus should pay this guy to write their manuals, if you think this site is as helpful as I did please e-mail Andrzej and tell him - anyone who provides this much effort to help others deserves a lot of thanks.

Olympus SLR information

Mike Harding