when using the manual settings on an SLR digital camera?

Question

okay so i'm playing around with the light meter, and when i find the setting i want (which was 1/6.. i have no idea what that means anyway) and i noticed that no matter what setting i do, the picture comes out with a yellow color like this:

http://i9.tinypic.com/6q29mdv.jpg

as you can probably tell, i know nothing about the settings on an SLR camera and how to take a good picture.

do you have any suggestions? i love photography and i would really like to learn more and take lovely photos :)

thanks!

by the way, i'm 15 and i have a digital rebel xti. if that helps in any way.

Answer 1

I just bought that camera, too! And I am beginning to learn about it. One thing to do is read the instruction book that came with it. And keep it handy when you are changing the settings on your camera.

Go to the library and check out some books on basic photography, or buy some books. If you have a community college in your city, see if they have any classes on photography.

Study the books and practice, practice, practice! Learn how to compose a picture so it looks pleasing. You will not be a good photographer over night, and neither will I! But with lots of practice and some studying, maybe we both will be able to take good pictures!

Good luck to you!

Answer 2

The 1/6 is your shutter speed. It's 1/6 of a second, which is bad for a handheld shot. You need to put your camera on a tripod at that speed, or use a flash.

The yellowish color is from the room lighting. Go into your menu to the white balance setting and set it at incandescent. Or, using a flash will correct the lighting color to a more natural hue.

For your shutter speed, you can switch to a faster speed, above 1/60, if you can also change to a larger aperture (smaller f number--it's the other setting in manual). If you are already on your widest aperture, (the number is on the front of your lens, right after how many millimeters or mm it is), you can use a flash, turn up your room lights, or switch to a higher ISO (go into your camera's menu to do this).

Answer 3

Buy a Lightsphere with Amberdome (for Tungstun Lighting) for Bounce Flash, don't matter you are using SLR or DSLR, it will solve your problem when you taking picture on Tungstun light. For DSLR camera,you have to remember to control White Balance for Tungstun mode, ISO 400 film Speeds,1/15 Shutter Speed,Aperture at f 3.5.Good Luck to you.