Nikon D3100 Tips & Tricks

Follow this great tutorial from thefro on how to capture and edit your photo so it looks ‘wow’

Grab a Nikon D3100 from Guy Kawasaki who promoting his new book , Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions.

You must submit a photo of a person (or group of people) holding a copy of the book Enchantment, in hard copy or e-book form. Get creative, be original, and most of all be enchanting!

The 25 entries that receive the most votes, and comply with all Contest Rules, will be the finalists. The Contest Facilitators will then select a winner, who will receive a brand-new Nikon D3100!

Get your entry in by October 31st and encourage your friends to vote. Winners will be announced on or around November 7th.

Enter the contest here , requirements below:

• Must be 18 years or older to participate.
• Contest open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
• Your photo submission must be original content that you own all rights to.
• Users may vote once per entry for their favorite entries.

Here’s a way to activate Nikon D3100 tethered capture with Adobe Lightroom 3 (or 2). For Macintosh only.

Thanks Giannis for the video and the tips :)

Fisheye lens is special wide-angle lens that takes in a broad, panoramic and hemispherical image. With some tricks you can even make the lens capture 180-degree angle of view.

Some choices for Nikon compatible fisheye lens:

• Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye Nikkor ( view more sample images )
• Rokinon FE8M-N 8mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens for Nikon (Black) ( more sample images )
• and plenty of 3rd party fisheye lens on Amazon

Fisheye Effect

and here’s a video of Nikon D3100 with 8mm fish eye lens

Nice, Nikon just announced red version of Nikon D3100. All features and specs are the same. This version should be available across Europe around October 2011.

Nikon introduces bestselling D-SLR in Red

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8 September 2011 – For the first time ever, Nikon introduces a primary coloured model to its D-SLR camera range. From 22nd September, its bestselling D-SLR, the D3100, will be available across Europe in red.

The D3100 is Nikon’s popular entry-level D-SLR. The new addition to the range will offer the same 14.2 megapixels, Guide Mode, full HD movie, and Live View modes as the original D3100. However, the introduction of a vibrant red model is set to broaden the camera’s appeal among first-time D-SLR users, families and young people.

The camera has been hugely popular amongst newcomers to D-SLR photography, particularly those looking to capture all of life’s important moments in perfect quality, without worrying about settings. It has been particularly well received by families, as the camera makes it easy to shoot beautiful photos and full HD movies capturing those unmissable times.

The D3100 Red will be available across Europe from 22nd September.

Another goodies from Jared Polin. He shared some tips and technique on how to photograph portrait with Nikon D3100 and kit lens. Learn what ISO is the best for current lighting conditions, the aperture and so on. Check it out

There’s also a timelapse video and sample photos at his blog

Although the Nikon D3100 is equipped with autofocus feature, there are times that we could use Manual Focus to achieve better results. In macro photography, manual focus is important to get a precise focusing due to extremely shallow depth of field (DOF). Or in low-light conditions because it can be difficult for Nikon D3100 to focusing. Shooting in manual focus mode is a skill that you need to learn and practice.

Here’s a nice tutorial video of how to setup your Nikon D3100 to use manual focus: