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Okay, people may understand how to hold a camera up, push the release half-way to focus and all the way to shoot a picture (a lot of people, in fact skip that middle step) but when you purchase a Digital SLR camera, those basics aren't gonna give you great results, in fact, if that's all you're going to do, you're best off not getting the SLR and sticking with a Point-and-shoot camera. Don't waste your time, because it's not going to get YOU better results. It'll get me amazing results, but that's what you get with experience and education....
I had a lovely lady return her camera (as we have a two-week return policy) because she said the sky was white in her pictures.
Now, I have no problem exercising your right to return a product, that's why it's there, some people aren't sure if they want something so, giving them that two weeks to take it home and try it out is a great sales point, but if your excuse is that the sky is white and you want to further research cameras, you need to learn how to use a camera. shooting on auto... your sky is sometimes going to be white. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FREAKIN' WINTER OUT AND THE SKY IS PRETTY MUCH OVERCAST ANYWAYS. Please just do me a favor and buy one of those pretty little point and shoots that fit in your front pocket.
Manual settings are not avoidable with SLRs.
Furthermore, (now I'm just ranting) the fact that you have a 12 megapixel camera does not impress me, all that it means is that you COULD (but never WILL) print large-ass pictures, but you're too cheap to print 4x6
And why do you claim to be a photographer if you don't even know what an ISO is? I don't care if you spent $2500 on your camera, it's not worth it if you don't utilize what the damn thing can do. Cameras can not do the thinking for you. Point-and-shoots have gotten pretty intuitive, but that's it. EVERYBODY thinks they're a photographer now. Why? Because you can buy a camera that looks like mine? Wow, lucky you, I wish I had money like to blow on things that I'll never utilize to their full potential. Why buy a fast car if you never take it on the highway? Why buy a truck if you never load the back? Why buy a barber chair if you're not going to cut somebody's hair? Why buy a pool if you're just gonna sit in the hot tub all the time?
Because you're an idiot, that's why.
I had a lovely lady return her camera (as we have a two-week return policy) because she said the sky was white in her pictures.
Now, I have no problem exercising your right to return a product, that's why it's there, some people aren't sure if they want something so, giving them that two weeks to take it home and try it out is a great sales point, but if your excuse is that the sky is white and you want to further research cameras, you need to learn how to use a camera. shooting on auto... your sky is sometimes going to be white. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FREAKIN' WINTER OUT AND THE SKY IS PRETTY MUCH OVERCAST ANYWAYS. Please just do me a favor and buy one of those pretty little point and shoots that fit in your front pocket.
Manual settings are not avoidable with SLRs.
Furthermore, (now I'm just ranting) the fact that you have a 12 megapixel camera does not impress me, all that it means is that you COULD (but never WILL) print large-ass pictures, but you're too cheap to print 4x6
And why do you claim to be a photographer if you don't even know what an ISO is? I don't care if you spent $2500 on your camera, it's not worth it if you don't utilize what the damn thing can do. Cameras can not do the thinking for you. Point-and-shoots have gotten pretty intuitive, but that's it. EVERYBODY thinks they're a photographer now. Why? Because you can buy a camera that looks like mine? Wow, lucky you, I wish I had money like to blow on things that I'll never utilize to their full potential. Why buy a fast car if you never take it on the highway? Why buy a truck if you never load the back? Why buy a barber chair if you're not going to cut somebody's hair? Why buy a pool if you're just gonna sit in the hot tub all the time?Because you're an idiot, that's why.
ANYONE could have done it.
At this point I'm hanging around to watch the fun. The woman finishes counting and comes up to the counter and demands a diffrent box or an extra sheet of paper. The photo guy laughs and says no. 
But, the digital SLR will be primarily because of the expense of developing & printing film. With a digital & a printer, I only print what I want, when I want.
(not what I actually said).
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