Do you speak French and available to move to Lausanne? Becouse I know somebody who organises Photography beginners courses each weekend for free. However the lessons are held in French as the teacher purpose is to improve his French. 

It is good opportunity in case you are able to move to Lausanne during the weekends.

Not much French, I'm afraid

You might want to start with instruction videos on YouTube. That should get you going.

What exactly are you looking for? What kind of camera? What kind of interest (e.g. portrait, landscape, cityscape, travel)? I used to be a serious amateur and may be able to help you find what you need.

Thanks Edward,

Can you recommend andy youtube lînks?

My daughter is interested in learning more about photography. She is taking loads of pictures of friends, food and flowers with her iphone, but decided she wanted to learn more. She has got a Nikon DSLR camera.

This is one of the better online sites to learn from, and he covers a wide range of photographic techniques. 

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography

and this is for you tube links, just search for the techniques you want. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXRp9JkzrI&feature=em-uploademail

Karl has already provided good links. I could also suggest some of the better photography magazines; I used to read them in paper but I'm sure they have lots of stuff online now. 

For example: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to

The subjects you want your daughter to learn about (e.g. by searching YouTue) are:

* Exposure. This is the basis of understanding your camera and how to take well-exposed photos.

* Aperture priority. The first step in learning about your DLSR is moving from the automatic modes to Aperture Priority. It allows you to take control of your depth-of-field (i.e. what in your photo is sharp and what is blurry). 

* Composition. How to frame your photo for the best effect. It's very subjective what is good or bad composition, but learning the basic (e.g. the rule of thirds) is important.

* Low-light photography: Some of the best photos are taken when there isn't much light: at sunrise or sunset, at night, or indoors. This requires a tripod (to remove camera shake), an (off-camera) flash, or a very high ISO setting. All 3 techniques are worth learning.

* Tripod. You can't be a serious photographer without one. Should be lightweight but sturdy. Required when there's low light, but even on other occasions it helps you slow down and think about your photos.

* Portrait photography. Even if it's not your main interest, you learn a lot from taking portraits of friends (or strangers), that will help you improve your holiday and city shots. Especially learning how to light your subject, postures that work and don't work, and paying attention to details are important.

* Flash photography. Off-camera flashes are stronger than the one that's on your camera, and because it's further away from the lens it reduces/eliminates red eyes in portraits. Learning how to operate one is an advanced skill that you want to learn when you take a lot of photos at night. E.g. learning how to use the flash to light up the foreground but have the right exposure of the background as well. 

I had a very brief look on YouTube and found several videos that looked great to get started. Once your daughter has gone through them she should just go out and take photos. Try new things. When I learned things were still analog so I had to worry about buying film (and running out); that's no longer an issue. So experiment.

Hi Lasse, I just come cross this thread.   I give a photography workshop to groups and individuals any levels when time permits as I travel often.  All your daughter needs is passion and persistance.

my site:  http:// www.yoshi-shimizu.com

Pls. let me know if she is interested in after checking my site.  Though it might not be on regular base, we could try few courses.

Yoshi

Thanks Yoshi, 

I give photography lessons.

www.artphoto.weebly.com

Hi Yoshi,

very impressice project, would love to take some lessons with you. appreciate it if we can let me know whenever your free or have a course scheduled.

Thank you

Hi Sarah,  Thank you for your reply.  Pls. send a message to [email protected] for further information.

Thank you.

Yoshi