I need pointers with using my camera for modeling photos?

First, read your manual and get to know the camera and it's controls. Next I suggest you get the book Understanding Exposure. It should answer all your questions. a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=v4lw2lZKmioC&printsec=frontcover&dq=understanding+exposure&source=bl&ots=TVQdHCwxJW&sig=43aIDKNk6x_IaBMQYjg5ovOk7_k&hl=en&ei=ci26TMOsCIK0lQf5zNTSDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow"http://books.google.com/books?id=v4lw2lZ…/a