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12/21/2014 01:09:46 PM · #1 |
I was just reading this blog, which is an interesting one. It made me stop & think.
Remember your first camera? If you could go back & give yourself some free advice, what would you say?
I would say this to myself:
You will quickly learn to use a camera with confidence, but you are never going to master photography. This is because framing the shot will always remain a mystery to you. Spend as much time as possible learning to process your own shots because you are better at cropping the shot afterward than you are at framing the original capture.
How about you? Any words of photographer's wisdom for your younger self? |
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12/21/2014 01:41:17 PM · #2 |
Do not keep so many images, but poperly tag the one's you do.
Message edited by author 2014-12-21 13:42:01. |
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12/21/2014 11:13:10 PM · #3 |
| Have you thought about fishing? Maybe you should try fishing... |
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12/21/2014 11:19:03 PM · #4 |
It's gonna be an expensive journey, keep on keepin' on!
Unlike life in general or finances/investment opportunities, there's really nothing I would tell my past self in regards to photography.
Maybe that's how I should consider life. That the journey is more important, and 'getting ahead' would defeat the whole purpose. |
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12/21/2014 11:19:34 PM · #5 |
It's not you(me)... it's the dynamic range limitations of digital (and somewhat less in film). Just get a ND grad filter or bracket your exposures.
When showing my first sunset photo to a family member (some 10 years ago), they asked why most of the photo looked so dark and said/asked nothing more. I exposed for the sunset's highlights. Thinking back, it was the right thing to do at the time, as it was all about the sky and the colors but I really took that first bit of "critique" rather strongly to heart. Yeah, I could've opened up the shadows a bit in post. Didn't use Photoshop at the time but some other graphic editor type program. Interesting times.
Message edited by author 2014-12-21 23:40:15. |
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12/21/2014 11:42:46 PM · #6 |
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12/21/2014 11:47:23 PM · #7 |
| Photography is a journey, you won't get to the end quickly, so enjoy the path along the way. Make art / photos that please you, and if others like them great, if they don't oh well! |
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12/22/2014 04:35:35 AM · #8 |
| Take no notice of all the zillions of this,s and that's,put your camera on Auto and fire away. |
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12/22/2014 09:16:16 AM · #9 |
| dont buy expensive gear, hire beautiful models instead. |
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12/22/2014 09:26:12 AM · #10 |
| City scapes are boring, people are much more interesting! |
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12/22/2014 10:35:28 AM · #11 |
1. Equipment won't make you better. Save your money.
2. Photo what you love, no matter how weird or abstract.
3. Work on composition. Rinse and repeat. |
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12/22/2014 10:38:28 AM · #12 |
| Make sure to take pictures of the things that mean something, not just what's around you at the time. Don't live life through the lens; put the camera down and enjoy the people you are with, but try not to miss those special moments you want to keep forever. Whether it is your children, pets, spouse, family or friends; they are the ones who will continue to be there with you if you are there With them. |
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12/22/2014 11:08:16 AM · #13 |
| Watch where you walk. That cliff is closer than it looks through your 15 f/4 |
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12/22/2014 01:52:42 PM · #14 |
| Start right out learning to shoot with both eyes open. It pays off over and over again. |
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12/22/2014 02:07:29 PM · #15 |
| I agree with the blogger, going out with one fixed lens gets me much better results, sometimes I think I must be missing something by only using a prime but it just feels right. |
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12/22/2014 04:54:46 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by jagar:
I agree with the blogger, going out with one fixed lens gets me much better results, sometimes I think I must be missing something by only using a prime but it just feels right. |
You know, I do too, I agree with the blogger. I zoom with my feet! It takes lots of practice for me to get to know a lens really well, but it's nice to now a lens really well. Sony SAL 30M28 AF Macro is my fav.
Message edited by author 2014-12-22 16:57:22. |
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12/22/2014 07:12:41 PM · #17 |
| Be more concerned with taking a quality image than image quality. |
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12/24/2014 04:31:38 AM · #18 |
| I got my first camera on 2010 and it was just a digital camera, not so highly configured. But after some time photography become my passion and thus bought my own camera by my own money. |
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12/24/2014 07:50:26 AM · #19 |
Take up collecting diamonds, it's cheaper ;-)
Nah seriously, I would have dug up my notes from Photography 101-102 that we took in college and made it more of a priority to learn how to shoot on Manual. I let the Digimax carry me along on its shoulders on Auto for way too long. I did make myself start shooting on Manual with the Powershot, though.
And I probably would have suggested signing up for a course in PS. Not because peeps here aren't useful, but everyone has their own pet tricks in PS so it can be difficult to cobble together a useful skillset from a few dozen different contributors. I may still try to find a local GD for PS tutoring. |
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12/24/2014 08:13:23 AM · #20 |
I would say to myself don't think that better equipment will make you a better photog and take notes, take notes, take notes.
I keep doing the same homework over and over.
Message edited by author 2015-01-12 10:46:43. |
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12/24/2014 08:50:35 AM · #21 |
| If you are not looking through it, cap it. |
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12/24/2014 09:02:16 AM · #22 |
White balance, white balance, White balance.
MIE, MIE, MIE
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01/12/2015 12:34:09 AM · #23 |
| This is why I always come back, good advice, great teachers, and its all about photography. |
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01/12/2015 12:44:42 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by tolovemoon:
This is why I always come back, good advice, great teachers, and its all about photography. |
Yep!
I am learning from the wise ones :-)) Advise taken and appreciated- thank you
Message edited by author 2015-01-12 00:45:04. |
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01/12/2015 11:21:11 AM · #25 |
| Take more pictures of family even if me-past had to stash the film and not pay for devl until years later. |
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