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05/20/2007 07:23:56 PM · #1
Someone at my church asked me to give a presentation on photography. I guess there are a lot of people that are curious how to take better pictures. I've got a pretty good grasp on the subject and said I would do it.

I would like to put together a list of the 10 most common misconceptions about photography. But I'm having a hard time coming up with a good list.

The first misconception that came to my mind was that most people (that don't understand photography) think that a big, telephoto lens is only good for photographing far away objects. I'm going to explain that a telephoto lens can also create a bokeh effect...i.e. blurred background, etc.

You get the picture. I'd appreciate any good misconceptions that you guys can come up with. Thanks a lot!

Russell
05/20/2007 07:25:46 PM · #2
"Your work is nice. You must have a really good camera" :-)
05/20/2007 07:30:16 PM · #3
"Your own photos aren't as good as you think they are"
05/20/2007 07:33:44 PM · #4
The biggest misconception and the most important one is that only professional photgraphers with fancy cameras and lenses can take incredible pictures.
This is important because one has to believe in oneself before doing something. Most of the people do not believe that they can also take wonderful pictures, if they really tried.
05/20/2007 07:34:35 PM · #5
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Message edited by author 2007-05-20 19:36:17.
05/20/2007 07:34:39 PM · #6
"You must center your subject"
05/20/2007 07:36:07 PM · #7
ANother misconception is that only expensive camera is a good camera.
05/20/2007 07:36:40 PM · #8
These are great.
05/20/2007 07:36:49 PM · #9
deleted mine cause original quote was deleted.

:)

Message edited by author 2007-05-20 19:37:34.
05/20/2007 07:38:11 PM · #10
Originally posted by karmat:

"You must center your subject"


Yes, please address that one.
05/20/2007 07:38:19 PM · #11
oops.

*EDIT* Yah, my original post is a misconception.. not a personal statement on anyone :)

Message edited by author 2007-05-20 19:39:21.
05/20/2007 07:38:53 PM · #12
Digital photos are great straight from the camera.
05/20/2007 07:39:07 PM · #13
Don't know if these would be "top ten", but here are a couple of misconceptions:

A better/bigger/more expensive camera will make you a better photographer.

Flash is only for nighttime and indoor photography.

05/20/2007 07:39:45 PM · #14
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by karmat:

"You must center your subject"


Yes, please address that one.


another way of saying this is, you must not have an eccentric subject. (like me).
05/20/2007 07:39:49 PM · #15
Bright and sunny days with no clouds are great for good landscape pictures...
05/20/2007 07:40:20 PM · #16
Desaturating a photo makes it look artistic :-)

Ohhh and photoshop filters make a photo look really awesome.

or maybe I spend too much time on Myspace.

Message edited by author 2007-05-20 19:42:26.
05/20/2007 07:42:13 PM · #17
I'm not sure if this is really a misconception, but I always see people taking photos of their family and friends, and making them face the sun. The photo turns out with overexposed faces and squinty eyes. If they had the sun to their back, a nice rim of light around their head is created and the expresions on faces are much nicer.

EDIT: Also that overcast days are no good for portraits when they are accualy excelent.

Message edited by author 2007-05-20 19:43:12.
05/20/2007 07:42:32 PM · #18
Artyste...I almost took your comment the wrong way ;-) Thanks for the clarification.
05/20/2007 07:44:08 PM · #19
Something about a good picture will never have anything blurry in it, or anything out of focus.
05/20/2007 07:45:42 PM · #20
not sure if this would fall under "misconception" or not ... but lots of amateur/point and shooters think that they need to put the person way back next to something ... then the photog backs up to get the entire person in the shot ... when they print the images all you see is a tiny person and can hardly tell who it is ... might be helpful to teach them how to compose a shot so you can tell who the person is along with the landmark they're in the shot with ...

did I explain that ok?
05/20/2007 07:46:03 PM · #21
That only photos with perfect exposure or focus throughout are "good" pictures.
05/20/2007 07:46:19 PM · #22
Originally posted by Wildcard:

Digital photos are great straight from the camera.


This is somewhat true with a 5D.
05/20/2007 07:47:12 PM · #23
Originally posted by pamelasue:

not sure if this would fall under "misconception" or not ... but lots of amateur/point and shooters think that they need to put the person way back next to something ... then the photog backs up to get the entire person in the shot ... when they print the images all you see is a tiny person and can hardly tell who it is ... might be helpful to teach them how to compose a shot so you can tell who the person is along with the landmark they're in the shot with ...

did I explain that ok?

yeah..."move in closer" is a good thing to tell people who don't know a lot about photography and composition.
05/20/2007 07:47:51 PM · #24
Originally posted by Wildcard:

Digital photos are great straight from the camera.

... or the corollary, that post-processing your photo to look the way you want is "manipulating the photo or "digital art" ...
05/20/2007 07:49:23 PM · #25
"If your camera has more megapixels, you will get a better picture."
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