TOP TIPS ?

[Tom Gerrard]

I came across this article recently. I agree with most, absolutely agree with a few and a couple or so I disagree/find debatable.
When you have a couple of minutes have look and see if you agree or not and tell us what you think.

Do you have a tip that you think as been omitted - go on share it with us.

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Here are 20 tips that were ‘liked’ by others most.

1. “You can’t please everyone!” – Tonya Holsey
2. “Learn Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO first. Stay on Manual. Shoot Raw.” – Alfredo Avila
3. “Don’t Buy the Kit Lens!” – Shari Schoeman
4. “Don’t be afraid of taking bad pictures.” – John Ireland

5. “Practice, practice, practice. Art is interpreted individually. But have fun experimenting!” – Jonathan McGill
6. “Don’t think you need the best camera or equipment. You only need inspiration and a dream” – Julie Williams
7. “Practice until using the various settings becomes an automatic skill and then relax into the ‘art’ of photography. Lighting is your friend and your enemy, stay on its good side at all times.” – Donna Seen

8. “Take a film class so you have to learn iso, shutter speed, and aperture really well! Practice, practice, practice! Change your perspective. When looking at other people’s work don’t just think “that’s a cool shot!” Ask yourself WHY you like it and then try to apply that to your own shots.” – Annie Richardson
9. “A 50mm f/1.8 lens will change your life.” – Enrique Villarreal

10. “Take your camera with you. Everywhere. “Almost” all the time.” – Mike Smith
11. “Just because the vintage effect looks “nice,” doesn’t mean you have to use it on every. Single. Picture.” – Kaylene Morgan Pinkham
12. “Take a picture everday, challenge yourself. Read your manual. Learn your camera settings.” – Lori Granquist Day
13. “They are not all keepers, and just as a hammer doesn’t build an amazing house a camera doesn’t take an amazing photo. They are tools. Think outside the box.” – Brad Beavers

14. “You can’t fix everything in Photoshop. Pay attention to the background.” – Beverly Everson
15. “Don’t show people the bad stuff. Shoot 300, show 1.” – Matthew Rubel
16. “Just because you love photography, doesn’t mean you have to make it your PROFESSION. If it’s your passion + you are ready to dedicate yourself to the art, never give up and go for it!” – Tiffany Kay

17. “My Photography teacher always said When you see Action, Turn around. Meaning watch the people who are watching a event happen.” – David Counts
18. “Find the light, but don’t be afraid of shadows.” – Amber Oman
19. “Leave your camera at home, walk around for 4 weeks and learn to SEE first. Collect pictures in your head until you really hate, that you don’t have the camera with you.” – Manuel Dorn

20. “Get inspiration from other photographers work but never copy. Make your photos a reflection of what’s in your heart.” – Céline Allano
Here’s one more from Karen Rader who went a little over 50 words but whose words seemed to resonate with a lot of our readers:
“Master ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Shoot everyday. Study your results (including what shutter speed, ISO and aperture settings you used for your favorite shots).
Anytime you feel that your equipment is inadequate, it just means you need to master the basics better. The master photographers from 50-100 years ago didn’t have anything as fancy as you are holding in your hot little paws, so claiming inadequate equipment isn’t a good excuse. Work on your skills.
Composition is everything. Study the master painters (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, etc) for inspiration in composition. Start to see things as a painter.
Hit us over the head with your subject. Make it obvious what we are supposed to be seeing. Remove the clutter.”

Regards,

Tom.

[-KT]

I'm ticking number 9....dear santa!!!

[GERRYG]

Hi Tom,
I don't do facebook or twitter, so I don't get to see this stuff, but I think this is a good article. I don't know what you agree with Tom, but I like the last comments from Karen Rader. I think it is the art of photography that we are all looking for in our picture, something special, something different, something that stops you in your tracks. But most of all the love of just taking pictures.

Be nice to one another.

[bert haddock]

Hi Tom,
No 9 for me, last week I went down to the Arboretum at Westonbirt, just took my d200 body with a 1.8 50MM lens and tripod, no heavy camera bag full of lenses etc, the weather was rubbish but with just this one lens and being able to use slow shutter speeds by using the tripod and cable release, I got some good shots of the autumn colours, and had one of the most enjoyable days of photography for a long time.
Bert.

[Paul Jones]

15. “Don’t show people the bad stuff. Shoot 300, show 1.”

18. “Find the light, but don’t be afraid of shadows.”

20. “Get inspiration from other photographers work but never copy.

I agree with most of them, but the above are the ones that resonate with me.

And, yes, the humble 50mm is a cracking lens. I went about a year or so just using this one lens.

[keith richardson]

Hi,
There are none on the list can anyone can argue with, but on a personal level I do adhere to ...

10. “Take your camera with you. Everywhere. “Almost” all the time.” – Mike Smith

and

6. “Don’t think you need the best camera or equipment. You only need inspiration and a dream” – Julie Williams

(especially as the only apparent 'Olympian' in the club).

And Karen Rader hits the nail on the head for me.

Keith.

[wendyboardman]

I like number 19 tom, but they all made me think.
Thanks for that,
wendy