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JonathanCaliber said:
#41. Whenever you see glass in your environment, see if you can't put your model behind it.

#70. Every photographer, no matter how famous or respected, sucked as much as you do at one point in time.
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I enjoyed your tips. Learned a couple of things! I found #70 to be worth keeping in mind, no matter where one is on one's journey.

Wonder if you (or anyone) can expand on #41? Not sure I understand this one...
 
Say Cheese said:
JonathanCaliber said:
#41. Whenever you see glass in your environment, see if you can't put your model behind it.

#70. Every photographer, no matter how famous or respected, sucked as much as you do at one point in time.
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I enjoyed your tips. Learned a couple of things! I found #70 to be worth keeping in mind, no matter where one is on one's journey.

Wonder if you (or anyone) can expand on #41? Not sure I understand this one...

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Your comment to the PP is nicely said, contrary to one , or perhaps another trying to make fun on this thread, after all the PP took out all the time to type, and send these photography tips, and I think some praise for it is on order.......

I am not so sure either about #41, perhaps it means that you should not to shot through glass ?

Griddi.....
 
Date your bodies (camera) and marry your lenses.
 
i loved your pictures! Very well done and nicely framed.

i agreed with some of your tips but majority I thought ok.

so you don’t write great tips but you do take beautiful pictures :)
 
JonathanCaliber said:
DenWil said:
JonathanCaliber said:
I thought I'd share the insights I've had and tips I've picked up while learning this stuff. I hope it can help people who are as lost as I was when I first started.
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It would be enlightening to see the work you have created following your own "tips" because I find much of this to be ...just hooey. Many half truths and half the statements are flat out wrong- can't remember reading such a list and hearing myself say "BS" quite so often.

dw
denniswilliams.net
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All of these photos were taken with a Nikon D3300 and the kit lenses - with the exception of the car & motorcycle photos which were taken with my 50mm prime or a rented 24-70mm on the D3300. Otherwise it's all kit gear and my fifty. My off-camera Neewer flashes cost $30 and I now routinely use them over my SB-700. I've had my D3300 for 2 1/2 years now, it was my first camera.

The site says I don't have Flash Player so I'm blocked from uploading more to my gallery.
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Regarding your statement about your D3300 & kit lens is all you need, I can only say "you don't miss what you don't have".
 
Great tips. I have read some of these given by professional photographers 20 years ago and repeated recently by many. Some people do not want to be told how to do something, because they think they already know everything.
 
Full Frame said:
JonathanCaliber said:
DenWil said:
JonathanCaliber said:
I thought I'd share the insights I've had and tips I've picked up while learning this stuff. I hope it can help people who are as lost as I was when I first started.
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It would be enlightening to see the work you have created following your own "tips" because I find much of this to be ...just hooey. Many half truths and half the statements are flat out wrong- can't remember reading such a list and hearing myself say "BS" quite so often.

dw
denniswilliams.net
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All of these photos were taken with a Nikon D3300 and the kit lenses - with the exception of the car & motorcycle photos which were taken with my 50mm prime or a rented 24-70mm on the D3300. Otherwise it's all kit gear and my fifty. My off-camera Neewer flashes cost $30 and I now routinely use them over my SB-700. I've had my D3300 for 2 1/2 years now, it was my first camera.

The site says I don't have Flash Player so I'm blocked from uploading more to my gallery.
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Regarding your statement about your D3300 & kit lens is all you need, I can only say "you don't miss what you don't have".
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I do appreciate cutting-edge gear as much as the next guy - when I rent thousand-dollar glass I do see improvement in my image quality, no doubt. It also makes my DSLR double as a boat anchor which is nice too. But I like my gear to grow organically, when I really feel like I'm scraping the skill ceiling on my D3300 and my 50mm 1.8 then I'll crest over to my next camera and lens combo. I've seen stuff shot on cheap 50's that looks intimidatingly beautiful. I know I'm nowhere near that point with my photography yet. If I'm the weak link, why spend more on gear? If only 20% to 30% of my shots from my shoots are any good, I want to get that number close to 70% 80% before I buy a camera that costs as much as a car. Plus I love the D3300, it's light and compact, a great little camera to shoot with. I'm not the sentimental type but strangely I think I'll be a little sad when I part with it, it's was my first DSLR and it's never failed me once.

I like buying gear "late" because I can feel out exactly what makes the new DSLR better after I've really pushed it's lower-tier counterpart to the limit. You just don't get what makes a Ferrari a Ferarri unless you've driven a Corolla for a few years. I understand the opposite point of view but that's just how I roll I guess.
 
#101: One inch sensors have about a 2/3 inch diagonal, actually.
 
Chaplain Mark said:
MPrince said:
I stopped reading after the second tip. Here's why:

1. Raw is not an acronym, no need or reason to use all caps.

2.

I'd say Robert Capa got the shot

I'd say Robert Capa got the shot
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Agreed.

I lost interest at the first "tip."

I've never shot raw, and perhaps will shoot raw in the future. For now, jpeg's work just fine.

To make a blanket statement such as tip #1 is to perhaps mislead many beginners.
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I agree and I always shoot raw! I know that there are better photographers than me though that only shoot JPEG. I'd feel handicapped without the flexibility of raw, but that doesn't mean that everyone's style would benefit from it. Broad generalizations never really make sense to me...



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Awesome but at my age I get to 12 and then I have to start over. :-D Great list and with classes and online interaction I have come across them all.
 
I like this list, you don't have to follow each and every one of them, but I guess there's a small something for everyone
Thanks for posting.

It's pretty long though.. maybe break it down into themed sections?

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#60 should be #1. The rest won't matter if there's a failure in rule #60.

;)
 
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