100 Photography Tips

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

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I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Stevo is correct.

Of course you can learn from your mistakes but only if you realise they are mistakes , it isn't automatic.

If you have come across a bad cook ( could be a family member or a friend) you could have noticed that no matter how long they have been cooking for they are still bad cooks.

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Learning is not implicit in the "rule", only taking many shots.

FrancoD said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Stevo is correct.

Of course you can learn from your mistakes but only if you realise they are mistakes , it isn't automatic.

If you have come across a bad cook ( could be a family member or a friend) you could have noticed that no matter how long they have been cooking for they are still bad cooks.

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I had a taekwondo instructor once tell me "Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect".

Very true in many elements of life.

Mackiesback said:

FrancoD said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Stevo is correct.

Of course you can learn from your mistakes but only if you realise they are mistakes , it isn't automatic.

If you have come across a bad cook ( could be a family member or a friend) you could have noticed that no matter how long they have been cooking for they are still bad cooks.

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I had a taekwondo instructor once tell me "Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect".

Very true in many elements of life.

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That's a really good one and the analogy works well from sports to photography.

I am rather surprised by all the negativity. I enjoyed reading through the list. And as a newbie I think I got something out of it.

Yeah, some of it seemed basic. But some of it not. And who can tell which is which to each. Just skip over the ones that don't apply or don't make sense to you. Say "huh, good idea" or "yeah, that's right" to what remains. Considering the price I paid, I think the list was a good deal.

FrancoD said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Stevo is correct.

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No he is not. He makes the supposition that one will not learn from one's own mistakes. This is silly.

FrancoD said:

Of course you can learn from your mistakes but only if you realise they are mistakes , it isn't automatic.

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Never said it was automatic.

FrancoD said:

If you have come across a bad cook ( could be a family member or a friend) you could have noticed that no matter how long they have been cooking for they are still bad cooks.

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I have known good and bad cooks who were autodidactic and good and bad cooks who were trained.

I am not trying to undervalue training or any other sort of learning. Just saying practice, by itself, is a learning tool.

I went on holiday, early in my photography endeavours, with a film camera. Never saw the images until I was home, but I improved visibly from the beginning to the end. Why? Because I became more familiar with looking at the world through the viewfinder and letting that view influence my shooting.

A camera is a tool and use improves usage. Is shooting the only method one should employ? Obviously not. But to say shooting itself has no value is a ridiculous as saying that study confers talent.

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

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Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

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Learning is not implicit in the "rule", only taking many shots.

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I've no idea what the OP meant, but the general rule of a list of rules is that they are a brief synopsis, not a dissertation on the concept.

to repeat my reply to FrancoD:

I went on holiday, early in my photography endeavours, with a film camera. Never saw the images until I was home, but I improved visibly from the beginning to the end. Why? Because I became more familiar with looking at the world through the viewfinder and letting that view influence my shooting.

A camera is a tool and use improves usage. Is shooting the only method one should employ? Obviously not. But to say shooting itself has no value is a ridiculous as saying that study confers talent.

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

Click to expand...

Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

Click to expand...

Learning is not implicit in the "rule", only taking many shots.

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I've no idea what the OP meant, but the general rule of a list of rules is that they are a brief synopsis, not a dissertation on the concept.

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Yea, and as such, they are open to interpretation.

lilBuddha said:

A camera is a tool and use improves usage. Is shooting the only method one should employ? Obviously not. But to say shooting itself has no value is a ridiculous as saying that study confers talent.

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Actually, people believe it and say it all the time. So it absolutely deserves to be clarified.

You're arguing this point is to now making you look like a dog whose trying to do long division.

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

Click to expand...

Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

Click to expand...

Learning is not implicit in the "rule", only taking many shots.

Click to expand...

I've no idea what the OP meant, but the general rule of a list of rules is that they are a brief synopsis, not a dissertation on the concept.

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Yea, and as such, they are open to interpretation.

stevo23 said:

A camera is a tool and use improves usage. Is shooting the only method one should employ? Obviously not. But to say shooting itself has no value is a ridiculous as saying that study confers talent.

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Actually, people believe it and say it all the time. So it absolutely deserves to be clarified.

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Then clarify is what you should have done, rather than simply dismiss it.

stevo23 said:

You're arguing this point is to now making you look like a dog whose trying to do long division.

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Cute. Go for the insult. You should at least try one that makes sense.

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

lilBuddha said:

stevo23 said:

I stoped at: #5. The more pictures you take, the better you get.

Nope. Reinforcing bad habits just makes you miserably bad.

Click to expand...

Nope. It might, if you do not learn from those shots. But one can learn from one's own mistakes and experiments.

Click to expand...

Learning is not implicit in the "rule", only taking many shots.

Click to expand...

I've no idea what the OP meant, but the general rule of a list of rules is that they are a brief synopsis, not a dissertation on the concept.

Click to expand...

Yea, and as such, they are open to interpretation.

lilBuddha said:

A camera is a tool and use improves usage. Is shooting the only method one should employ? Obviously not. But to say shooting itself has no value is a ridiculous as saying that study confers talent.

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Actually, people believe it and say it all the time. So it absolutely deserves to be clarified.

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Then clarify is what you should have done, rather than simply dismiss it.

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It needed dismissing and replacing. Worst thing is to repeat and repeat something that is misleading.

lilBuddha said:

lilBuddha said:

You're arguing this point is to now making you look like a dog whose trying to do long division.

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Cute. Go for the insult. You should at least try one that makes sense.

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Even more so then. You have a habit of stretching these things out to absurd lengths as you're attempting to do now.

JonathanCaliber said:

#26. Don't publish multiple poses from the same basic photo, and don't publish different edits of the same photo. Variety is the hallmark of a confident photographer.

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Thanks for tips, I found some of them very usefull. I couldn't read all the replies, so I'm not sure if anyone mentioned before. But I'll write it anyway; I think 26th tip should be anded like "Variety is the hallmark of a unconfident photographer". Ofcourse I might be wrong becouse of my insufficient English.