What is the one thing that has made you a better photographer?
Aug 2, 2013 07:43:10 #
Taking the time to really look and think about what I am shooting. I do shoot just to get a photograph. I shoot to express something. I look for subject, light, color, and is it interesting to me.
Aug 2, 2013 07:48:38 #
Malcolm B wrote:
Knowing how your particular camera works ... its abilities and limitations...
A big :thumbup:
An appreciation for the “artistic” fundamentals as well as good understanding of the basics of how a camera, any camera, makes a picture are givens. The watershed is when using your gear becomes second nature.
Aug 2, 2013 07:53:31 #
I read all these posts and they are all spot on. It took me a long time to discover why I liked making photos. For me it was a constant search for that perfect photo, ( haven't found it yet ) the thing that made me better was persistence.
Aug 2, 2013 08:18:09 #
Shooting RAW was a huge photographic move for me. I echo the suggestions everyone else made too, of course, but I would add that the sooner you move to shooting RAW and learn how to bring post production to your photos, the better they will be.
Aug 2, 2013 08:21:20 #
Having learned to take into account all of the following:
Subject + Composition
Lighting + Subject
Exposure + Time of day
Subject + Composition
Lighting + Subject
Exposure + Time of day
Aug 2, 2013 08:21:36 #
I love a challenge. The challenges never end. Macro, Astro, Photoshop, new subjects and the list goes on...
A journey to be enjoyed. Destinations are added to my list constantly. Projects and goals are always being added.
It is my reason for staying around and I have been around for a while. I don't want to leave just yet. ~the old professor
A journey to be enjoyed. Destinations are added to my list constantly. Projects and goals are always being added.
It is my reason for staying around and I have been around for a while. I don't want to leave just yet. ~the old professor
Aug 2, 2013 09:00:03 #
Aug 2, 2013 09:02:59 #
Clicksy wrote:
Looking through the photos on this wonderful site I see such talent, which got me thinking that everyone had to start somewhere......... so my question is If you could offer only one piece of information to a beginner photographer (like myself) that has greatly improved your skills what would it be?
Welcome helpful criticism and don't get discouraged.
Aug 2, 2013 09:08:26 #
Algernon
Loc: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
lighthouse wrote:
Realising that the correct order of importance was not
1) Subject
2) Composition
3) Light
but was
1) Composition
2) Light
3) Subject
1) Subject
2) Composition
3) Light
but was
1) Composition
2) Light
3) Subject
This gradual realization was key for me too. I think it is important to mention that it takes some serious analysis of your own photos, trying to answer the question of "what could have made this photo better?"
Aug 2, 2013 09:08:43 #
I once read that to get to the image quality level that you personally want you must take 1000 carefully chosen shots. This was back in the film days when we had to chisel your picture onto a rock.(HA) Now with digital it is much easier to get instant appreciation for what you wanted vs what you got. The same advice is still true. Take 1000 carefully taken shots and by the end of this exercise you will start noticing that you are closer to your mind's vision you had before the shutter clicks.
Bill R.
Bill R.
Aug 2, 2013 09:08:48 #
Learning how to use positive and negative space to create depth in my landscape photos.
Aug 2, 2013 09:33:16 #
Aug 2, 2013 09:37:05 #
For me it was learning the guidelines of composition and how to best get your point of interest across to the viewer. Learning how to visualize the effects of light and looking at what my background encompasses.
When not to completely blur the background to add to the story of the photo!
When not to completely blur the background to add to the story of the photo!
Aug 2, 2013 09:48:22 #
Those 2 Green buttons on Nikon that reset factory settings. Practice, experiment, reset....Practice, experiment, reset ! The Great people like these on UglyHedgehog !
Aug 2, 2013 09:59:15 #
So true! I posted one of my all-time favorite photos here on the Hog and got a lot of "nice photo" comments, but one person had the audacity to suggest I might try sharpening the eyes. At first, I bled. I applied some gauze and got on with sharpening the eyes and learning how to make eyes "pop" -- what a difference! So, keep some gauze in your camera bag. Even if you get an unsolicited critique, learn from it. One more thought: if you hear crickets when you post something you love, ask yourself why nobody is commenting and then go back and work on your photo some more. Odds are, everyone is too polite to yawn!
Papa Joe wrote:
Welcome helpful criticism and don't get discouraged.
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