Rules I made for myself.
Nov 11, 2019 08:10:28 #
GOD BLESS OUR VETS!
40 years of shooting, some photography rules I made for myself.
If you want to improve your photography you must read and practice.
If you want to be thought of as a good photographer do not ever let anyone see your bad photos.
Don’t display 5-10 photos of the same subject from different angles, pick the one you like best and show that one.
The best HDR images do not look like HDR images.
If the eyes are not in focus then the photo is not in focus.
If you can’t get out to shoot then shoot what’s around you, if you look hard enough you will find something.
Less is more, go out with one prime lens (any focal length) and work on your creativity.
On vacation, I bring a point and shoot with a zoom for documentation and a fixed lens camera for art.
One in a thousand is hopefully worth printing and hanging.
To each their own.
Thanks for looking.
40 years of shooting, some photography rules I made for myself.
If you want to improve your photography you must read and practice.
If you want to be thought of as a good photographer do not ever let anyone see your bad photos.
Don’t display 5-10 photos of the same subject from different angles, pick the one you like best and show that one.
The best HDR images do not look like HDR images.
If the eyes are not in focus then the photo is not in focus.
If you can’t get out to shoot then shoot what’s around you, if you look hard enough you will find something.
Less is more, go out with one prime lens (any focal length) and work on your creativity.
On vacation, I bring a point and shoot with a zoom for documentation and a fixed lens camera for art.
One in a thousand is hopefully worth printing and hanging.
To each their own.
Thanks for looking.
Nov 11, 2019 08:14:58 #
Nov 11, 2019 08:18:51 #
I agree with everything you said, especially not displaying 5 - 10 photos of the same subject!!!
Nov 11, 2019 08:19:34 #
Very good ideas and concepts.
--Bob
--Bob
par4fore wrote:
GOD BLESS OUR VETS! br br 40 years of shooting, s... (show quote)
Nov 11, 2019 08:26:31 #
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Nov 11, 2019 08:45:35 #
par4fore wrote:
GOD BLESS OUR VETS! br br 40 years of shooting, s... (show quote)
Wise words. I hope, however, between 1/10 and 1/1000 work, depending upon circumstances. If not, Im doomed!
Nov 11, 2019 08:47:06 #
Nov 11, 2019 08:57:32 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Very good advise. I find myself thinking about doing these things but don’t put them into practice. Except for the 1 out of 10 shots of the same thing. I generally am more selective in working a scene.
Nov 11, 2019 09:06:25 #
Great words! Might even become a link as feedback to new posts looking for feedback. Consider one more:
One must delete as many frames as needed to isolate the keeper.
One must delete as many frames as needed to isolate the keeper.
Nov 11, 2019 09:13:55 #
Excellent reminder list. Along the line of CHG_CANON when I return from vacation trips I go through all my photos and delete 50%. A few days or week later, I go thru again and delete 50%. Now the 25% remaining is my real starting point.
Nov 11, 2019 09:16:39 #
Nov 11, 2019 10:40:36 #
I'm going to print this and hang it in front of my desk for a few weeks. Thanks!
Nov 11, 2019 10:42:27 #
Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved. ~ Bill Brandt
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