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The Mistakes You Made At The Beginning, That You No Longer Do?
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Apr 21, 2019 06:53:23   #
steve49 Loc: massachusetts
 
Being sure to catch the leader before shooting.

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Apr 21, 2019 06:56:29   #
alphonso49uk
 
Assuming that because the camera could attain iso 12800 I should use that setting for all low light photos.

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Apr 21, 2019 06:59:49   #
catchlight.. Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
 
Feiertag wrote:
Have you considered using auto ISO? Works for me.


Not always the best choice if doing a professional shoot where you need the best quality and consistency, but that setting can be handy at times.

It is a ritual now for me to to check all settings. Once bitten, twice shy.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:05:55   #
WesIam Loc: Phoenixville, Pa
 
My biggest mistake not learning more about the camera's buttons and their functions.
Waiting to long learning to use manual mode.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:06:02   #
Ron 717 Loc: Pennsylvania
 
Feiertag wrote:
My biggest mistake was using the aperture mode while shooting birds in flight. Why did I use it? Because I was told that this was the best setting. Wrong!

What practice did you use that you now regret?


Curious, why not shoot birds in flight using aperture mode? What mode do you use for BIF that works for you?

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Apr 21, 2019 07:06:12   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
Feiertag wrote:
My biggest mistake was using the aperture mode while shooting birds in flight. Why did I use it? Because I was told that this was the best setting. Wrong!

What practice did you use that you now regret?



Harold, mine goes back to film days. Not setting the camera (Canon FTb) with the incorrect ISO setting. I would switch from B&W at an ESO of 100 and then shoot some slides at an ISO of 25. The slides were close to useless, way to dark. I have not thought about that screw-up for a very long time, Thank You for the memory.

Greg

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Apr 21, 2019 07:14:32   #
CO
 
Keen wrote:
I used to get excited, and too intent upon my subject, and start shooting without really looking. I would snap a shot of a friend standing under a tree, in the shade....and not see the tree branch behind the friend....a branch apparently growing out of my friend's ear. I no longer do such. Now I "see as a photographer sees." I look at foregrounds, backgrounds, subjects, lighting, shadows, and more. I no longer get images of tree branches growing out of people's ears, telephone poles growing out of the tops of their heads, etc. Learning to see as a photographer was the biggest step in my evolution as a photographer. Everything else-learning about Apertures, using filters, etc-were baby steps by comparison. Learning to see properly was just a matter of discipline...of slowing down, and taking the time to really look. Once I really made the effort, it did not take long to create the habit of taking the time to examine scenes. It required a mind shift, and some discipline, and it rewarded me greatly. I went from 'taking pictures' to 'making images'....creating art (such as it may be). I evolved from being a Snapshooter into becoming a Photographer. I do not regret having been a Snapshooter, but I will never go back to being such.
I used to get excited, and too intent upon my subj... (show quote)


Tree branches and poles are constantly a problem with outdoor model photography. I just attended an outdoor model photo shoot and had that problem.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:15:15   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
Feiertag wrote:
My biggest mistake was using the aperture mode while shooting birds in flight. Why did I use it? Because I was told that this was the best setting. Wrong!

What practice did you use that you now regret?


Not keeping old RAW files at the beginning and shooting in less that max JPEG.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:24:31   #
ELNikkor
 
Putting it on "A". Soon as the flash popped up on its own, never used "A" again!

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Apr 21, 2019 07:25:07   #
khorinek
 
Feiertag wrote:
My biggest mistake was using the aperture mode while shooting birds in flight. Why did I use it? Because I was told that this was the best setting. Wrong!

What practice did you use that you now regret?


Using Program Mode. My Mentor back in the day used Program Mode and always pushed it on me. I read every photography book I could find, watched a lot of you tube videos on the cameras I had and asked a lot of questions of colleagues. I came to realize, Manual and/or Shutter speed was the better way to go for me. Now when I teach, I put lot of preference on Manual Mode and shutter Priority and explain why.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:32:07   #
Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada
 
khorinek wrote:
Using Program Mode. My Mentor back in the day used Program Mode and always pushed it on me. I read every photography book I could find, watched a lot of you tube videos on the cameras I had and asked a lot of questions of colleagues. I came to realize, Manual and/or Shutter speed was the better way to go for me. Now when I teach, I put lot of preference on Manual Mode and shutter Priority and explain why.


I have not used P mode but I wish someone would have advised me to use sp or manual. I ruined many birds in flight shots with aperture priority.

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Apr 21, 2019 07:33:26   #
srt101fan
 
Feiertag wrote:
My biggest mistake was using the aperture mode while shooting birds in flight. Why did I use it? Because I was told that this was the best setting. Wrong!

What practice did you use that you now regret?


Unfortunately I still make the same mistakes, but fortunately less frequently (improper attention to backgrounds; forgetting to reset exposure compensation to zero; with M+Auto ISO, forgetting that ISO might peg at the lower end when my camera is set for lower light (e.g., a building interior) and then moving into bright sunlight...)

Happy Easter!

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Apr 21, 2019 07:42:20   #
throughrhettseyes Loc: Rowlett, TX
 
Back in 2005 I didn't know what RAW was when I bought my first Nikon D200. I would shoot in "P" Program and would use "M" Manual once in a while. It wasn't until I joined a camera club in 2015 that I really learned how to operate my camera creatively. The way it's supposed to be used.

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Apr 21, 2019 08:03:27   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
JD750 wrote:
Interesting. Please expand on why you have changed the method.

Longshadow <previously> wrote:
Geeze, I started almost 50 years ago.
I don't remember what I may have been doing wrong.
Recently? Separating (putting) RAW and JPEG files in their own directories. All are in the same directory now.

Well, I started separating RAW and JPEG when I first started shooting with the digital. Each had their own directory to keep them separate. I found I was going back and forth between directories, had duplicate directories for each subject.
I'd look at the JPEG in <Windows> Explorer to see if I wanted to work on a shot, then have to go to the other directory to open the RAW in DPP. I don't like using a cataloger, as it's so much easier/quicker viewing the JPEGs in Explorer for me. (I can "preview" to see the JPEGs large.) Too much switching back & forth with the files in separate directories.
So I moved all the RAW back with the JPEG to the one directory. Now the RAW are right next to the JPEG in the directory. So much simpler for me with them in the same directory. Preview skips the RAW and only shows the JPEG.

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Apr 21, 2019 08:03:28   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
Fixing my attention on the subject and not paying enough attention to the foreground, background and setting.

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