If you could answer this in one sentence...

[RyKindig]

If you could tell an aspiring photographer one thing they needed to do in one sentence, what would it be?
I'll keep track and post all of the sentences back up here at the top of the thread.

Thanks for all the help with the thread everyone! We've got some great single sentence quotes here! Keep them going i'm sure this thread has helped more than just me already!

Light Guru: "Think before you shoot."
mmaria: "Be sure you can deliver what is expected from you!"
imagemaker46: "Learn to see light."
JoeW: "Take the lens cap off."
IronMaskDuval: "Don't forget your memory card."
Raj_55555: "Best way to improve is to learn from others mistakes."
JTPhotography: "Learn, understand, and master the concept of dynamic range ...... paying particular attention to the differences between the eye and camera sensor (or film surface)."
Virgil: "Understand all the buttons and settings on your camera and how to use'em."
robbins.photo: "Always try to make your next shot a little bit better than your last shot."
ronlane: "Learn the business, not just the shooting."
Braineack: "A great chef is first a great technician."
tirediron: ""Under promise and over deliver"."
SCraig: "Don't quit your day job!"
PixelRabbit: "Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."
KmH: "Sell the sizzle, not the steak"
JerryVenz: "A photographer takes pictures of people and things as they ARE whereas the artists creates images of people and things as they COULD BE."

 

[Light Guru]

Think before you shoot.

 

[RyKindig]

Thanks for the feedback! hopefully I can get a lot more and a variety.

 

[mmaria]

Be sure you can deliver what is expected from you!

 

[imagemaker46]

Learn to see light.

 

[JoeW]

Take the lens cap off.

 

[IronMaskDuval]

Don't forget your memory card

 

[Raj_55555]

Best way to improve is to learn from others mistakes.

 

[JTPhotography]

Learn, understand, and master the concept of dynamic range ...... paying particular attention to the differences between the eye and camera sensor (or film surface).

 

[Virgil]

Understand all the buttons and settings on your camera and how to use'em.

 

[robbins.photo]

Always try to make your next shot a little bit better than your last shot.

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[ronlane]

"Aspiring photographer", meaning someone going into business? If so, then here is my response.

Learn the business, not just the shooting.

 

[Judobreaker]

"Aspiring photographer", meaning someone going into business? If so, then here is my response.

Learn the business, not just the shooting.

I was going for 'Get a business education' or something along that line.

 

[Braineack]

A great chef is first a great technician.

 

[tirediron]

"Under promise and over deliver"