100 tips from a professional photographer

[luvmyfamily]

My dad emailed this to me. Loved the humor in this, this is great.....

100 Tips from a Professional Photographer

 

[HughGuessWho99 14]

Thats a pretty good list.

15 & 45 confuse me;
15. Don't take your DSLR to parties.
45. Carry your camera with you everywhere. Everywhere.

My favorites;
16. Girls dig photographers.
72. People with DSLRS who shoot portraits with their grip pointed downwards look like morons.

My favorites on a more serious level;
71. You don't need to fly to Paris to get good photos; the best photo opportunities are in your backyard.
77. Be original in your photography. Don't try to copy the style of others.
92. Don't be afraid to take photos in the rain.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[luvmyfamily]

Thats a pretty good list.

15 & 45 confuse me;
15. Don't take your DSLR to parties.
45. Carry your camera with you everywhere. Everywhere.

My favorites;
16. Girls dig photographers.
72. People with DSLRS who shoot portraits with their grip pointed downwards look like morons.

My favorites on a more serious level;
71. You don't need to fly to Paris to get good photos; the best photo opportunities are in your backyard.
77. Be original in your photography. Don't try to copy the style of others.
92. Don't be afraid to take photos in the rain.
Thanks for sharing.

My favorite was #18, I have friends who know nothing about photography. I hate when they say, "Was that photoshopped?" So now I will always say I process my images in "The Digital Darkroom." LOL.

 

[12sndsgood]

92. Don't be afraid to take photos in the rain.


last few weeks I had been putting off a few shoots because of the rain, then I got the idea (im know its been done milllions of times) to go ahead and shoot in the rain with an umbrella with my flashes to catch the rain etc. and since I thought of it, it hasnt rained or came close to raining since.

 

[luvmyfamily]

92. Don't be afraid to take photos in the rain.


last few weeks I had been putting off a few shoots because of the rain, then I got the idea (im know its been done milllions of times) to go ahead and shoot in the rain with an umbrella with my flashes to catch the rain etc. and since I thought of it, it hasnt rained or came close to raining since.

I haven't attempted shooting in the rain yet, however I would love too. Water and electronics dont mix

 

[12sndsgood]

well im thiniking at the park i can be under the shelter with my flash setup so it stays dry, have her a few feet out in the rain under the umbrella. also want to play with taping another flash up inside the umbrella to light her up. I think it would be fun.

 

[HughGuessWho99 14]

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[luvmyfamily]

well im thiniking at the park i can be under the shelter with my flash setup so it stays dry, have her a few feet out in the rain under the umbrella. also want to play with taping another flash up inside the umbrella to light her up. I think it would be fun.

That is a great idea. One of the cutest photos I ever saw was a little girl in braids wearing a light blue raincoat, rain hat and umbrella

 

[The_Traveler]

7. Always underexpose by 2/3rds of a stop when shooting in broad daylight.

this ensures that anything in a shadow is totally underexposed and unrecoverable.

 

[HughGuessWho99 14]

7. Always underexpose by 2/3rds of a stop when shooting in broad daylight.

this ensures that anything in a shadow is totally underexposed and unrecoverable.

IMO that's better than blown out and unrecoverable.

 

[luvmyfamily]

One of first thing said was shoot RAW, always, so if you take it down a stop, I believe it can be recovered JMO.

 

[HughGuessWho99 14]

Without multiple exposures, (e.g. HDR, merging, etc) one or the other will be blown out, it the range is too wide. Shooting in RAW does not change that fact, it just gives you control over the exposure after the fact, whereas, if you shoot in JPEG, it is what it is, for the most part. My point, and probably that of the author of the list, is, I would rather see a picture with black lowlights than blown out highlights. That just my personal preference… your may be different.

 

[The_Traveler]

Without multiple exposures, (e.g. HDR, merging, etc) one or the other will be blown out, it the range is too wide. Shooting in RAW does not change that fact, it just gives you control over the exposure after the fact, whereas, if you shoot in JPEG, it is what it is, for the most part. My point, and probably that of the author of the list, is, I would rather see a picture with black lowlights than blown out highlights. That just my personal preference… your may be different.

If you shoot a very bright-all-over scene then the image is liable to be under-exposed as the in-camera meter tries to make everything middle grey.
I shoot a lot of people in the street with direct sunlight overhead. Tsis makes their faces shadowed (often). Since I want the faces, I adjust exposure to get detail there and let the sensor worry about the highlights.

 

[gsgary]

No 36 is rubbish i take great shots when pissed

 

[HughGuessWho99 14]

Without multiple exposures, (e.g. HDR, merging, etc) one or the other will be blown out, it the range is too wide. Shooting in RAW does not change that fact, it just gives you control over the exposure after the fact, whereas, if you shoot in JPEG, it is what it is, for the most part. My point, and probably that of the author of the list, is, I would rather see a picture with black lowlights than blown out highlights. That just my personal preference… your may be different.

If you shoot a very bright-all-over scene then the image is liable to be under-exposed as the in-camera meter tries to make everything middle grey.
I shoot a lot of people in the street with direct sunlight overhead. Tsis makes their faces shadowed (often). Since I want the faces, I adjust exposure to get detail there and let the sensor worry about the highlights.

Great advice. Thanks