100 tips from a professional photographer

[Solarflare]

Good tipps ? I just hope its an attempt at humor. There are hints of that:

16. Girls dig photographers.

 

[msaha]

Nice
Great advice!
thanks for sharing

 

[Groupcaptainbonzo]

Fabulous stuff.

For street photography the best quality compact you can afford (Lens not toys) is a very good invesment.

 

[fjrabon]

My biggest issue is #7, "UV filters work just as well as lens caps".

After that, I stopped reading. That 'tip' is horrible.

Kinda confused me... does it mean physical protection or was that a slight at filters?

I didn't think to read it like your second interpretation. If that was what he would have said, I would have thought it was funny. I don't think that is what he meant.

I took it as a slight at protection filters. Hard to tell thoughl

 

[fjrabon]

On the whole I liked them, but you do have to read them as "100 tips from a professional street photographer" instead of "100 tips from a pro photographer"

Grain and noise are not at all big deals for street photography, and can sometimes even enhance the image. But the same doesn't apply for most landscape or portrait photography. Not using a tripod is a 'duh' comment from a street photographer, but would be professional suicide for macro photographers.

 

[Groupcaptainbonzo]

Kinda confused me... does it mean physical protection or was that a slight at filters?

I didn't think to read it like your second interpretation. If that was what he would have said, I would have thought it was funny. I don't think that is what he meant.

I took it as a slight at protection filters. Hard to tell thoughl

My take is that relativly cheap UV filters are as good at protecting expensive lenses as lens caps. But mean that you can take an image much quicker with the filters in place, as you don't have to remove a lens cap first...?

 

[Espike]

I didn't think to read it like your second interpretation. If that was what he would have said, I would have thought it was funny. I don't think that is what he meant.

I took it as a slight at protection filters. Hard to tell thoughl

But if your filter is all dirty and scratched up... F it, who cares.

My take is that relativly cheap UV filters are as good at protecting expensive lenses as lens caps. But mean that you can take an image much quicker with the filters in place, as you don't have to remove a lens cap first...?

But if the filter is all dirty and scratched up...

F*ck it, who cares.

 

[Groupcaptainbonzo]

would you then put it on your camera?

 

[WilliamDSLR]

Great list there. It was good to read through.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[NE-KID]

I like these the best.

1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn't mean that they're a good photographer.

85. Have fun while taking photos.

87. Be respectful when taking photos of people or places.

95. You will discover a lot about yourself through your photography.

93. Learn how to enjoy the moment, rather than relentlessly trying to capture the perfect picture of it.

 

[BRN1]

Thanks for that post! I needed some of them as reminders!

 

[AlexSmith]

I agree, great read and even better tips.

 

[jeterisagirl]

Fun read. Thanks for posting.

86. Never delete any of your photos.

As a newb I have found this to be very true. Not because I think I will find some gem three months after the fact but more because (and I am likely stating the obvious) I am still learning and find great value in having the string of shots that resulted in the finished photo. I have a shot in mind and then I adjust settings and reshoot until I get it where I think it needs to be. When back in front of the PC I can see the progression of shots and settings I used to get the result. There are many ways to get things done and some work better than others. Having the "bad" photos is helping me learn which methods are working best for the situations I find myself in.

 

[AaronLLockhart]

31. A point-and-shoot is still a camera.


I was guilty of discrediting these things for years! However, after handling a few really good ones, I have found that they can take great pictures on the fly.

 

[Like_Breathing]

16. Girls dig photographers.

^This^