What photography tip would you give your past self?

[ristretto]

Bracket.

 

[Didereaux]

" What photography tip would you give your past self?"

Pay attention to the LIGHT!

 

[bc_steve]

Less is more.

I used to try to cram so much stuff into one photo, and it would just end up looking cluttered. Choose your subject and make it look its best. A little empty space never hurt anybody.

 

[Dao]

I will tell my past self to read this thread in the future so that he can tell my past self to read this thread in the ..... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...
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[Britanica]

Very helpful tips in this thread. I will keep them all in mind. I know lighting is important but when it comes to what I like to shoot (outdoors), it can be tricky. I am such a noob too!

 

[picunderapp]

NETWORK

 

[BananaRepublic]

Big honking tripods gather a lot of dust.

 

[D7K]

Links?

 

[jowensphoto]

Find inspiration in everything, but don't aspire to be someone else.

 

[sashbar]

If for some reason you took a shot with DoF from here to horizon, please, please do not forget to put your aperture from f/22 back to normal BEFORE your next shot.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

#1. Composition
#2. Everything else

 

[chuasam]

Shoot in RAW
the best pictures aren't always perfectly sharp and well exposed
calibrate your monitor.

 

[Mateo1041]

The biggest being STOP over sharpening and learn how to FOCUS properly (or figure out why your camera wont focus!), then you wont need to over sharpen.
(seriously though, Im 90% convinced my firs dslr had back focusing issues... that or I really was just that oblivious too late to tell though, but its my biggest cringing point when it comes to my first DSLR. I never had the same issue with any other camera though, so who knows!)

I'll be honest that I do sharpen (or rather unsharp mask) a lot of my photos, mainly because it appears to make them look better. Sometimes I won't do it a lot, but it does seem to help. Sometimes it's my fault when the photo was taken, although I'd prefer to not throw it out. Are there any resources you found that have especially helped you in this regard?

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Understand Exposure... Understand Composition... Understand Lighting....

3 tips... But all very important (I think).

 

[runnah]

1. Don't worry about gear as there will always be something bigger and better out there.

2. Come to forums for fun and basic help, but only listen to 20% of the advice given.

3. Don't ever worry about making money or starting a business, it's not worth it.