100 Things Ive Learned About Photography

Since I found photography two and a half years ago I have learned different things which I would like to share with you today These lessons have !ade !e richer and I hope that you will find the! refreshing and inspiring on your "ourney with the ca!era# too 1 $ever do photography to beco!e a rock%star & 'n"oy what you are shooting ( Prepare well for your shooting# reali)ing that your battery isnt charge when youre setting up for that sunrise shoot is too late* + Always take one war! gar!ent !ore than you actually need with you , Pay attention to your thoughts and e!otions while you are shooting - Set goals you can achieve . /rite tips about photography# because writing is also learning 0 $ever go shooting without a tripod 1 2e pleased with the little prosperities 10 2uild relationships with potential photo buddies 11 /atch the place you want to shoot first with your heart then with the ca!era 1& Always stay cal! 1( 3now that you tend to overesti!ate yourself 1+ Perspective is the killer 1, 4edicate yourself to photography# but never browbeat yourself too !uch 1- Take part in a photography co!!unity 1. 3eep your ca!era clean 10 $ever co!pare yourself to others in a better or worse conte5t 11 6ind your own style of photography &0 Try to co!pose !ore and to hit the shutter less &1 Seek out and learn to accept criti7ue on your i!ages && 4o so!ething different to recover creativity &( 8et inspiration fro! the work of other photographers &+ 9ritici)e honestly but respectfully &, 8et feedback fro! your lady &- 4ont copy other photographers style &. 2e bold &0 Take care of the golden ratio &1 10!! rocks* (0 Take selfportraits (1 :ead books about photography (& To give a landscapephotograph the e5tra boost# integrate a person ;!aybe yourself< (( 'very shooting situation is different than you e5pect (+ Pay attention to s%curves and lines (, Always shoot in :A/ (- 3eep your sensor clean# so you can save so!e work cleaning your i!age in post

production (. 4iscover the things you think are beautiful (0 It takes ti!e to beco!e a good photographer (1 The best e7uip!ent is that what you have now +0 =ou cant take photographs of everything +1 2reak the rules of photography knowingly# but not your ca!era >< +& Pay attention to the different way that light falls on different parts of your scene +( The eye !oves to the point of contrast ++ 9louds increase the at!osphere of a landscape +, Start a photoblog +- Accept praise and say ?thank you@ +. A$ice Shot is not a very useful co!!ent to write +0 AA!a)ing* isnt useful either Try to describe specifically what you like or dont like about an i!age +1 =ou are not your ca!era ,0 Ask a 7uestion at the end of your co!!ent on a photo to get a ping%pong conversation with the photographer ,1 4o a review of your archives on a regular basis# the longer you photograph % the !ore dia!onds are hidden there ,& Always clarify what the eyecatcher ;focal point< will be in your i!age ,( $o i!age is better than a bad one ,+ 'veryone has to start little ,, =our opinion about photography is i!portant* ,- Leave a funny but thoughtful co!!ent ,. Speak about your e5periences with your photo buddies ,0 Li!it your photograph to the substance ,1 Participate in Photocontests -0 Post processing B Cpti!i)ing your i!age to the best result -1 Shoot e5posure latitudes as often as possible -& Dse photo!ati5 as seldo! as possible# E4:s always have a synthetic flavor -( Always re!e!ber what brought you to photography -+ $ever shoot a person who doensnt want to be photographed -, Always turn arround# so!eti!es the better i!age is behind you -- Its whos behind the ca!era# not the ca!era -. Fistakes are allowed* The !ore !istakes you !ake# the !ore you learn* -0 If you have an idea and i!!ediately you think G $o# this is not going to work % 4o it anyway /hen in doubt % always shoot -1 Dnderstand and look to your histogra!! while shooting It delivers very i!portant infor!ation about your i!age .0 3now your ca!era# because searching the !enu button in the night is ti!e you dont want to waste .1 Shoot as often as possible .& 2elieve in yourself

.( 4ont be afraid of getting dirty .+ Pay attention to 7ualitiy in your i!age ., =our photographs are a personal !ap of your psyche .- :e%check your ISC%Settings Its aweful to detect the wrong settings on your screen .. 2e thankful for long and thoughtful co!!ents on your i!ages .0 $ever trust your L94 $or!ally it is brighter and sharper as the original i!age .1 Provide for enough disc space# because its cheap and you will need it 00 Learn to en"oy beautful !o!ents when you dont have a ca!era with you 01 Always arrive at least half an hour earlier before sunrise H sundown# co!posing in a hurry is a bad thing 0& Try to a!plify your !ental and physical li!its Takes so!e e5tra shots when you think ?its enough@ 0( Pay attention to structures in the sky and wait until they fit into structures in the foreground 0+ Iisit the sa!e place as often as possible Light never shows the sa!e !ountain 0, Print your i!ages in big si)e =ou will love it 0- 9alibrate your !onitor /orking with a !onitor that is not accurate is like being together with so!eone you cant trust It always ends badly 0. 4ont think about what others !ay say about your i!age If you like it# its worth publishing 00 $ever address reproaches to yourself Learn fro! your !istakes and look forward# not backward 01 6ight your la)iness * 9reativitiy co!es after discipline 10 Ask yourself G /hat do you want to e5press in your i!ages J 11 Always try to think outside the bo5# collect new ideas about photographs you could do and ask yourself G /hy notJ 1& Search for a !entor 1( Photography is never a waste of ti!e 1+ 'very co!!unity has its downsides 4ont leave it out of an e!otional response 1, There will always be people who will not like what you are doing 1- Eenri 9artier%2resson was right when he said that ?=our first 10#000 photographs are your worst @ 1. A better ca!era doesnt guarantee better i!ages 10 Always have printing in !ind when you postprocess your i!ages 11 Photography is fair G =ou gain publicity with the 7uality of your i!ages Dnless the i!ages are stolen# there is no way of cheating yourself higher 100 /rite a 100 things list