50 Quick Tips on Photography for beginner photographers

Ever wonder why professional pictures come out so nice? If you have 14 minutes, learn these 50 tips and learn the essentials techniques that all professional photographers use.

Of the 50 tips in the video, also listed below, these are the one’s that I found most useful:

1. Take lots of shots
2. But don’t take photos of any old shit
3. if your picture isn’t good enough your not close enough
4. The best equipment doesn’t help if your not standing in the best spot
5. Be brutal when it comes to deleting photos
6. A better camera doesn’t make better photos
7. Know how your camera works before you go out

 

Here’s the full list of 50 items from the video:

1. UV Filters are a waste of time
2. Lens Hood’s Aren’t a Necessity
3. If you’re not using a lens hood Put it away
4. Don’t Treat your DSLR like a baby
5. Stop Hating on others just go out and shoot
6. Get cheap lens caps, they got lost
7. Pack Light
8. Use a zoom for convenience
9. Primes will make you think more about a shot
10. 35mm is the most practical focal lens
11. 50mm prime looks the best
12. A better camera doesn’t make better photos
13. Know how your camera works before you go out
14. Always be ready for the shot
15. P mode isn’t just for beginners
16. Bump the ISO up when needed
17. Auto ISO is your best friend
18. Rely on rule of thirds
19. take lots of shots
20. Don’t take photos of any old shit
21. if your picture isn’t good enough your not close enough
22. contemplate your shot
23. The best equipment doesn’t help if your not standing in the best spot
24. sharpness is overrated
25. concept is king
26. Don’t look like a wrong’in
27. Don’t drink and shoot
28. or do drink and shoot
29. do it when you’re full of energy
30. sometimes it feels great to wake up early
31. think about what light you want
32. emulate some of the style’s of the greats to get you started
33. but don’t keep doing it
34. photography is as much of a reflection of the person taking the photo as it is the subject
35. shoot to please no one but yourself
36. discreet or direct it doesn’t matter
37. Setting themes keeps you focused
38. change things around every once in a while to keep things fresh
39. everyone has created blocks
40. Be critical of yourself
41. Seeing is not enough, you have to feel what you photograph
42. you need to be there with a camera
43. the relationship is with you and a subject, not with you and a camera
44. stop chimping
45. be brutal when it comes to deleting photos
46. show only your best
47. Changing photos to B&W doesn’t make a shot better
48. look at other peoples work
49. post your work on line and let others critique it too
50. There’s no easy way to take photos

source: Digital Rev