7 SIMPLE photography TIPS I wish I knew EARLIER

Great video! Thank you sir!

I’m only just getting into photography so this was a really helpful video. Just waiting to get a camera sorted with a 20mm prime then I’m off to shoot! Can’t wait!

Meh, jangan berharap terlalu banyak. Fotografi memang soal pengalaman dan eksplorasi, nggak cuma bergantung sama 7 tips sederhana. Tapi yang penting terus berlatih dan temukan gaya kamu sendiri! ✌😎

A lot of great inspiration and advice to take from this. Grateful for this video. Thanks a lot 🙏

i always think my camera is not good enough....

You just have to be careful when you "push too far towards the highlight" you don't push too far. If you do, you can BLOW the highlights altogether, and no amount of dialing back the other way in Lightroom will recover that! Underexposing verses overexposing? Tricky topic. I find that reducing noise from an underexposed shots retains more overall detail than an overexposed shot. That's why a lot of cameras have built in "highlight tone" warnings that flash up your overexposed "blown" highlights, cause those are not recoverable most of the time in Lightroom.

My top tip: look for details. Taking photos has helped me to look at the world around me and especially details. Even when a location might seem boring, details can be fascinating even without going to macro.

I enjoy your videos. You have a great relaxed friendly style which doesn't intimidate me. OK I only use an iPhone but most of your contentis just as appropriate. Blessings.

#3 I’ll add that it’s a lot easier too and you don’t need an app.😂

#2 I just really understood for the first time this spring. Early on I was told you can recover details in the shadows but not from blowen out highlights. While that might be true, it’s all about the light. Expose to the right!

Love your vids! Thank you for the awesome tips!!

Bracket every shot. You may not always merge the exposures but it's always nice to have them.

Great video mate, I’m going to put some of these tips to work

Thank you for imparting your wisdom so generously. :)

Going out everyday and shooting something anything.

Taking the same shot and changing the aperture to viscerally understand the different results.

Manual + auto Iso!
I used to shoot in A mode and lost a lot of shots as I always wanted to have a low ISO number. I now realize it is impossible to choose Apperture, time and ISO. So now I choose A and T and let the camere choose ISO keeping an eye out if the ISO gets to high. The result is more usable images as is I loose less unsharp images because of camera shake or subject movement. (higher iso is less of a problem than unsharp, unsharp is lost to me).

I improve my photography everytime i watch one of your videos

I’m a beginner thanks for this video

I am brand new to the art. Thanks for the tips.

great vid Nice. Thanks.

What program are you using to edit your photos, just getting into photography

What program are you using to edit your photos, just getting into photography

I had the beginners mistake of shooting at the widest aperture trying to blur the background of every shot.

Thank you very helpful tips.. mooch mooch 😁

Great tips...Yes, light is so important...I have found when shooting in Florida on the water, where there is so much light, that I actually get better photos on a slightly overcast day. But I really like a day when I get in and out cloud cover so I get a mix...

Faux Toes....

Thank you for that! Sorry I couldn’t get number 2 quite - are you saying make one underexposed and one overexposed so you can then merge them together and get the detail that you need?

Great video. I do like your points on how important light is. however, when one is traveling and cant wait all day for that special lighting, do you have any videos on that topic? Making the best out of what the scene is giving you.

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I made the step up from point & shoots to a used DSLR a couple of years ago and I live and die by my 35mm prime for most things. You're absolutely right about how sticking with a single lens makes you mobile, mindful and creative. On the occasions that I pull out my 55-200mm zoom, it's usually because there's wildlife involved and I want that little extra advantage.

Thanks for the content!

One of my pet peeves is the angle used by many armatures when taking close ups of faces,; so many views of what is in the subject's nose could be avoided if the camera was just a little bit above the subject.

One tip that I recently got, was somehow part of a long travel that tought me a lot as an amateur photographer and it resonates with something Sean Penn said in "The secret life of Walter Mitty". His character is a photographer, a very important one, but he sometimes chooses not to take the picture, to live the moment properly, fully. This teaches a lot about your "simplify your image" tip. Not only this tip is technically spot on, as others mentioned. It also tells us a lot about the whole meaning of photography and travelling. There are some places that are worth experiencing, seeing, smelling and hearing; others are worth a photograph; others deserve a video; others deserve a memory picture. All for different reasons. So when there's a photo showing the entire scenery you loved, it's worth taking a copy and then crop this copy to obtain a wonderful, yet very incomplete photograph. The first picture is worth a memory in your life, the second is worth a photograph. There's no reason to feel sad, they all have a special place, although different. Similarly, some places are wonderful to visit, but not as photogenic. No reason to bother if they won't produce an excellent photograph. And so on. Everybody has its place and right medium.

Just a question: do you always use tripod and/or a remote control to shut your landscape photos?

I can relate to looking back at photos that I was once very proud of and cringing a bit
I will offer a piece of advice on a very specific subject with the idea that I won't be duplicating what someone else has written. When photographing dragonflies try to get your first shot in as quickly as possible. It might be the only one you get. If your subject doesn't fly away then go for the better pictures. It has been my experience that the dragonflies have their favorite perches and will make their rounds. If the dragonfly does fly off take the opportunity to set up for a much better shot at the same location. Have some patience and you will probably be rewarded with a return to the exact same spot. I have found that the smaller the body of water the shorter your wait will be.

Outstanding post

I got a used Cybershot this week and am learning how to use it. These tutorials are very useful.

Thanks for this.

Nigel - I love your videos man! You always give the best tips and I appreciate the content you put together. Thank you 🙏🏼

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Is that a word simplification?

Having a theme or goal or specific purpose.

Go take photos for a specific reason.

For instance, Photos that uplift the mood.

Or architecture of older buildings in order to highlight the workman's artistry.

Or unique scenes after a snowfall.

I have to be looking for something to find something

I usually go out with ONE lense. Maybe that's a mistake but it forces me to focus.

Watching this now, I really am asking myself "why am I shooting in manual mode" when doing landscape??? You have some very good points, and they're ones that I sort of forgot. I mean with aperture priority it's one less thing you have to think about (shutter speed; and possibly 2 if you consider ISO as the camera will obviously figure out a shutter speed based on your ISO and aperture) and then all you have to do is use exposure comp to make the image brighter or darker. i used to use Aperture, and then for some reason started using full manual, but will probably go back to aperture. Perhaps my concern was with accidentally blowing the highlights, but I guess dialing in -1/3 of a stop can help reduce or eliminate that.