to make you a better photographer.
there where actually 101 Pearls of wisdom (found them on the web), I picked 59 out… one I added myself, don’t try to find out which one.
just read it, if you are want some good (ntphotography) tips….
sorry for the english…
- It’s not the camera; it’s the ten inches behind it that’s important.
- Always shoot in RAW.
- Shoot on manual, don’t let the camera tell you what to do.
- Never photograph a child without asking permission from a parent first.
- Buy your kid a toy camera on his first birthday.
- Light is everything.
- Remove the Histogram from your camera. It’s not what you want to be looking at when you have seconds of light left.
- Get up close and personal to your subject.
- Crop in the camera so you’ll know where the edges of your frame and the four corners are.
- Shadows are your best friend.
- See past first impressions.
- It’s not what you put into a picture that counts, it’s what you don’t put in that matters.
- Always carry a camera with you.
- Marry someone whose father owns a big camera store.
- Bracketing in the camera will make you a better photographer.
- Pick up the trash in your composition before shooting.
- Sometimes a pretty sunset to you is just another pretty sunset to someone else.
- Challenge yourself. Try shooting with your least favorite lens.
- Only show your best photographs.
- Pre-visualize. Try to see it in your mind first.
- Take an online class or a workshop to improve your skills.
- Break all the rules you can, but first, I suggest you learn them.
- Have your camera body facing down when changing the lens.
- Bring along protection for your camera, and shoot in the rain.
- Photographic prints make great Christmas gifts.
- Golden light is the best light.
- Underexposing looks better than overexposing.
- Make pictures, don’t just take them.
- Martinis and photography don’t mix very well.
- The Horizon Line is the most important line.
- A copyright stamp won’t protect you unless your photo is registered with the library of Congress.
- A camera on a tripod is like a canvas on an easel.
- In photography, bigger (cameras) is not better.
- “ You can’t depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus”…Mark Twain.
- You find the Light, and you’ll find the shot.
- When you buy a new camera, read the manual.
- Good pictures are like good jokes. If you have to explain them, they’re not so good.
- Shoot to live, live to shoot.
- Stick with one ISO, and you’ll never have to worry about switching back.
- Back up all your images all the time.
- The background is just as important.
- Have your subject walking or looking out of the frame.
- Make sure that when you format your memory card, you really wanted to.
- Sometimes when more is better, too much is just right.
- Always know the direction of the light.
- Don’t come home with an empty memory card.
- Photographers are artists who use a different medium.
- A glass of wine after a great sunset shoot is intoxicating.
- Balance the Negative Space and Positive Space.
- “Been there shot that” is not a good thing to say.
- Photoshop is a good thing.
- If you really want to be a better photographer, shoot on manual.
- Be objective, not subjective, when editing your pictures.
- Color communicates ideas.
- Follow Photography Blogs.
- Do not copy another photographer and his/her work.
- Don’t loan equipment to friends without including this phrase, “you break it, and it’s yours.”
- Give the viewer several ways to enter and leave the frame.
- When you have a gray day, be funny. Humor conquers all.
- Never leave any of your equipment in your pictures.
keep warm this winter!!!!