60 pearls of wisdom…

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…

1. It’s not the camera; it’s the ten inches behind it that’s important.
2. Always shoot in RAW.
3. Shoot on manual, don’t let the camera tell you what to do.
4. Never photograph a child without asking permission from a parent first.
5. Buy your kid a toy camera on his first birthday.
6. Light is everything.
7. Remove the Histogram from your camera. It’s not what you want to be looking at when you have seconds of light left.
8. Get up close and personal to your subject.
9. Crop in the camera so you’ll know where the edges of your frame and the four corners are.
10. Shadows are your best friend.
11. See past first impressions.
12. It’s not what you put into a picture that counts, it’s what you don’t put in that matters.
13. Always carry a camera with you.
14. Marry someone whose father owns a big camera store.
15. Bracketing in the camera will make you a better photographer.
16. Pick up the trash in your composition before shooting.
17. Sometimes a pretty sunset to you is just another pretty sunset to someone else.
18. Challenge yourself. Try shooting with your least favorite lens.
19. Only show your best photographs.
20. Pre-visualize. Try to see it in your mind first.
21. Take an online class or a workshop to improve your skills.
22. Break all the rules you can, but first, I suggest you learn them.
23. Have your camera body facing down when changing the lens.
24. Bring along protection for your camera, and shoot in the rain.
25. Photographic prints make great Christmas gifts.
26. Golden light is the best light.
27. Underexposing looks better than overexposing.
28. Make pictures, don’t just take them.
29. Martinis and photography don’t mix very well.
30. The Horizon Line is the most important line.
31. A copyright stamp won’t protect you unless your photo is registered with the library of Congress.
32. A camera on a tripod is like a canvas on an easel.
33. In photography, bigger (cameras) is not better.
34. “ You can’t depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus”…Mark Twain.
35. You find the Light, and you’ll find the shot.
36. When you buy a new camera, read the manual.
37. Good pictures are like good jokes. If you have to explain them, they’re not so good.
38. Shoot to live, live to shoot.
39. Stick with one ISO, and you’ll never have to worry about switching back.
40. Back up all your images all the time.
41. The background is just as important.
42. Have your subject walking or looking out of the frame.
43. Make sure that when you format your memory card, you really wanted to.
44. Sometimes when more is better, too much is just right.
45. Always know the direction of the light.
46. Don’t come home with an empty memory card.
47. Photographers are artists who use a different medium.
48. A glass of wine after a great sunset shoot is intoxicating.
49. Balance the Negative Space and Positive Space.
50. “Been there shot that” is not a good thing to say.
51. Photoshop is a good thing.
52. If you really want to be a better photographer, shoot on manual.
53. Be objective, not subjective, when editing your pictures.
54. Color communicates ideas.
55. Follow Photography Blogs.
56. Do not copy another photographer and his/her work.
57. Don’t loan equipment to friends without including this phrase, “you break it, and it’s yours.”
58. Give the viewer several ways to enter and leave the frame.
59. When you have a gray day, be funny. Humor conquers all.
60. Never leave any of your equipment in your pictures.

keep warm this winter!!!!