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7 SIMPLE photography TIPS I wish I knew EARLIER



I was looking through some old photos and realised how far I have come in the last few years. So I tried to understand why and came up with these 7 photography tips that help me improve my landscape photos. I really think they made a big difference and helped me take great shots. From understanding your camera better to light and composition.

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30 responses to “7 SIMPLE photography TIPS I wish I knew EARLIER”

  2. I just started getting into photography with a second hand LX100. Something i learned after a few days of doing photography is to clear your mind from other people impression of you. I always felt anxious every time i take a photo, because people around me are watching and judging my method and gears i used. It really messed up the shot I'm trying to take because my mind is already thinking of quickly getting away from the spot.

  4. My ah moments for landscape:
    Composition: Pre visualize. Move feet, left, right, forward, back, and the camera higher or lower. I won't set up the tripod until I find the composition I want.
    Exposure: I'm a big proponent of aperture preferred. On windy days I like manual with auto ISO. In both instances exposing to the right using the histogram & exposure compensation dial. Bracket. I like to take multiple images on windy days. Use the lowest ISO possible within the confines of the conditions.

  5. Really cool video, I especially like the part about simplifying, that really struck a chord and will no doubt help me loads. The part that lost me completely was where you did your little drawing of the mountains and getting it all on focus – I couldn't make head nor tail of that part (I think)… I watched another video where he says to split the scene in to thirds (horizontally), point the camera down to the first third, half press to focus, then raise the camera and fully press the shutter… Is that the same or similar to what you're explaining?

  13. You are absolutely right! I got my 16mm lens a while back, and now that i think about it, it actually made my images worse because im tryting to get everything in all the time. Time to dust off the 70-200 again!

  14. Awesome video! I was kind of expecting to see the usual, almost-cliché things like rule of thirds, using manual mode instead of auto, etc. You actually brought out some more unique and valuable tips. Thank you!

  15. love the way you say much much..
    very informative video..thanks for sharing and telling all the little importance of the photographer and the vast knowledge involved to get just one perfect picture..all down to earth info.. thanks..

  16. Thank you, and quickly…the histogram has helped me the most as of late. I tend to not get out nearly enough, as I tend to not feel I want to go out on days with bad light (rainy/dull days) of which we've had many lately here in western Canada, but generally finding good light and the histogram do it for me.

  17. not sure if you're still reading comments on this, but I'm confused about your point on focusing – rather than focusing on infinity on a mountain range, focus on the mountains instead? Is there any notable difference between focusing to infinity on mountains that are miles away and focusing on "nearly" infinity at those same mountains?

  21. I liked your comment about taking things out. I very much like capturing small elements and making them beautiful. I live outside of Washington DC and nothing gives me more pleasure than someone looking at a photo of a well-known landmark like the Jefferson Memorial or US Capital and say "This is stunning. Where is it?" and the. Watch their astonishment ad the recognize what it is once I tell them.

  27. Thanks for the great video. My favorite tip is definitely the 'simplification'. That is what I've been trying to do recently. I realized I was drown in unnecessary details all this time when I saw several photographers on Instagram creating amazing content with 'simple' compositions. Simple is not necessarily easy though. 🙂 I would like to ask about tip no 2 where (as far as I understood) you recommended prioritizing the quality of the shadows by overexposing the highlights if required. Most photographers I have seen recommend the opposite as it is very difficult to recover the details from the overexposed highlights -if not impossible. Recovering the details from the underexposed shadows on the otherhand is fairly easier even though you have some noise in it. Don't you lose the details when you overexpose highlights and then reduce the exposure in post-processing? And finally, I really wonder where was your focus plane in the second Iceland shot (around 17:22 in the video). Did you focus on the mountains as you mentioned in your focus tip or did you focus on the rocks in the foreground? I always wonder how people produce such crisp images in such a huge depth of field. I suppose one must use the range f/11 up to f/22?

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