Top Five Tips For Better Photographs
Study the history of art as a whole, not just photography. Don’t even think about picking up a camera until you’ve read it cover to cover.
2. Study the masters, constantly.
There is a reason why we call them the masters. Bresson, Smith, Salgado, study all of them. Keep studying them. Never, ever stop looking at good work.
3. Throw away your technology.
Turn off the motor drive, auto focus, auto exposure and put a big fat piece of black tape over that little screen if your shooting digitally. Meter by hand, focus manually, and actually look at what you’re photographing before you click the shutter. Slow yourself down, great photographs take time. Stop looking at the back of the camera to see if you got the shot. While your fiddling with the screen five pcitures just passed in front of your face.
4. Crop it with your feet.
Capa always said that “if your pictures aren’t good enough, your not close enough.” Crop the picture with your feet, not the zoom lens. In fact, throw out your zoom lenses. Primary lenses are sharper and faster anyway. Get closer, lay in the dirt, climb a tree, move with your subject. Don’t let the camera do the work for you.
5. Stop reading lists of tips and go make pictures.
There’s no way 5 tips will make you a better photographer. Hitting the streets and shooting will. Go make some pictures…
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Top 5 Tips For Better Photographs by Joe Szymanski 7. Stop reading lists of tips and go make pictures There’s no way 5 tips will make you a better photographer. Hitting the streets and shooting will. Go and make some pictures.
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Five Tips For Better Photographs…
Tip # 1. Put your cameras away and go buy yourself an art history book….
Simple but excellent advice. Time to stop procrastinating and dust the camera off.
That’s pretty good stuff. I’ve been finding myself doing more of #3 lately — not really intentionally though. I think I’m just getting to the point where I feel comfortable having full control over the camera and knowing that I CAN control it in every which way. As a result, a higher percentage of my photos are coming out very usable.
Great tips – certainly some things to think about, especially for those that get a little snap-happy… Slow down.. take a photo, not a snap.
I think that #3 is the most important one. Photography is kind of like shooting pool; speed kills. The more methodical and intentional you work, the better the pictures are.
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Wonderful tips. Clean, simple, and to the point.
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Those were great tips. These days i find myself reading more tips than actually using the camera. You made a very good point!
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Of all the ‘Top 5′ project entries relating to photography, this one has the best and most original tips.
This was an amazing read; thanks for posting it!
Your very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Great tips. Getting closer is so true. Too many people don’t fill the frame with the subject
Just found this post in the yearly round up and I have to say that, IMHO number 3 is the best ! We use technology and rely on it a bit too much
I have to say that’s my favorite as well. Glad you liked it.
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