Establish your own routine. Is it before the shoot, after, or both? When will you reset and what?
- #1 – Know your gear inside out.
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When do you recharge your batteries? When do you empty your memory cards? Simple organization routines can help you from ending up on a shoot with a dead battery or full memory card…or worse yet, a tripod with no plate.
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As you collect more and more pictures, a good tagging and filing system will save hours of searching later. Knowing your tools is often a skill that makes the difference in your photos. When I was in the Army, we had to practice taking apart and reassembling our weapons so much that we could do it in our sleep.
The Army believed the point you needed your weapon most was not the time to start learning its nuances.
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The same concept goes for your camera. Knowing how to read, analyze, and play with light is one of the most basic and important skills every newbie photographer should know, in my opinion. Keep in mind that not all light is equal from a purely technical standpoint tungsten versus fluorescent versus white-balanced light.
Experiment with many different kinds of light so you know how to read light, then learn how to shoot in each. The warm sunrise cast such a magical glow on the mountain and surrounding areas.
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The sky filled with so much light that I had to stop down my aperture to be perfectly exposed. The overcast sky with little spots of blue took my breath away. I do not like indoor yellow tungsten light…everything become so orange! A custom white balance or correction in processing is necessary. But neutral natural light is so much easier to work with and to get even natural-looking skin tones. Be respectful of the people, places, and things you photograph. I cannot tell you how much it pains me when I see photographers both amateurs and professionals disrespect their surroundings.
Be it climbing where they are not supposed to, keeping heavy equipment on delicate surfaces, overcrowding and overstaying their welcome in public places and not giving other general tourists the opportunity to enjoy the scenery. Pay special notice to other photographers. These are folks in your industry even if they are beginners. They are all in it for the same reasons you are — love for the art!
#2 – Know and understand light
Leave that sense of entitlement behind, just because you have more expensive gear does not make you a better photographer or a creative artist. Take the extra effort to find out what the photography rules are in the places that you intend to photograph and stick to them. I belong to several groups of photographers and we regularly meet to shoot the breeze, photograph together and just generally geek out about all things photography.
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