5 BEGINNER Photography MISTAKES (and how to AVOID them!)

Improve your photography skills as a beginner!

In this video, I’ll cover the top beginner photography mistakes that you need to avoid. Whether you're just starting out or looking to brush up on your skills, these photography tips for beginners will help you take your photography game to the next level.

From beginner camera mistakes to the most common beginner photography mistakes, we've got you covered. This advice and beginner photography tips and tricks will help you avoid the photography mistakes made by beginners, so you can focus on capturing beautiful, memorable shots.

If you're looking for beginner photography advice for 2023 and beyond, look no further! Don't let these mistakes new photographers make hold you back from achieving your photography goals. With our help, you'll be able to avoid the top beginner photography mistakes and become a better photographer in no time.

So if you're ready to improve your photography skills and avoid the photography mistakes you need to avoid, hit play and let's get started with these 5 beginner photography mistakes and how to AVOID them!

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[kevinrtres]

1. Exposure levels check histogram
2. Level horizons in camera using level function.
3. Shutter speed - fast or slow as appropriate - blurry photos with slower speed. If taking long exposures - use timer or remote shutter release.
4. Aperture size - what is in focus? Use big aperture for lower depth of field ( smaller number e.g. 1.8 etc ), smaller for more depth of field ( bigger number, e.g. 11 ).
For landscapes use more depth of field (larger NUMBER), for portraits use smaller depth of field to isolate person/s (smaller NUMBER).
The closer the lens to the subject the less the depth of field and vice versa. Might have to use focus stacking if required.
5. Change orientation for different compositions - landscape or portrait orientation.

[kimpark]

Best histo explanation I've listened to. I'm almost a year in with an used A6000, and love it so much, I just bought an A6700. So much to learn, I completely love photography. Photographers like you present so well. Thanks for explaining many things in multiple ways

[seretstudios]

Great video
I almost always take landscape orientation photos

[michaelpoczynek]

Sightseeing Stan is now one of my new favourite channels as I get back into photography with my new Sony A7r5. Thanks for doing such a great job! 😀

[errolri]

Well done! I can tell that you've done your preparation. Thank you.

[EdwardSJLens]

Very dope video! Very informative. As a beginner photographer this video is extremely helpful. Keep up the good content.

[franklawton]

Brilliant, I’m past this stage but I have made many mistakes that I would not have made if I’d seen this earlier. Especially the Histogram info. Many thanks

[nespressoman]

I found your channel today. Superb! Thank you.

[antonoat]

You mentioned three elements, unfortunately you forgot another very important one, that of Metering! Knowing what metering is, the various metering modes and how to meter is as important as any other when creating a photo! If for instance a camera was set to spot metering and the user wasn’t aware they’d go completely bonkers trying to work out why their adjustments to exposure, shutter speed and aperture were making little difference to their end result! I meet many photographers who are frustrated because they can’t get the images they want, many of them wrongly assume that the camera ‘knows’ what their end result should look like! lol. Understanding how to use a camera in full manual mode is actually the first place to start, especially as with digital cameras the net results can be displayed in front of their eyes in real time! The ideal place to start in my opinions is Light, Metering, camera controls ( and how their adjustments affect the light our cameras see) Without a metered scene the camera or camera user can have no idea what setting are needed unless of course a level of experience had been achieved. Anyone can take a photo, creating the photo the user intended and desires is key! I’m just saying because I see so many videos aimed at instructing the inexperienced !!! Cheers.

[pres]

My issue is still using a dslr lol I wanna go mirrorless but just so expensive and I'm broke and selling your old camera good freaking luck. No one wants it

[franklawton]

Brilliant, I’m past this stage but I have made many mistakes that I would not have made if I’d seen this earlier. Especially the Histogram info. Many thanks