7 PRO TELEPHOTO Photography Tips & Common Mistakes to Avoid

My top 7 mistakes to avoid when using a telephoto lens for your landscape photography.

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[lathajes]

As a bird photographer I never imagined I would try landscape. But listening to you and seeing your videos and pictures, wherever I go, I am immediately conscious of the landscape and your tutorials start prompting me to look around and see it all through your eyes.
The best thing about your videos is you don’t waste a single word and I replay to listen to every word .😊.
Thanks a ton.

[camdendebruin]

Zooming out slightly after you lock in your composition is insanely helpful, especially with the resolution of modern cameras. It's just the worst feeling to look back and see that you could have had such a great photo if your perspective was just slightly different. Giving extra room when possible has been essential for street photos, where I'm not always going to be confident that the pictures are level or that building lines etc. are where they need to be. That is, unless the focal length is achieving a certain look, but that could just be more of an issue because I'm on apsc.

[boulderdash]

Great images! Very great! Thx for this inspiration 😍

[AnomandarisPurake]

Great, clear and concise video. Cheers.

[MrCaliber]

Great advices. Some really banger shots in the video. Thanks.

[DarrenJSpoonley]

Top tips there pal ! Nice seeing Ireland sneak in too 🇮🇪

[rickfuzzy]

Dynamite. Subbed. Can't wait to binge your content!

[danmckee]

Yes…look behind you, I recently went to shoot a particular composition and it turn out the lighting wasn’t to my liking, so I turned 180 degrees and…there it was…the shot…perfect lighting and composition!

[richtelford]

Beautiful images and great information. Thanks for sharing!

[garrydelday]

Couldn’t agree more with the zooming out slightly tip. When I first got my 150-600mm I was shooting everything at 600mm, it lasted about a week 😉 it is a powerful tool having such reach but quite often too much, backing off even 50mm can give you a bit of leeway. The double shutter speed to focal length will be one I will be putting into practice for sure 👍 thanks Michael

[Mostlyphotography]

Telephotos are something special! Great photos. Thanks for sharing!

[kencawley]

This video showed up at the perfect time which I can put into practice immediately. I’m leaving in the morning for White Pocket with a new 28-400 Z lens. I bought the lens for its weight. I’ve struggled with my heavy 100-400 lens because of breaking my wrist a few years ago. While not as sharp, I’m hoping to have less trouble with the lighter one. I’ve always gone with 1/focal length. Your tip to double it is a great idea.

[ffoksak]

Very informative video! Thank you for illustrating it with your beautiful shots. Very well defined style

[randyschwager]

Thanks for these great TIPS! Good reminder of things we should be doing to make better images. Thanks for taking me along!

[brianmckeever]

Koolio. Nicely distilled points. I try to make a habit of taking the zoomed in and then back off, and off, and off. Thank God I'm not using film anymore!

[rosssayer]

Thank you Michael, appreciate the good info.

[richardpesce]

Really interesting advice, Michael. Thanks! I use telephoto a lot.

[steliospodimatis]

Touched on a number of points about working with my 100-400mm lens that I am guilty of. Thanks for this update it hit the spot!

[gregtowns]

Great Tips Michael. 2X shutter and 70-100mm starting point before zooming in are intriguing concepts. Will give them a go next time out.

[hurleygreen]

I really appreciate your telephoto tips...I have a 55-200mm kit lens on my Nikon DX camera, and I'm still getting comfortable at the 200mm setting. Thanks for this!l