Photography MISTAKES that all beginners make (but I wish I could have avoided).

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@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

What’s the weirdest « Tree in head » thing you’ve ever found in one of your photos?

@vincentmulder70 11 месяцев назад

Yes, electrical wires that were all connected to the head of my wife's grandparents. Even from their ears. They were sitting together on a coach in the living room and a light with cables was behind them. It later appeared to be the best available pictures of them before they passed away of old age... I had to touch up the entire photo using photoshop many years ago without all the modern options. It is weird touching up photos from dlte deceased, but very rewarding.

@pepper6253 11 месяцев назад

My weirdest was a twig sticking out of a portrait shot. A small branch sticking right of my subject's ear. Hahaha looked like an arrow, learned a good lesson there. I will tape HASTE on the back of my camera bag TY.

@mawavoy 11 месяцев назад

Dust specs or hard water stains on a flower petal of an image created for fine art image.

@Loretta-pl6km 11 месяцев назад

Unfortunately my latest "tree in head" was literally in my head! Ugh, I was taking photos of this amazing tree stump, had a hat on, and turned around and bam - I hit a limb sticking out so hard it drew blood! (By the way, I love your videos! Thank you so much for all that you share with us)

@FlatWaterFilms 11 месяцев назад

More so in video. Either my knee or foot gets in the way on pans sometimes. Speaking of photos. Those dang hiking poles always get in the pictures somehow. 😑

@PhotoTrekr 11 месяцев назад

My biggest beginner mistake was not stopping to take a photo when I saw it, thinking that I could come back later and it would still be there. Nope. If you see a photo, take the shot then. The light might change or maybe you can't return to the exact spot. A related mistake is not working the shot. Sometimes just moving a little or changing the angle of a shot can greatly improve it.

@wanneske1969 11 месяцев назад

If you drive to work on a bike (for instance) and you see a buzzard sitting on a pole 5 days in a row, and you return in the weekend, you can be sure the bird isn't sitting there :-). Wildlife is unpredictable

@lindenwatson846 11 месяцев назад

Yes and often you only a very short window, light can change so quick, and or your subject moves on.

@NeilArthurs 11 месяцев назад

I would be the same for sure!

@reinhard8053 11 месяцев назад

That's so true. And additionally shoot more photos. You might think, you got what you wanted. But chances are, something went wrong with one picture or the other. I started with film, where you had only a very limited number of pictures available. Some of that still is in my mind. Even if I have the feeling I have done so many shots, in the end there is not always the picture I really wanted or too many are not sharp, or I just did one perspective and missed some other, e.g. just tele and nothing of the surrounding or the complete scenery.

@PhotoTrekr 11 месяцев назад

@@reinhard8053 I started with film too. So, every shot counted. You only had 12, 24, or 36 shots per roll. It made you slow down and think about all the things you should think about to get a good photo. It was a great way to learn photography.

@ludwigvonn9889 7 месяцев назад

That bird in the cold with the visible breath is amazing!

@thatcherfreeman 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for that "And...?" tip. It's so simple but I don't think I've heard it put so well and intuitively beforehand.

@simon_dentremont 9 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@ShayShaked 10 месяцев назад

I'm an amateur photographer, and I've followed several RU-vid channels. This one is by far the best one for learning. While other photographers talk about photos outside with background music and inspiring you to take photos of the great outdoors (nothing wrong with that), Simon sits you down and explains things clearly and concisely.

@simon_dentremont 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@mrki412 9 месяцев назад

I agree, also Mike Browne is channel to watch, I learned everyhing there.

@marlonm396 11 месяцев назад

"This is a photo of my subject and ..." Genius.

@SergioEduP 11 месяцев назад

I bought my first camera this year, and your channel has been one of the greatest sources of information and help to make my photos better! Thank you for making all of these videos!

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@terrylstarks 11 месяцев назад

Sir, my best wishes for you on your new adventure!!!!!! I hope it’s as fun and rewarding as mine has been!!!!!! Yes this is a great channel to learn from and please, please never be afraid or embarrassed to ask any questions!!! How else are we to learn!!!! I learn everyday and I’ve been a photographer for over 40 years!!!!!!

@fedorkoshel4138 11 месяцев назад

I bought my camera more than 10 years ago, but this channel is still a great source of information 😄

@cbhat5 Месяц назад

Same here

@davidtverberg2606 10 месяцев назад

This is a great mnemonic! I especially appreciate the “and ?”-that tip can really take a mediocre or decent shot to the next level. You have an outstanding channel and explain things well without making me feel terrible for the mistakes I’ve made along the way.

@Jeff-jg7jh 10 месяцев назад

If you can pronounce mnemonic you have a great memory.

@nicktasteless360 10 месяцев назад

I relate to the "Subject AND SOMETHING". Whenever I review my pictures, the one I'm naturally attracted to are the pictures that has Subject AND something. I didn't notice it until you mentioned it. Will now try to make a habit when I take photographs and hopefully have a higher keeper rate.

@orangejjay 9 месяцев назад

I am a total newb to this game and your videos have been incredible. Best of all, unlike so many other photo/videography channels, your videos are actually designed to be helpful instead of just being ads designed to look like something helpful.

@simon_dentremont 9 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you!

@fintux 9 месяцев назад

My tips that would have saved a lot of my photos: 1) Examine the photo carefully and critically on the spot. Maybe I can have a better composition. Maybe there's a twig that I can remove from the shot. 2) Reset some settings at the *end* of a photo session to typical settings: ISO (auto for me), aperture (depends, but F/5..F/7), exposure compensation (0), shutter timer (off), white balance (auto), focus mode (auto) or anything such. That way, I will not end up with noisy/blurry photos and/or will not miss a shot when I have to quickly grab the camera. 3) With a moving subject, take the photo. The readjust. I've missed some photos because I wanted to adjust it to be better (especially if I had not followed through on my second tip).

@shannonneifert2075 3 месяца назад

You have answered so many questions for me. Thank you!!

@simon_dentremont 3 месяца назад

I'm so glad!

@RockOfAges00 3 месяца назад

Really like your ”You can do it” approach. Assertive, but with an underlying humility. As a retired photo/video teacher I'm guilty of many photo-mistakes throughout the years. Here was a chance to raise my level! Alas, I lost concentration because of the short appearance of two gorgeous models in this video. Always loved portrait work, any age, any sex. A truly unique and exciting way to interact with another human being.

@peteryyz43 10 месяцев назад

4:17 This is a great point to highlight the importance of composition : even something as majestically spectacular as an Aurora needs an 'And?'.

@lexbraxman9270 11 месяцев назад

Loved this video. "HASTE" - so helpful ! Thanks Simon d'Entremont

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@douglashill4567 10 месяцев назад

In addition to the useful content and the lack of anything that is off-putting, I enjoy listening to your voice.

@joepasquarello1273 11 месяцев назад

Good tips for all levels of photogs. I still can't get used to using the back LCD

@Moujik6540 11 месяцев назад

Hi thanks for your video.

@tmsmqwx 10 месяцев назад

I could never compute hyperfocal distance in my head on the fly. That 1/3 distance focus tip is gold - it will help me greatly

@khari83637 8 месяцев назад

Bottom third?

@terilapetino6337 11 месяцев назад

I’m thrilled, but not surprised, to see how fast your subscribers have grown! Wow, I remember when you had less than 20K…it’s a testament to how valuable your content is to photographers! Great to see the growth and thanks for all the great videos!

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!

@alanpods2 10 месяцев назад

I’m a relatively experienced street photographer, who mainly shoots film, but even I’m finding this channel useful! The advice is very well presented and relevant to different styles of photography 👍

@toneguerrero8232 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the video!

@Theprofw2 11 месяцев назад

Always appreciate your great tips!

@Stactic91 10 месяцев назад

After over 10 year hiatus, I started to do some photography this year. It's been a pleasure to learn from a professional like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

@richardpesce5325 11 месяцев назад

Great advice Simon! Thanks!

@mylife1221 9 месяцев назад

Your mentioning of the histogram just saved my life (well... my gallery). I'm an amateur photographer with a Canon EOS 850D/Rebel T8i, and there were so many features I never knew my camera had. All it took was you mentioning histograms, and I was like "ooooh, where do I find that?", and I not only found the histograms but also something that tells me if my camera is tilted too far to the right or left.

@JD_JR 11 месяцев назад

Thank for the acronym! Love your channel, knowledge, and work. Looking forward to more videos about your Africa trip!

@antoniosgwozdz2945 8 месяцев назад

You’re awesome. Your tips can be applied even to my amateur photography with iPhone, and theyre very precious. Great job, cant wait for next tips!

@simon_dentremont 8 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@allenriley2483 11 месяцев назад

Another round of good relevant advice. Thanks Simon.

@tatangl14 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the tips, Simon. The accronym is very easy to remember!

@paulvalerio3887 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the EDU Simon, I’m a lifer from the Journal of Wildlife Photography but first remember you from Gavin’s videos. Just wanted to say thanks for the meaningful content!!🙏🏼

@chapy2g 11 месяцев назад

OMG... this is GOLDEN info... thank you Simon!

@avibongo 11 месяцев назад

Great video and advice. I really appreciated the “and”.

@wilfs1196 5 месяцев назад

Another note for my field notes back pocket booklet. Thanks , Simon.All the best for 2024.

@hichamkab3697 11 месяцев назад

Very useful video. Thanks Simon.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@SkylarkFields 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant tips, Simon, thank you.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Very welcome

@bensaunders616 11 месяцев назад

Terrific summary of basic considerations. Love the HASTE acronym!

@mawavoy 11 месяцев назад

Simon, thanks for this great tip set and the HASTE acronym to facilitate memory, when it counts ie. , in the field.

@jessecrawford6722 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for your videos. I've learned a lot as an amateur, and you are an invaluable source I keep returning too for guidance. Great work sir!

@kiubekpl5863 11 месяцев назад

Glad you got a sponsorship, you deserve it.

@prasinpradeep 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful video. Thanks for the clarification on ISO

@xaviesposito2485 11 месяцев назад

This is a Master class! Thank you very much

@rohitmitruka 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this amazingly Informative video!

@lukebn. 10 месяцев назад

Great tips! I was struggling yesterday with some of these things, your tips helped me get the photos I wished for! 👍

@fragelicious 8 месяцев назад

You make photography easy to understand.

@ThomasMatthewEvans 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your advice and knowledge 🎉

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Any time!

@saarin0tsorry 9 месяцев назад

Love the AND! I may have done this before but it wasn’t defined. This is an excellent lesson!

@kevinwebb9344 11 месяцев назад

Another great video ,thank you 😊

@desaiamol1 Месяц назад

Just so Beautifully explained the essence of photography 👌🏼👍🏼✌🏼️

@darksider2239 9 месяцев назад

Also 1 tip I found is we can change the auto focus mode to servo for moving target which will keep tracking the subject.

@jesss7930 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the straightforward advice on ISO! I still underexpose quite a bit and it not only takes me hours to process photos that wouldn’t have needed it, but I lose sharpness and quality. I’ll try your tips next time I go out!

@chargedmr2685 11 месяцев назад

Always waiting for your new video and eager to learn.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that

@flostevematt 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the acronym, Simon! It is very helpful.

@jf11mm 6 месяцев назад

I couldn't figure what blinking black light thank you!

@PrecisionRifleNetwork 10 месяцев назад

Extremely helpful. Thank you

@XinHun 10 месяцев назад

Been doing amateur photography for close to a decade now and this is such a great refresher for bad habits, sloppy oversights, or just a reminder to re-check my camera settings!

@geniej2378 8 месяцев назад

My biggest learning moment was going out shooting city lights at night with some friends, but forgetting to turn face-detect on my camera! I'm so used to phone cameras having the feature that I forgot in my digital camera it's a separate setting, and came home with lots of blurry faces! Now I've added the setting as a quick-access menu item and won't forget to use it when shooting portraits

@nathanstumpf6288 11 месяцев назад

Brand new to photography. Learning so much from these videos. Thank you!

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Happy to help!

@jimbruton9482 11 месяцев назад

Another great video Simon. I can't count all of these mistakes I've made in the past and your summary is an excellent refresher on how to be more consistent in taking good images! Good acronym as well.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@petermcginty3636 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Simon. Terrific summary of some key concepts. Much appreciated 🙏👍🎉

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mike3611 6 месяцев назад

Another great video with lots of tips.Thank You.

@simon_dentremont 6 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@user-pl3db9lr7y 11 месяцев назад

More power sir. greetings from Philippines ❤

@daynechua4755 9 месяцев назад

Very educational. Great video

@wkypa_6o6pa 8 месяцев назад

What a nice moment to have you here! Thank you for your work.

@simon_dentremont 8 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@tysonbrown249 10 месяцев назад

Amazing tutorials, so professional. I will use your videos to train my kids in photography. Thank you for making these.

@pinnsnare 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Simon

@paulbaldie 7 месяцев назад

Man, your tips are so reasonable. Thank you so much!

@simon_dentremont 7 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@felipeiglesias 11 месяцев назад

Excellent tips! I've shared in a photography sub-reditt because I was amazed how many people with really good gear where asking for "solutions to gear problems" that were actually photo basics. Great channel, you got a new subscriber :)

@andrewwalker9607 11 месяцев назад

Recently upgraded from a D5200 to a D7100. You're videos have helped me come on in leaps and bounds and I can't thank you enough for your concise but easy to understand run through of differing techniques. I will definitely remember to shoot in H. A, S. T. E next time I'm out and about. Cheers 👍👍 Keep up the great content 😎😎👍👍

@michaelyolch79 11 месяцев назад

EVERY SINGLE ASPECT of your videos is just extraordinary. THANK YOU for all the help and inspiration!

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@gabeatv 11 месяцев назад

Was hoping for more footage from Africa, but these tips are fantastic! What I tend to do, especially when taking photos of a species I haven't seen much before, is take a quick picture to lower my anxiety/adrenaline and just add the species to my "collection", and then take time to consider HASTE. The acronym helps a lot. Thanks again!

@sonypix01 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for all your advice Simon. I have just returned from a Vancouver/Alaska/Seattle trip and because of all your tips, most of my images were keepers. Before I would end up deleting so many that were blown out or blurred/noisy. I was amazed at how a few small tweeks to how I took my photos made so much difference.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic!

@indiewrestlingchannel 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this!

@robertleem5643 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video and tips. Heading to the East Coast tomorrow so will put them to use. Many thanks

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Good luck!

@yottete 4 месяца назад

What a great video! Thank you!

@simon_dentremont 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lynsmith1096 11 месяцев назад

Some more great tips Simon.

@retirewithjames6745 11 месяцев назад

Helpful information! Thanks

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

You bet!

@Twobarpsi 11 месяцев назад

I love the "AND" tip! Thank you Simon!

@navis5284 10 месяцев назад

excellent tips! THANK YOU!

@ladyethyme 11 месяцев назад

Yaaay new video!!!❤ Wow that’s the angriest I’ve ever seen you!! And I’m GLAD!! I see that ‘real photographers don’t’ crap every day on social media.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Exactly!! I plan to make a whole video on this soon!

@gerrysmith5597 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Simon, very handy video :)

@Haxposed 2 месяца назад

Amazing content, your videos are incredibly helpful

@benhatto 2 месяца назад

I’ve been shooting for years and have not had a good way to put the “and?” into words. Thank you!

@antonioarroyo9048 8 месяцев назад

The second one you mentioned is extremely powerful as I always looked to add things to my images for years anyway but never knew how to organize a tangible concept to it. THANK YOU!!

@simon_dentremont 8 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@DDS825 11 месяцев назад

A lot of great info here. You're channel is my favorite when it comes to photography tips!

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@Barszcz_z_uszkami 7 месяцев назад

Those are really the best advices on photography I've ever heard

@LongNguyen-uo6mf 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for your great advice.

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@Jeyxero 9 месяцев назад

I’ve been doing photography as a hobby for quite some time and believe to have some knowledge of the basics at least yet this video still was a refresher filled with great tips explained in a simple and direct way along with clear examples as well. Thank you for this video!

@simon_dentremont 9 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@ManFree1021 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for all of your videos! I took your advices the last time I did bird photography, especially on the ISO part by keeping it at 1600+, and it was the best advice ever. I have never had so many good photos of birds in motion before, and the noise in the photos aren’t even really that bad and was easily removable in Lightroom.

@damienc7303 9 месяцев назад

Solid advices there. Thanks. The one i never thought through so far is you 'and'. Very good point. Regarding the iso one, you're absolutely right. Ive been trying for too long to keep super low iso. Nowadays with the postprod tools, it gived a bit of margin to heal a bit from high iso. So i'm no longer super worried about going up to 3200/6400iso as an acceptable last resort.

@theturdflinger 9 месяцев назад

This video is fantastic.

@jeffbauman 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, Simon...all five points are excellent and useful, but the ISO attitude -- "go there first" is an outstanding approach for me.

@sebagathipe7056 6 месяцев назад

Im glad you enjoyed my country😊

@MHarvey-tp5km 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the quality help

@simon_dentremont 10 месяцев назад

Any time!

@Centauri27 11 месяцев назад

Awesome tips as usual, Simon. Love your HASTE acronym. This is very helpful! I've made very single one of these mistakes. I've now learned the importance of "protecting your highlights".

@simon_dentremont 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic!