Best Photography Advice Quotes

"Don't risk it. Rather have a higher ISO with a faster shutter speed and it being focused than a lower ISO with a slow shutter speed and you get motion blur."

"You can select that and that might give you, make sure that the foreground and the background are a little bit better in focus. So feel free to select that, but at the same time, if you don't, you don't really have to worry about it too much. Your pictures in auto mode will turn out just fine."

"Buying a second battery... at some point you're going to be out in the field and your battery is going to die on you, and then that's going to be the end of your picture taking."

"If you're trying to think of what lens to buy next, I'd really recommend a macro lens. It will open up a whole new world."

"Experiment with this idea of putting whatever your subject is in that particular point [of the rule of thirds], and it's going to be a more interesting composition."

"When in doubt, don't be afraid to use auto mode... start there, you're going to get great results."

"Save those RAW files for the future so that you have them in case you ever want to go back and start to edit them."

"I encourage people to pick up a camera and find a camera that they love using."

"Your confidence and skills matter more than the gear you use."

"No amount of editing can make a bad or an indifferent photo good; editing just makes good photos a bit better."

"Go out there shoot everything really underexposed come back home and then you're never gonna shoot underexposed again in your life."

"It is easier and less frustrating to use native lenses."

"The best camera is the one you have with you most of the time."

"If you want to isolate a subject easily a telephoto is a great lens to go to."

"Use whatever camera tells your story and it works for you." - Casey Neistat

"Definitely try to shoot raw mode for portraits."

"If you're a landscape shooter and you're using good glass and you're willing to use a tripod to get 240 megapixels then yeah pixel shift and the a7r5 is worth the upgrade."

"Stay after sunset, everybody else is going to leave."

"If you're shooting with the original 60 and you like it, upgrade, this is gonna be a big upgrade for you."

"I guide you through this murky often scary environment of picking which camera and lens to get."

"Be specific when you're posing. Instead of telling them to look into their future or to look at their unborn children in the other person's eyes, be specific."

"It's a reasonable rule of thumb to match your shutter speed to your focal length."

"Invest in your lenses because you can upgrade your body down the road."

"Any advice for a photographer struggling to find inspiration living in a boring area? Somebody from the other side of the planet will think where you are from is interesting."

"I can't stress how important it is to embrace light in photography and try to understand light in photography."

"The best thing you can possibly do is just get it right in camera."

"Shoot, shoot, shoot, and be deliberate, intentional, and thoughtful about every single image that you make."

"If you watch the tutorials on my on my website you'll notice that I stress sort of over and over that it's you know it's getting a nice looking shot is not just a matter of getting a nice or expensive camera."

"You really don't need to use this focus stacking method for 95% of your shots."

"A lot of images are about your light, not your lens, not your camera."

"If you are a photojournalist, you do weddings, you do events, you do family portraiture, you do general portage share everything, these are the first two lenses you should own."

"Framing is your best friend. Focus on getting strong compositions. Use the rule of thirds but don't be afraid to experiment."

"If you're unjust sports photography or wildlife photography, your smartphone really sucks at those things so you should get a camera."

"As a photographer, your lenses are your most precious investment."

"Make mistakes, be yourself, and get out there and take some more pictures."

"Remember, a histogram is a tool to help you make decisions when you're using your camera."

"Better lenses generally provide the best value for most photographers."

"For street photographers, it's better to get a shot than to miss the opportunity entirely."

"Instead of getting mad at your autofocus system, think about what you can do to help your autofocus system perform at its best."

"Use natural light as much as you can; it always looks better than artificial light and it's just so easy and free."

"Avoid shooting directly into bright lights."

"It's nice that they added some of these aerial photography videography tips in the app as you're browsing through it."

"Shoot into the shadow side. That's going to give you the most beautiful, tasteful looking light."

"If you're looking for a budget telephoto, perhaps getting into wildlife or sports photography, I think for the money this is a great option that you should strongly consider."

"Don't be afraid of the shadows and have fun with it."

"If you could only buy one portrait lens for the rest of your life, this would definitely be it."

"If you're ready to upgrade your lens but don't want to spend the money for a 1535 2.8, the 1435 f4 is really a fantastic option."

"I think it's important to remember, just because YouTubers like me might have lots of camera bodies and different lenses to choose from when we go out, you don't have to have that to get started in the hobby of landscape photography."

"Whatever you do with your cameras, just remember to use them, care for them, and enjoy them."

"It would be a crying shame to shoot this camera in JPEG only."

"This is probably the number one lens that I recommend to people."

"As an amateur photographer, definitely buy one, but as a professional photographer, maybe hold off and save up a little bit more money to get the 2.8."

"A grainy sharp picture is better than a clearer picture but it's blurry."

"I highly recommend every photographer owning at least one medium format film camera."

"Always try to keep an equal distance between the strobe and the camera lens, and the subject and the lens."

"You don't get good photography by playing it safe."

"Marry your lenses and date your camera bodies."

"When you can vary your perspective a little bit, that's how you can start to create images that look different than what we see when we just walk out of our house every day."

"I always do shoot in raw and I would highly encourage anybody to do the same."

"If you're looking to take your post-processing to an entirely new level, I would highly recommend not leaning so much on the global vibrance and saturation sliders."