The "one piece of advice" of the day thread

[talan]

Hi im going to start a thread called the "one piece of advice thread" of the day. Members can post one piece of advice per post, per day. It can be anything about photography. You cannot repeat what others have said.

I'll kick off...

My one piece of advice is to make sure your batteries are charged before you go out shooting. Even if your indicator shows full battery :D.

[thirdkid]

Be sure that you have the correct lenses

[keriboi]

mine is make sure your memory card is in your camera and not in your card reader before driving an hour to your photos spot, yes ive done it.... once

[kiwi_xposure]

hi mine is.... when you have finished for the day make sure your zips on bag are done up (as i didnt and my 70-200mm F4L) FELL OUT :eek::eek::eek:

[BenClement]

mine is. back up, back up again and then back up again... and probably back up again to. dvd, HDD, away from your house, in a safe, just do it

[EGD]

always bring the tripod/monopod with you, never know when you gonna need it.

[David]

check iso, shooting mode, white balance and quality (raw/jpeg) before going out to shoot

[robo git]

Oi, that's 4 pieces of advice, cheap! :p ;)

Mine is shoot. Shoot, shoot and shoot some more, but then get feedback on what you've shot.

[welly]

Always check your metering mode before using on camera flash with TTL.

[David]

dont forget your camera! i.e. take it everywhere haha

[thirdkid]

2nd one for flash advice.

Be sure you know what setting your flash is in before shooting infront of someones face. lol

[Cory Varcoe]

Always check you have ALL your batteries for ALL camera before heading out

[talan]

Learn how to read your histogram and check for "blinkies" ;)

[David]

turn off image stabilisation when using a tripod

we should make a top ten quick tips or something when we have heaps :)

[talan]

Experiment with unconventionaly perspectives on your subject :)

[talan]

Your camera bag is a good dumping ground for moisture absorbing sachets/desiccants :D

[buddythunder]

If you're a hobbyist - shoot because you want to, not because you feel you just should. If you're feeling that way, put the camera away and go do something else for a change! :-)

[Rick0r]

There's nothing wrong with asking before taking a strangers photo

[weka2000]

Always have Toilet paper in your camera bag you never know when you may need it ;)

[buddythunder]

Always have Toilet paper in your camera bag you never know when you may need it ;)

Is that the bitter voice of experience talking there? :p

[weka2000]

Is that the bitter voice of experience talking there? :p

Lets just say not all leaves are suitable :D

[Airflore]

mine is: check the lenses you use are clean. Shots with dirty spots are not great...

[buddythunder]

Lets just say not all leaves are suitable :D

Yipes!

[archiescat]

Mine would be remember your lens hood and yeah try to remember to take the lens cap off before you photograph people who then see you have to take it off

[wirehunt]

You don't get photo's by walking around with your camera turned off. ALWAYS be ready to shoot. Now.

[talan]

Don't mistaken IS sound for autofocus sound, take photo, leave, open on computer, find it's out of focus :p

[wirehunt]

Take the shot as soon as you see it, the light could be gone in five seconds while your still fluffing around 'composing'

[Rick0r]

Equipment is no substitute for skill.

All the flash lighting and lenses in the world won't help you if you don't know how to create the environment that you're after to get "the shot"

Learn how to take a photo with a point and shoot before getting a D300, THEN you can spend a little extra to compliment your skills.

[nathanbarlow]

use a manual SLR film camera at least once in your life

[Deviant]

Check your iso isn't set to 800+ when shooting in daylight.

although if you are familiar with your lenses you usually figure it out pretty quick!

[wirehunt]

Lets just say not all leaves are suitable :D

This is a simple one, you could always say "wear long sleeves" ;):D

[luiz]

http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/images/icons/light-bulb.png buy the best monitor you can afford, then collor callibrate it. Otherwise some day you will have to do the work again.