10 Common Photography Mistakes Beginners Make // Photo Pro
Looking to improve your photography skills? Avoid these 10 common mistakes that beginners make! In this video, we'll show you how to fix these mistakes and take your photos to the next level. Don't miss out on essential tips from a photo pro!
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0:00 Introduction
1:38 FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON THE GEAR
2:52 WRONG CAMERA SETTINGS
4:53 BAD COMPOSITION
7:07 BAD LIGHTING
9:22 SOFT FOCUS
9:39 SERVO VS ONESHOT
10:14 SHAKEY FRAME
10:48 BACK BUTTON FOCUS
11:31 LACK OF MOVEMENT OR ACTION
13:18 USING THE WRONG LENS
14:14 USING THE WRONC
15:03 BAD POSING
17:11 OVER EDITING
Nr. 11 - Stop caring about Instagram, likes, tags, what people think about your work and dont post everyday. Do it for the love and joy whenever you feel like.
Yes IG seems like way too much work. I've considered hiring someone to do it for me.
Yes, I used to upload everyday but I doit like 2 times a week now.
Personally I actually don't include any tags OR captions at all. When I upload, most of the time it's just the pictures with no captions, or sometimes just a simple one telling my friends where I went in one line. Makes me truly proud of what I've posted, the photo.
I have to agree- of course, it seems you need to do SOME social media/IG these days... because nearly every time I talk to someone and mention I'm a photographer, "what's your Instagram" is the first thing I hear. *stares in "here's my website"*
Thank u so much ❤️❤️❤️
Brilliant advice. I’m a beginner even though a grandma and I’ve just won a prize and certificate for one of my photos. I didn’t win first prize but getting acknowledged was a great feeling.
That's AMAZING!!
Wow u must be a cool grandma to have
Wow ! That is so glad. I am in my 30’s and my crush for photography is slowly turning towards love. But I wonder I am too late. Your post inspires me 😊. All the very best to you.
This whole thread is so wholesome! And congrats Joan!
@@karancricketer I got started in photography just 18 months ago and I am 67 now. I enjoy it immensely.
"It's damaging to compare your work to theirs." AMEN!! This is by far, the most motivational and spot on video explaining how to become a better photographer by simply correcting some easily addressed mistakes. Thank you thank you thank you for posting this - I feel energized and will always use that quote to remind myself to compare my work to my previous work.
that quote hit me! and the part where he said, "compare yourself to who you were yesterday"
Customers are going to compare your work to others LMAO
You can apply this to everything else in life, dont compare to experts
@@jizzythefroggy1108 What customers? You think everyone who's into photography is doing it as a business? LMAO
"Learn from the masters, compare with yourself yesterday." Best advice I've had in a long long time... thanks btw! 🤘
Life changing words
Endless hours of research about photography resumed in 20:48 minutes. This is gold people🙏🏽🙌🏻. Thank you so much !
This already looks like a bloody good course. I've learnt a lot from a single video. You've crushed the subject. I Love it! 💗
I think you should’ve mentioned that one shot and servo are only in Canon cameras. Other cameras have the same focus modes but are called single and continuous focus. Could also be called AF-C for continuous focus.
He should mainly say that one shot, one point focusing is faster in most of situations than playing with some servos and touch screen. Ofcourse this doesn't really work for sport. I realized that manual focusing (with old lens with real mechanical gear) can be faster than playing with touch screens and some servos on modern cameras, which is really complicated and when you are using viewfinder, it's aslmost useless because you are touching screen with your nose, it just doesn't work. Some older cameras had joystick for selecting focus area, that was really great, but using touch screen for that purpose is pointless, I don't want to take pictures thru touchscreen, I want to use viewfinder. I tried even retrain myself for using right eye which should prevent touching screen by your nose, but nope, it still doesn't work well, you are still touching screen with your face slightly and with some displays, it breaks touches, some cameras have possibility to select in what area touch works, but neither that worked for me, I just can't use that while watching to finder, it's so unnatural and complicated, so one shot, one point forever. 😀
The inference here is that you should be shooting with Canon!
Thank you was looking for this
@@jizzythefroggy1108 Doesn't matter which system you use. I've made some photos with my smartphone that rival cameras of all brands. I'm a Nikon shooter, but I've also made some photos with Sony and Canon, and the results are nearly identical(Canon is slightly warmer than Nikon, and Sony is somewhere in between - exception for Nikon D3X, that beast has warmer tones).
I certainly picked up some good tips there. Thank you so much for making everything sound so plain and recognizable instead of just using industry terms. Love the channel.
3rd time watching it in a row trying to absorb everything in this great video! I've heard many of these mistakes countless times before but you presentation style is spot on and the examples are money! Thank you! Todd
can I just say, that the LIGHTING alone in the shots where you talk to us, is FREAKING amazing?! It looks sooooo good! :) The only thing I would like to add, is that the lens choice also depends on if you´re shooting with an aps-c or a full frame camera. Anyways, really good tips, you are awesome!!! :)
Great advice and tips. These are things that were baked into us old-timers that used film - we didn't have the luxury of adjusting so much after the shot. "Adjusting" was done in the darkroom and had limits. Getting back into photography and finding out there is a LOT to learn with digital. Looking forward to this new journey.
Perfectly agree with the first statement. I won the National Community Press Photographer of the Year award in 2019 (South Africa) using an entry-level Canon 1200D with kit lenses. The best camera is the one you have with you.
As you become more seasoned you can confidently say, "Been there and less of that" The first tip is key, great photographs are made with the artist behind the camera and not the camera itself. To all the beginner photogs, keep shooting until that unique style of yours comes out, and yes it'll take tens of thousands of shots. Shoot on! Thank you Parker!
This is easily my favorite tech/editing/filming channel out there!!!!!! EDIT: Thanks for all the likes
Every video is deep and so informational! Love them
Yes it’s super useful
I agree, but I liked it more when Parker used to be the only one who hosted the video. (2-3 years ago)
Thank you for the tips, you guys! I got to agree with you that having the best gear alone won't make you a professional. Having that experience and willingness to keep on improving is what makes you a professional.
One of the best videos so far about the basics of photography. What's also important is to learn how to focus manually, to zoom with your legs (not only with prime lenses) and to as invisible or unobtrusive as possible.
I’ve been there for sure, watching your video defiantly helps me improve my skills 👍🏼
This video is clearly and very well explained. As a portrait photographer for more than 10 years, these tips are really helpful and i discovered them through lots of practice. Posing your subjects is one of the most challenging part. 😁
Nice little detail having a analogue clock in the background to create the illusion of a real time collaboration between you two.. nice detail almost perfect!! You guys are great!
Finally!! You know our needs. Love you and Fulltime Filmmarker team!!
Thanks! Have my first wedding to photograph and film in a couple days. And I’ve watched your other videos on how to shoot weddings. Thank you, I’m gonna film everything😂😁
Straight to the point and extremely sage advice. I'm trying to improve my photography and this couldn't have come at a better time, thank you.
The content is practical and wonderful. An explanation that is easier to understand than anyone else. Thank you for a very good video!
Great video and one we can all relate to. The list covered me like a blanket but it also showed my growth as a photographer. Thank you!
I just bought my new Sony zv1 for KZhead videos and vlogging so your videos have been coming in CLUTCH!
List of Mistakes: #1. Focusing too much on the gear (1:34) #2. Wrong camera settings (2:47) #3. Bad composition (4:48) #4. Bad lighting (7:02) #5. Soft focus (9:16) #6. Lack of movement or action (11:26) #7. Using the wrong lens (13:13) #8. Bad posing (14:58) #9. Over editing (17:05) #10. Not enough reps (18:22)
Thanks man...God bless.
Thanks super helpful
Thanks dude.
It's ok. I can do all of things
Love this video. Thank you Parker and Nate for making this one.
Endless hours of research about photography resumed in 20:48 minutes. This is hold people🙏🏽🙌🏻. Thank you so much !
Definitely grateful for the portrait advice!
I’m about to buy my first “proper” camera, having researched photography/cameras etc for a solid four months. I think I know everything there is to know about photography but am about to be massively corrected. I found this video very helpful and a little different from the thousands out there. One thing resonates particularly well is not to compare yourself to a professional. That applies to many fields. I’m an intermediate guitar player and at the beginning, it was very discouraging listening to pros or good amateurs. You think you will never reach their standard, which in my case is true, but the trick is not to let it bother you. Just get on with your own progress and be proud of your own standard, no matter what.
Well said. Never compare an amateur with a professional. Amazing content. Looking forward to see more content.
Really well done. You make some excellent points in getting people to go out and shoot and not compare themselves to the pros.
I love the content. I just started into videography/photography and thanks to you guys I’ve learned a lot: Once I start making money I will definitely buy the course
It doesn't make me a great photographer but when doing street or travel I use aperture priority with center metering and +1/3 or +2/3. Then I lock exposure, compose then shoot. As for focus, I like the mechanics / ergonomics of AF-ON button with continuous focusing. These leaves me with a lot more time to think the shots, which helps tons.
Really thankful that You people and this channel exist. You give some of the most honest insights of the ground truth about any topic. Love from India. Thank you.
"It's damaging to compare your work to theirs." Nice to hear this!
Just bought my wife a new Nikon Z fc. She’s eager to learn it and I’ve shown her the ropes. But this video will reinforce everything I’ve said in an awesome well-packed visual. Great vid!
A lot of terrific advice here. Thank you!
This was seriously one of the best summarizing & educational videos on camera work I've seen so far ... and I've seen plenty!
I appreciate videos like this, it helps you understand and correct yourself.. although I love comparison and walk around street photography videos, breakdowns like this are what beginners NEED
Not to criticize, but just wanted to point out that after getting into the pro stage, a lot of the greats purposely escape the norm by shooting "like amateurs" to obtain a certain look. Sort of like breaking the rule of thirds just so not everything looks the same. I did like the part about focusing too much on the subject and forgetting about the background. Too many people underestimate that and it was awesome that you guys pointed it out.
14:40 I love how the "starter" lens is over $2000. I signed up for the wrong hobby lol
Lol same
It's an expensive hobby for sure. Everyone I know goes on vacation 2 or 3 times a year. My money goes into this.
It's the r mount lens not an ef mount lens ef mount are cheaper but you'll need and adapter
@@WHITELIONNYC man of culture
@@WHITELIONNYC Without vacation there no good photos imo :) You gotta find a good mix between both imo, I couldnt stay home a whole year
"Compare yourself to who you were yesterday" bro...thats what I needed to hear.
Love this video and how chill y'all are in presenting it. Great job
The photo pro course is really good ! I've taken another french course and honestly, yours is better ! Thank Parker & Nate and the rest of the team for your work ! 👊👊
Just realized, why my editing sessions have been unnecessarily tedious and often disappointing. When I bought my camera, I thought I set my camera in RAW...... I've shot thousands of jpegs. Can't help but laugh, but kind of felt like yelling and maybe a little crying. I've managed to capture some pretty amazing images. What would they look like in RAW? I guess I'll have to reshoot them all. So glad I watched this. #LifeLessons #MasterYourCraft #NowGO
Thank you Parker! Definitely the main takeaways were stop focusing too much on gear and create more than I consume!!
Welcome back Parker and Nate, yeah! it has been long! Good lessons and profound guidance...
The jpeg factor depends on how, what camera and what you are shooting. I wouldn't use many brand's jpegs but with a Fujifilm camera, I would mostly shoot jpegs. You can edit the picture in camera by just switching picture profiles before taking the photo. It doesn't always apply and, of course, there are times when you can't waste that time to switch profiles. That's when RAW comes in handy. But that's a Fujifilm exclusive case. Any other brand doesn't give you those great jpegs, so RAW becomes the only choice.
One way to get round blurry photos from moving subjects is to use burst mode so when you press the shutter button it fires a burst. I always use burst mode unless i'm strictly using a tripod for landscapes. It massively cuts down on photos being blurred from subjects moving or camera movement which is call motion blur. Also another way is to use burst mode but also set focus mode to AF-C and/or focus tracking mode. But that depends on whether you have time to change the settings before the point comes where the photo has to be taken or you miss it. Using burst mode I always get at least one sharp photo, it's annoying having to sort through about five photos of the same thing but the point is, I always have at least one that's in focus and sharp and that's the one I save. As for rule of thirds, if I have time to align a subject I use rule of thirds when shooting but most of the time I back off zoom a little to give the subject more space within the frame then crop the image. But I don't back off a lot because cropping too much decreases image quality and increases visible noise levels.
Usually tips on youtube are too generic to be useful, these however are very useful and impactful. Thank you!
Parker" just taking a moment to say thank you for the information your sharing on this channel, keep it coming brother, I appreciate you and everyone on your team, cheer's.
Number 10 (comparing myself to pros) this is definitely my biggest downfall. I so often compare my photos to pros and feel like I'm not getting anywhere, but when i compare my photos to photos i use to take i feel SO much better about my work 💯 this was much needed. Thank you
11. watching youtube tutorials instead of going out and shooting :-)
Absolutely great video. Although I already knew all this things, it was still amazing to watch. Such a great flow in the video and I still could take some things from it. Great job!
This was great! Some things I've been doing so i'm glad on the right track. Thanks!
finally I don't have to look elsewhere for photography courses!
Why even would you, if everything what every photographer needs is in internet, especially these days on YT for free. If someone is too lazy to look for it, then he she will never be photographer even after 10 courses just waste of money.
@@kristofeight9668 looks to me that you never even tried looking for courses, everything with actual knowledge has a price tag on it. I have more than 100 GBs of free courses in addition to tens of youtube channels, they all give you the crumbs never the real deal.
Best tips, I've seen so far Thanks!
As always...perfect delivered to the audience😌 I LOVE this Team. Good job!!!!
The most informative tutorials in the YT today! watching from Philippines
A good advice about shutterspeed i heard a while ago was to set it to the double of your focal length (normal lighting conditions) but not lower. So if you use a 50mm you want to avoid anything longer than 1/100th of a second. Works perfectly fine for me and if you got a steady hand you can even go with a slightly longer shutter speed.
I usually end up with dark photos with anything faster than 1/80 ... Iso usually 400.. what's the issue? Even if use widest aperture available.. (4.6)
@@pappoochacha Your ISO is the issue. Lower ISO = darker images.
@@pappoochacha 1/80 is kinda slow, so if you're using lens with maximum apperture of f/4.6, than increase ISO, 1000-3200 ISO won't hurt the image much. Having (VR, VC, OS, IS - stabilization technology) on your lens or in-body also helps a lot.
Rather late to reply, but anyway. What you should might of applied to film but it doesn't apply to digital, where faster shutter speeds are needed to stop movement in the scene and camera shake. Since nobody will probably read this, I won't speculate on the reasons for that. And I don't know the reasons. If you're hand-holding the camera, try to use 1/400 or faster. 1/250 is okay for steady hands.
With the clock in the background jumping all over the place, it reminds me of Homer Simpson being interrogated over the Venus de Milo gummy. 😂
I love your number 10 tips..SELF-CONFIDENCE IS THE KEY!
Hey Parker I just got a 5d mark ii to start a KZhead channel with for photography and your lighting and audio and filming videos have been coming in handy so much thank you so much for being on KZhead and teaching us
PARKEEER!!! We miss ya man! Whoo! You're a sigh of relief 😂 (No hate on the other guys! They're awesome! It's just that it has been a loooong time since Parker was back on the channel 😂)
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Agreed
The clock in the background shows how long it took to record this
glad this popped up in my feed, i've got to rewatch once per month to remind me of the basics
Eveytime I watch your videos I always learn something new. Thank you 🥰
Create more than you consume. Such an important tip.🙏
Love that Peter Mckinnon double tap lol
The FTF course had been a game changer for me. And it keeps getting better. Thanks guys.
Absolutely need this video today 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
11:08 - Digin' that PMK hat!
I tell my clients to look at each other and pretend like they like each other a little bit. I'm a sarcastic and goofy person by nature, and this usually garners some laughter and the subjects ease into the situation a little more. "Pretend you got married because you like the other person for some reason". I don't know. I worked too long at a dinner theatre where we dressed up in character and I was sarcastic and weird to pretty much every customer. It created a lot of great people skills for while I'm doing photography :)
Haha that’s what I tell my clients. They usually laugh and then lighten up.
Excellent overview of most common photo issues for any photographer. Well done!
Awesome video guys! That last piece of advice felt like it was by far the most important! 👌
Superb 👌👌
the rule of thirds is helpful but it isnt something you have to religiously adhere to. learning about composition in general and seeing what other photographers do that make images interesting to the viewer without only focussing on the rule of thirds is just as important. its a starting point but definitely not as mandatory as often preached.
yup !
All of this does not matter ultimately. There is a picture that sold for millions of a 99 cent store.
This video has soo much value for begginers! the best I've seen so far.
one of the better videos I have seen out there. Great examples and explanations
When I first started I had, well only Full packed theory, Pro. With 0.0 Experience
Good issues here, but one thing I have start rethink after seeing milloins of photos. Sometimes too perfect photo is boring, best photos I have get when people doing things naturally without pose to camera.
I think sometimes it's best to tell your subjects to live out their day as usual while you silently shoot from the sides. Basically as authentic as we can get.
Thanks for sharing this one. I love your style man and I learned a lot since the day I followed you.
Thank you for the tips! And on to stop consuming others work on social media so much!
Another mistake is having a giant digital clock behind the subject.
I know right? The idea of the video is to, well, focus in the subject. Yeah.. But great tips! Thank you guys.
The term 'mistake' is not an appropriate category when we try to speak about items of creative expression; as it is a term that seemingly says soemething about that expressive item, but in real honesty commentators should say something about their own feelings, such as "I don't appreciate this photograph/musicpiece/drawing/technique/etc."
I love it!!! Ty sooo much for sharing!!!
One of best videos i'v seen in a while! Good job!
Hi First Comment
Funny how all these tips can actually be applied for video as well...in most ways
That was awesome. So well spoken and eloquent Finally I understand the back button focus👌🏼👏🏻💕
14:35 "You may not be able to afford a bunch of high end lenses when you get started and that's okay. You can cover most of your basis with a 24-70mm lense..." *shows a $2300 lense* Well okay then...
Lol
The start of most self owned businesses cost $$$. Name some that don't.
I bought my first L lens and got the "attitude" from my wife for days. This video got me off the hook as it proved to her that I bought a very modest "Entry Level" L lens.....
So get a cheaper lens and use it to make money. I started years ago with an original Canon Digital Rebel and a $500 18-200 pro-master lens. I shot weddings and portraits and made money.
I would add a mistake No 11…have a massive, shine, and white digital watch in the background 😅😊😀
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.
I needed this ! Thank you
I find the tip on not comparing yourself to the pros to be completely wrong. I studied a bachelor of photography, and comparing ourselves to pros was half the work, we did it endlessly for three years. By comparing, you learn what you are doing wrong and what they are doing right. Sure, don't let it destroy your confidence, but studying the work of pros and comparing your own will teach you a lot.
Hey, parker I found a mistake in your editing. Look! Those red colors are little bit noisey or more like dusty ( 15:25 ) Most probably color grading problems.
i thought it was my monitor lol
@@ChristianRB It was editor's mistake.
The last part of this video was my favorite because it boosted my confidence and was very affirming. Thank you for this great video!
thank you so much!!! This is amazing advice!!!!
17:20 not gonna lie looks amazing like i am in a dream
Its a arte style of photography. Mostly seen at nature. Creates kind of an other world photos. As science fiction movie scenarios.
You're one of those people that over-edit pictures lol
@@Henry_44 or maybe u are naive enough to understand different art styles
@@benjohncam even parker said that's over-edit lol, do whatever you want,most people gonna call that over-edit anyway