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20 Essential Photography Tips For Beginner Photographers (Get Good, Fast)

Pat Kay
2021 ж. 22 Мау.
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While there are so many ways to learn photography, there are also so many dead ends and potential rabbit holes you might waste your time on.
In this video, I outline 20 essential photography tips for beginner photographers to help you get good quickly and give you the right fundamentals to work on.
Other videos mentioned in these tips:
The real secret to getting better at photography
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How to find your style in photography
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How to get sharp photos every time, with any camera
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Transform your photography with these 4 simple, daily habits
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  • Here are some timestamps: Concepts: 1:03 - Photography is: 70% what's in the photo, 20% how you take it, 10% how you edit it. 2:35 - The real secret to getting better at photography is Vision. 3:14 - Understand what "good" looks like as fast as you can. 5:10 - Look to other forms of visual art for inspiration. 5:52 - Style isn't something you should really worry about at the beginning. Craft: 6:19 - The exposure triangle. 7:24 - Photography "rules" are a bad way to think about them. 8:22 - Show me your first 100,000 shots. 9:07 - Break down skills and then create a habit to work on them. 9:51 - Always consider the light. 10:32 - Everything in your photo is deliberate. 11:22 - Subject, subject, subject. 12:23 - Move, move, move, and experiment. 13:18 - An image isn't finished until it's edited. 14:22 - Photowalk with other photographers and review their work. 15:02 - Some settings on Auto are totally fine. 15:44 - The power of planning and scouting. Gear: 16:24 - Lenses over bodies. 17:05 - Learn gear specific skills. 17:51 - Learn the focal lengths.

    @Alex-Knz@Alex-Knz Жыл бұрын

    • Love u

      @neslohasan@neslohasan8 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @whpss3954@whpss39546 ай бұрын

  • The way you explain photography really shows how much you know it. You're on another level Pat

    @AndysCuts@AndysCuts2 жыл бұрын

    • aw thanks so much, Andy! much appreciated!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

    • Your comment got me to watch this video.

      @dr.ijeziedesbois@dr.ijeziedesbois2 жыл бұрын

  • Dude you have such a strong way of articulating the intersection of all these elements that make great photos. A very well spoken analysis of the process!

    @jordhall@jordhall2 жыл бұрын

    • ah thanks man, those words mean a lot to me. thank you! i appreciate you

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • I like that you called it visual patterns instead of rules because visual patterns refer to things embedded in psychology - they are things that masses of people have identified as "good" simply by how our brains are wired. Visual aesthetics can be learned (due to rules) but many of them are naturally occuring (patterns). Love this video, thank you for sharing

    @BadSloucher@BadSloucher2 жыл бұрын

    • Yea that definitely is true but i find myself going back to my old photos when i was just taking them not thinking and not knowing of any rules but whit mindset of wanting to capture unique photo and the composition of them is more of wtf that is wierd than that is bad and they make me analyzing them more then just plane beautiful photos that followed all the rules as al the other same photos that followed the same rules. I would rather forget anything i learned then learn more about composition, tehnical side is needed tho. Authenticity wins for me as an artist more than a photographer, i would rather have bad photos in my own way than have them beautiful in others way.

      @user-bu6nq1ve6m@user-bu6nq1ve6m2 жыл бұрын

  • The value you give in your videos is more than value to me. It’s an inspiration. So thankful for your time.

    @richmediafilms@richmediafilms2 жыл бұрын

  • I love how you sectioned the video, it makes it easier for me to take notes. Greatly appreciated Pat!

    @OriginalOrangeJuice@OriginalOrangeJuice2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you! Your descriptions and definitions are so well worded and easy to comprehend. Straightforward, real talk is so appreciated.

    @FranHoganPanama@FranHoganPanama2 жыл бұрын

  • I just love our way to tell a story. It's captive and you come across like an ultra-professional as well as a really likable person. Love it! Thank you!

    @persvanstrom@persvanstrom2 жыл бұрын

  • I am a newbie and found your explanations simple to understand. There is so much content out there it becomes really overwhelming starting out and you have a real gift pointing out what to look out for. thank you

    @claraoleary7489@claraoleary74892 жыл бұрын

  • Been trying to get into photography for almost a year now, and I do know a lot of stuff about it (settings to get the correct exposure) but no where near professional. Thank you for posting this, it's really going to help me in my career.

    @marchofnature636@marchofnature6362 жыл бұрын

  • One of the best tips I've ever come across on KZhead, this helped me so much. Thanks Pat!!

    @reinierscheltema9818@reinierscheltema98182 жыл бұрын

  • Pat. Just loving your approach. Loving it. Taking an art and science approach. Much respect.

    @acecreates@acecreates2 жыл бұрын

  • I just started my photography journey and out of all the people out there on YT your videos have helped me out the most, keep up the amazing work Pat.

    @ArmendShadow88@ArmendShadow882 жыл бұрын

  • everytime I watch a Pat Kay Video, I learn a lot! That’s why I don’t skip ads. Thanks for sharing your insights.

    @PaulPadua@PaulPadua2 жыл бұрын

  • I needed this so badly right now. Thank you for taking the time to create this video. I’m at the low point on the DK effect graph. The whole video has given me lots to think about.

    @vanishingpointphotographys1281@vanishingpointphotographys12812 жыл бұрын

  • This was so extremely concise and helpful thank you. ! I love how you breakdown the many different elements involved and stress the need for conceptual story.

    @leslieunger7438@leslieunger74382 жыл бұрын

  • You’re tops Pat. I get so much out of your videos. Your video regarding feeling uninspired found me at the perfect time the other week. Cheers Mate!

    @gbjado@gbjado2 жыл бұрын

  • Loved this tutorial, Pat. Learned so much. Thank you.

    @kym-bid-bidstrup3623@kym-bid-bidstrup36232 жыл бұрын

  • One of the first times I can say I'm glad KZhead suggest a channel. I actually watch it your vids from beginning to the end and learn something each time. Anther great video. Thank you.

    @randychristopher1429@randychristopher14292 жыл бұрын

  • I love hearing you talk. You always have a lot of substance and value in your videos. I hope your 2021 is going great.

    @matthewriley3778@matthewriley37782 жыл бұрын

    • aw thank you! mine is great. hope yours is too!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • We’ll done! Clear, concise, and perfect for beginners such as myself. Thank you!

    @juliaocarroll5424@juliaocarroll54242 жыл бұрын

  • This video was really informative! I'm excited to check out the rest of your videos :)

    @m.iajanemadeit2324@m.iajanemadeit23242 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Pat !

    @humansarestardust@humansarestardust Жыл бұрын

  • this video is the most useful for beginners I've seen since I got interested in photography, congratulations buddy!

    @kailane2390@kailane23902 жыл бұрын

  • Literally my biggest inspiration. Thanks again.

    @channkrp@channkrp2 жыл бұрын

  • You just earned another subscriber man. Thank you for these tips!!

    @Guanakito503fcb@Guanakito503fcb2 жыл бұрын

  • Heya! Great video, thanks Pat! You mentioned breakdown the skills for each category of photography - would love to see a lesson on this!

    @kristenaugeard5@kristenaugeard52 жыл бұрын

  • This is, without a doubt, the best photography related video I ever watched.

    @Kamzo@Kamzo2 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing breakdown, thanks sir!

    @stevejennings2394@stevejennings23942 ай бұрын

  • Thanks Pat !

    @Romlgr@Romlgr2 жыл бұрын

  • Great video Pat!

    @olvefagermoen9037@olvefagermoen90372 жыл бұрын

  • Straight to the point. Appreciate.

    @Vladriguez@Vladriguez Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks buddy. Very important points covered.

    @fabiogarcia1431@fabiogarcia14312 жыл бұрын

  • This is so insightful! Thank you!

    @crayonk8528@crayonk852810 ай бұрын

  • Great teaching! Thank you.

    @kidsnkittens@kidsnkittens2 жыл бұрын

  • thanks for explaining it to me like I'm 5 years old, I'm feeling like I'm starting over again it feels great. so much to learn!

    @LouisLuzuka@LouisLuzuka2 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent video, thank you.

    @MArk-yn4sp@MArk-yn4sp3 ай бұрын

  • I would say I already knew 75% of these tips already but its always nice to hear over and over again just to remind myself why I started photography. But also hearing it from someone else that does photography for longer.

    @KS_Films@KS_Films2 жыл бұрын

  • Love the percentage chart. In essence, don't spend all your time on things that will only contribute to 20% of your output. Breathing and talking gear will only make have more expensive gear. Composition, composition, composition. Thanks so much, Pat. Cheers from Brisbane.

    @PaulHarveyAustralia@PaulHarveyAustralia2 жыл бұрын

    • 100%, you got it! ease yourself into photography with those ratios initially, and then you can work out what works for you after you're comfortable :)

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

    • I can't agree more, Paul!

      @acecreates@acecreates2 жыл бұрын

  • your videos are super informative and well structered, thank you!!

    @pixienix@pixienix2 жыл бұрын

  • I love everything on this video.Thanks

    @bestalternativesneakers2022@bestalternativesneakers20222 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for the video! Really helpful stuff. I am at the point where "the more I know the more I know I don't know" and that there is so much more stuff to learn!

    @insomniacs0@insomniacs02 жыл бұрын

  • Great tips, for photographers at all levels! Thanks

    @hurleygreen927@hurleygreen9272 жыл бұрын

  • I'm an amateur and I learned real quick that you have to have an eye to make a good picture, not everything you see is necessarily a picture moment in my opinion, as you said here learn what good looks like. The rest will follow, it's like making a house you need to have a good foundation to be able to build a strong structure. Thanks for this video.

    @capone_rd_809@capone_rd_809 Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing presentation!

    @nevillemcfarlane6094@nevillemcfarlane6094 Жыл бұрын

  • Great tips !

    @kolapyellow7631@kolapyellow76312 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic tips and really confirmed my learning path. Thx

    @tonynewland8051@tonynewland8051 Жыл бұрын

  • The timing of this upload was perfect for me, thank you!

    @Batmonthesequel@Batmonthesequel2 жыл бұрын

    • hope it helps!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • Hey Mr. Pat Kay. It feel soo good to watch your videos. I am not a photographer and I never thought of being a photographer infact. But the way you explain things are damn great. Still I have no plans of being a photographer but i would love to know about your ideas and explanation on your best work. It would be great if you could make a video where you explains the best photographs you took and the vision behind it. I am in love with the way you are teaching these skills. Thanks a lot !!

    @tushar-sharma@tushar-sharma2 жыл бұрын

  • Great video. Very informative. As a beginner photographer definitely will be using the knowledge shared in this video. Thanks for this. Keep up the dope content!

    @EdwardSJLens@EdwardSJLens7 ай бұрын

  • Thank you yet again for amazing tutorial on photography..so well explained :)

    @mishstone7611@mishstone76112 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for the tips

    @mateocalle__@mateocalle__ Жыл бұрын

  • Thank You !

    @DublinStreetPerformers@DublinStreetPerformers8 ай бұрын

  • Great video! Definitely some good info and advice! Thank you!

    @ErrinLyons@ErrinLyons2 жыл бұрын

  • Pat, I have watched your videos and subscribed. I like your analysis of the length of time to learn how to become a good photographer, it is what I have experienced over 14 years. You are a good teacher! Father Dan

    @fatherdanmclaughlinosa3215@fatherdanmclaughlinosa32152 жыл бұрын

  • Good stuff man! Thanks.

    @jdawg63000@jdawg630002 жыл бұрын

  • Gave your video a shot, with all the videos on photography out there I wasn’t sure but…wow!!! You have some good points particularly VISION! love it man. Thank you for sharing

    @NickBelt@NickBelt Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you. This is so informative

    @bahavamoss8372@bahavamoss83727 ай бұрын

  • This was excellent

    @chriscook215@chriscook2153 ай бұрын

  • Great video as always. The learning process.. or journey of photography has always seemed so arbitrary. Often find myself being lost in what I should prioritise as a new photographer. Will be coming back to this video each time I feel that way. Thank you! 🙏

    @Cottonn_@Cottonn_2 жыл бұрын

    • got chu man! im sure some of these will come in handy every now and then!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

    • Give yourself a project with small defined scope and work on that target.

      @chuck1856@chuck18568 ай бұрын

  • Great video and explanation, I fully agree with telling a story in a visual image

    @RomelosLife@RomelosLife6 ай бұрын

  • Great video, thank you!!

    @wadettem@wadettem2 жыл бұрын

  • I really like this guy!! So good

    @hanei-sn2tv@hanei-sn2tv2 жыл бұрын

  • Really helpful. Thank you.

    @amv000yt7@amv000yt7 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks!

    @javedsumra5918@javedsumra5918 Жыл бұрын

  • Thx for the tips 👍appreciate you sharing your knowledge

    @adventurecoalition3690@adventurecoalition36906 ай бұрын

  • Excellent video man.

    @ChrisTurnerPhotographer@ChrisTurnerPhotographer2 жыл бұрын

  • this for me has been the most valuable photography video; thorough and in-depth and detailed. am very grateful. came here through the fstoppers fb post. and now i subscribe to the channel and have learned so much already. do love the "first few years of all crap photos!" thing mentioned in one of the episodes, that made me laugh. accurate of course.

    @millymucci@millymucci2 жыл бұрын

  • Keep going man we relly like your hard work 💪

    @abdullahalmesri6585@abdullahalmesri65852 жыл бұрын

  • Well presented, thank-you

    @ChrisDefalcoblues@ChrisDefalcoblues Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for the video 😊

    @_victoriasecreta_@_victoriasecreta_2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks so much for this Pat! These tips were excellent!

    @Aya-nc4ro@Aya-nc4ro2 жыл бұрын

    • my pleasure!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you

    @thilinaalagiyawanna3680@thilinaalagiyawanna36805 ай бұрын

  • Really useful video. Thanks

    @suffolkdrives5312@suffolkdrives53122 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you!

    @subjectzhero@subjectzhero2 жыл бұрын

  • dude you are awesome, i learn a lot with you. love your style. greetings from Argentina

    @franjraffo@franjraffo2 жыл бұрын

  • Great advice!

    @Twobarpsi@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

  • Wow thought this would be one of these videos "this is how I do things so you have to as well", but this has been a very objective and informative one. Nice work Pat!

    @SzymonMigaj@SzymonMigaj2 жыл бұрын

  • This chap is a breath of fresh air.

    @dianawilde417@dianawilde4176 ай бұрын

  • Thanks this really helped

    @colinmetzler@colinmetzler Жыл бұрын

  • This content is PHENOMENAL! I have my degree in photography- and did not learn half of the things you mentioned in this video! What were my professors thinking? Anyways, THANK YOU for being so thorough in your explanations! You’ve reignited my passion in this art form once again! 🙏🏼 ✨.

    @nveras8175@nveras81752 жыл бұрын

  • I finally got my first camera and this is so useful - thank you sensei Pat!

    @muffinmunster@muffinmunster9 ай бұрын

  • Another great vid Pat!

    @hotherside@hotherside2 жыл бұрын

    • aye cheers homaayyyy

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • Great post

    @mawavoy@mawavoy Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks mate, enjoy your content and style, new sub😊

    @photonspark@photonspark2 жыл бұрын

  • You are very detailed and seems very expert 😍

    @FilipLjungberg@FilipLjungberg5 ай бұрын

  • This is Beautiful Stuff man. thanks.

    @julie15957@julie159572 жыл бұрын

  • Clear and articulate 😊👍😊

    @emmanuelpower2439@emmanuelpower24399 ай бұрын

  • nice thanks!

    @TheJustinside@TheJustinside3 ай бұрын

  • Your style at the beginning is, everything 👍😳yes. Yes.

    @TheArtofKAS@TheArtofKAS2 жыл бұрын

  • Very good content. Not thought of using auto iso with manual but I suppose you have to use exposure compensation to lighten/darken image from ‘metered exposure’ because aperture or shutter speed changes will cause the iso to change to ‘compensate’. One thing I don’t agree with is your suggestion of using shutter priority semi auto rather than aperture semi auto. I use aperture priority often because most of my photographs are of stationary subjects (if I’m not using fully manual exposure.) This enables me to consider depth of field, selective focusing etc which for me are important creative considerations although if photographing sport or anything involving motion that I want freeze or include movement I will normally use shutter priority. You didn’t explain why you suggested that but I suppose it could be to avoid camera shake or for freezing motion. Other than that (but I am an amateur!) I thought your presentation style, content etc were very good indeed.

    @petera8742@petera87422 жыл бұрын

  • I'm just starting out as a professional photographer and someone at my full-time job insulted me. Was looking for a little inspiration in getting better. Thank you for the video I subscribed

    @PizzlesTechTime@PizzlesTechTime6 ай бұрын

  • Very nice information

    @kiranbha5579@kiranbha55794 ай бұрын

  • Very helpful video thank you

    @ShushuBeauty@ShushuBeauty2 жыл бұрын

  • Smashing it my bro!!! 🙌

    @TKNORTH@TKNORTH2 жыл бұрын

    • cheers homie!

      @patkay@patkay2 жыл бұрын

  • I found one thing that helped me get my exposure triangle in control was first two years I shot exclusively in manual. I almost took it too far to where I’d miss a shot because I wasn’t shooting in program mode lol

    @Threeoned@Threeoned11 ай бұрын

  • I love you my dude!!!

    @arskabert@arskabert2 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent video 🤗

    @steveospirals@steveospirals Жыл бұрын

  • That was really helpful, thanks :)

    @felixtrommer4079@felixtrommer40792 жыл бұрын

  • 6 months on - this was SO helpful. Thank you!!

    @BenjaminCutting@BenjaminCutting2 жыл бұрын
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