3 EASY PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS every BEGINNER should know

These 3 easy to implement tips will mean you start taking better photographs.
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[@jamesgrove]

You cant beat a pysical item to demonstrate something, most of us are visual learners, great work.

[@360-media]

This is one of the best videos I've seen for new photogs. I have recommended this to video to those who are beginning. If your are new to photography, watch. You will not be sorry.

[@mariebird01]

A great way of describing image composition, seeing how lighting and how moving around changes things. Well done Sam, good way to get involved in dad’s photography! Thank you for sharing, Nigel.

[@searam1]

Cheers Nigel, it’s Sean in Atlanta! I think I have been following your channel for about six or seven years, and every video is so interesting and helpful to me and I never take the time to thank you, so thank you! Haha! This video is very helpful because I also fell into the same wide-angle trap when I first started my photographic journey. More is not more! I discovered that bringing the subject closer in view reduced the distractions that I did not see in the wide angle. Even leading lines became stronger when I brought my focus closer. I taught myself photography through a very select number of experts on KZbin, and you of course, were at the top of that list! So a huge “thank you” and I look forward to your next video! Sean

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks so much - I really appreciate the feedback 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@GirdHerd]

Nigel, You are absolutely right about the importance of composition. I love film photography and watch a lot of film photographers on KZbin. It seems that most all of them just concentrate on the technical parts of photography such as type of film, focus, exposure, development, and scanning. Very little thought is put into the composition of the shot.

[@googlymannz]

Great tips Nigel! Loved the model but not sure if it added much. Maybe come back to it and show it more carefully with better light? Still fun though!

[@nelehoremans2546]

Nice video Nigel! from these 3 'being attentive for the light' is for me my biggest working point, especially as I often take pictures during traveling when you don't have the luxury to stay for hours at one location without boring the family. Hence for me preparing the trip aforehand making sure we arrive at a scene in hopefully ideal circumstances is a must... and than of course fingers crossed for the sun and clouds to behave

[@erkko69]

Great video again😀👍🦜🌲🇫🇮🌏♥️!!! I think its good to take those wide photos when you start shooting. After some years you can crop them and Be Happy. Allso after years you get more experiens of your style and afterpost. Good way to start IS get 24-102 and shoot like grazy in all lenght If you have good conditions in weather. You can Never have too mutch shots, but those missing shots you can Never have Back.

[@kimmunch6780]

Great tips - and I always think of you when I resist settling into a comp as soon as I arrive at a scene - gotta explore first Iike Nigel!!! I can’t believe I won the print!!!! Thank you so much :)

[@loraost1860]

Great video Nigel... thank you for your time

[@LeePelling]

That takes things to another level , that model was a great visual representation of your point, well made ! Some great tips especially the tripod tip, something i have been guilty of and still do on far to many occasions , top tips !

[@GordonFRegan]

Great video and your work on the model really proved your point.

[@DianeJackson-k2p]

Great tips Nigel which I will try to put into practice. I have a bad habit of shooting a subject (e.g castle or mountain) and not shooting the subject in a scene which then tells a story. Shooting the subject only says that I have visited that subject, if you follow my meaning!

[@dronepilotcontractors4094]

Nice Model! I have mostly watched your channel to become a better photographer with my drone and you have taught me so much! I purchased my first starter camera (Canon EOS 2000D) and I am back for more learning!

[@D0209962]

Excellent and informative video. I liked the model too!

[@nealschneider6554]

Excellent tips, Nigel. You and your son did a great job building the model. That visual really helped get your point across.

[@malikdhadhalinux]

Awesome video.... Simple and straight to the point as usual...

[@a.keithclarke7975]

Always 'Follow' the man who takes the time and effort to make a landscape model! ;)

[@joshrathbun1]

Great tips! The light is so important. Make or break that photo!

[@JangoAC]

This video describes what I was feeling. I really enjoy the 35 and 50mm lenses on my crop sensor camera, wich is about 56-80mm on a full frame in my case. Its much harder to get good compositions on wider angles.

[@philnaylor3484]

I use an old peice of black mount card with a 7" x 5" hole cut out to help me with my composition of landscape shots. It may be an odd technique, but it allows me to make better decisions before taking the photos.

[@andyblessett1282]

I used to do that. Also, I made 2 'L' shapes out of the same card that could be adjusted to give different views, square e.g.

[@washingtonradio]

In the old days some would use an empty slide holder to frame a scene.

[@washingtonradio]

@@davidgfisher It's an old photography technique to use something to frame the scene as a compositional aid

[@washingtonradio]

@@davidgfisher It's a tool some find convenient some don't. It's more about having techniques that might help improve one's images.

[@NemanjaLauri]

Thanks for the detailed information.

[@mikefoster6018]

Great stuff. For me, composition is by far the most challenging thing - that and walking for hours and hours! Learning the camera was like learning how to play chess. Learning composition is like learning to get great at chess. I like chess and photography :)

[@freedomastrology6567]

This video was worth the watch just to see the model you made! Love that!

[@steveboys5369]

Wise words Nigel, excellent tips

[@gailmager4147]

Thx for the tips, always good to be reminded.

[@mawavoy]

Thanks for the tips. Especially, liked the focal length illustrations.👍🏿🙏🏿

[@SteveZodiac777]

Great tips - thank you Nigel. Your model of the Langdales would look great on my model railway! Enjoy your birding.

[@vimal.moments]

another great informative video. Nigel you are using a Nikon Z8 and 200-600 mm lens. Am I Correct?

[@williampetersen2899]

Beginner or seasoned veteran, these are great tips for all landscape photographers. Brilliant idea with the model for a great visual presentation. Plus, I have to say you and your son make Google Earth look like a bunch of amateurs!

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Excellent reminders all!

[@AliceMitchell-p9n]

Fantastic video! It was both entertaining and educational.

[@outlawph]

Thank Nigel, its always a trip listening to you. You are welcome to shoot in Argentina any time you like, I'd love to show you around and shoot together

[@jeffolson4731]

Have fun with the bird photography. I look forward to seeing your video.

[@alexwaterton9769]

As always Nigel, informative and most enjoyable and an excellent reminder for even those more experienced photographers who slip back and forget now and then :) Look forward to your Birding adventure good luck.

[@svetlanagrobman3476]

What a dedication! Building a model for a few seconds video! I'm so impressed 👍. Also, I have a question about printing. It's there table for optimal print quality? For example, for a good 16x20 inch print u need this many megapixels ... (at 300 ppi). Thanks.

[@pathfindercod4638]

That is awesome! Made an actual model to demonstrate the shot. My mind went to turn out the lights and use litle lumecube lights with barn doors and snoots to show the light realtime. bravo great video!

[@wdb1932]

Talk about going the extra mile.. a model, wow! 👍👏

[@Keith-n7b]

Great tips Nigel - thank you!

[@ScottRae]

So right about wide angle lenses. I remember I had a 10-20 on my old D90 that I struggled with because there was too much in the image - especially dead foreground and sky, which dominated out the image, or the perspective was all out of whack. So I barely used that lens and ended up selling it. Many years later, I've now got a 14-30, but maybe a bit less weight in the bag and a bit more desire to take it out and experiment

[@hilleviupmanis8687]

Love the model! Thanks! 😊

[@taraelizabethlivinglife4094]

I appreciate the information. Thank you so much!

[@JackSmith-n9b]

Nigel, Thank you for your video. May I ask what editing software you are using in it? I looks excellent and easy to use.

[@craigmaisfield3247]

Great stuff mate. Love the model 👍🏻 Hope you had fun with the wildlife? Seen you have been to bempton. I was there last week. 😉

[@reginapapadopoulou4611]

very helpful.Thank you!

[@richardpesce5325]

Really useful tips Nigel! Thanks. Enjoy the 600mm😊

[@jennifercall9014]

THe model, takes it above and beyond...that was fun.

[@360-media]

YOur work is very nice Nigel.

[@HelloYesThisIsDog]

5:27 Ah, someone’s been hanging out with James Popsys too much 😉 Great video Nigel, and those example photos are gorgeous.

[@anthonyplancherel8274]

Excellent tips!!!

[@mitchellmysliwiecphotography]

Great tips that are good to hear again and again. Fun to have made the model with your son

[@hilleviupmanis8687]

Thank you!

[@nickbrown9550]

hope you enjoy your birding with the Z8 !!!

[@NigelDanson]

Z9

[@MrOhavlik]

great content and advises as usual! Thank you! ;-)

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Thanks. Great advice 👌👍🙂

[@anthonyharding2258]

So… here’s a question for you I’m sure many of your subscribers have. Once you’ve set up your tripod, how many images do you find you have to capture in order to get that one you’re particularly pleased with while you’re at a site (not multiple visits but at the time you capture the image)? The impression from your awesome videos is one shot, one perfect image. I get asked this question time and again by folks just starting their journey who seem to think that they can only consider themselves “good photographers” when they don’t have to take multiple images to get the one they’re really after.

[@coltoncyr2283]

Try macro. Probably delete 50+ images to keep that one banger! 😂

[@a.keithclarke7975]

Light is constantly changing, so what may be 'the image' for someone else may not be 'the image' for you. Brief, only YOU will know when you have captured 'the image', and that could be in one shot or many shots.!

[@ednsb]

Good video with some good examples but I'm not a fan of seeing the images on your iPad..not enough detail. Also as an old film landscape guy, I could crop to almost any size without losing detail but if I take a 24MP image and crop it to 1/4 of the size I get a 6MP image which might be fine for sharing on Facebook but I certainly am not going to print it above 4x6. Now with the image expansion software from Lightroom Classic, On1, and Topaz Gigapixel, I could start by doubling it in size to a 48MP image and the crop would be 12MP. Is my thinking correct?

[@smiragnusbrowne4867]

love the model!

[@carrow2250]

Where’s a good place to ask photography questions? I’m a beginner with a Canon R8 and I’m photographing hair and while the camera makes the hair look absolutely beautiful, the color isn’t correct. I’ve tried a bunch of settings and trying to learn more, the best “fix” is to shoot in auto focus and press that color wheel at the bottom right of the screen and adjust the tone until its more accurate. Any ideas or websites to learn more? I don’t want to color correct, I just want accurate color right from the start so I can shoot and post the photos.

[@dew1_rosal14]

Just watched the first part about wider angle photos or zooming in. As a beginner photographer I’d think that with taking a wider scene would leave the option to crop the image later and gives more opportunities? If zoomed in you could never increase. Or is this a really stupid beginner mindset?

[@GPBhandariPhotography]

Thanks man 🤘

[@asafjack]

Thank you

[@TheWhittleGreenVanUK]

I'm old and started taking pictures long before digital was available to the masses 🤣 and when you bought any camera new or second hand, it only came with a 50mm lens, and under 70mm or 80mm everything was prime, as the optics just weren't good enough on small zooms, so most people only had a 28mm, 50mm and a 70-210 zoom, and if you were posh you had the 35mm and an 85mm prime so you were forced to make the most out of your shot and lens

[@brianlemke6017]

Sidelight, backlight always seem to make the best shots.

[@raw.rice_]

where are you where do you find these places how do you pay for the trips and how do you find the locations???

[@VaxKuAra]

What program are you using to edit that photo?

[@NeThsDomain]

5:59 there is a nirnroot in the water straight ahead. Sell it to any any alchemist in Cyrodill.

[@jeffschreifels8651]

I realized a long time ago that most photos I take end up looking much better if I crop them way in but I still make the same mistakes. I think it might be an overemphasis on wanting to provide context. For example, looking at the boat house at 5:02, since it is always suggested to avoid random elements from sticking into the sides of the frame, I would want to zoom out to include the tree trunks. I would likely then discover those trunks are too close to adjacent trunks, making me zoom out further until I was satisfied with the balance. Then when I look at the photo later I'm asking myself, What is this actually a photo of?? It's a mental trap that is so difficult to resist.

[@annssshhh]

Hey, what app do you use for photo editing?

[@NigelDanson]

Lightroom

[@5RustyBin]

is that Lightroom on the ipad?

[@Avinash-wg7xl]

hi.. do u have z8 too??

[@NigelDanson]

Nope

[@devroombagchus7460]

When it comes to wide angle, I think this video is a bit controversial. It amazes me how many new wide to super wide lenses have been introduced lately. Even for my Leica M, I now have a big choice of 24 and 21mm, and lower. Not supported by the viewfinder. Is this the influence of phone cameras?

[@martinorech391]

“Don’t get your tripod out…” SAY NO MORE “James Popsys liked this content” 😂

[@alpenrosecabins]

Come to Golden BC for great outdoor photos

[@lorettasayers2381]

I love that you said to eat an apple and look around. I used to think I was doing things "wrong" by not setting up my tripod right way. I enjoy walking around and taking shots first. Also, well done to your son for that 3D model. 👏🏻Great tips, thank you!

[@Peter-gk1fr]

I find your videos very interesting & helpful, but I think that you, like most other photo guys on you tube are forgetting one thing. A photo is a recording of the scene you are looking at. The artistic side is really important of course but for example, years down the track, the tree image gives no indication of where you were. It is vital in my opinion to record the whole scene in front of you, as well as closer images of particular features.

[@mrking1799]

Sad to see the dead pixel on the iPad

[@markbonham]

Ahh I like KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid! Addresses me perfectly 🤣 and agains another great update. 👏👍

[@1958zed]

Have a clearly defined subject. Too often, grand vistas look amazing in person but translate poorly to a two-dimensional photograph.

[@ericwright8547]

My names Andrew and um I need some tips 😂👌

[@kicksnblicks-ku1xw]

mmm

[@ian-robinson]

You do realise that now everyone will expect a model for all subsequent videos.

[@jonmorgan-parker4209]

Year's ago we used to call it wasted space !

[@grahamegannon9708]

Great tips Nigel which I will try to put into practice. I have a bad habit of shooting a subject (e.g castle or mountain) and not shooting the subject in a scene which then tells a story. Shooting the subject only says that I have visited that subject, if you follow my meaning!

[@GlennCooke]

Thank you!

[@CaroleWebb-w8v]

Great tips Nigel which I will try to put into practice. I have a bad habit of shooting a subject (e.g castle or mountain) and not shooting the subject in a scene which then tells a story. Shooting the subject only says that I have visited that subject, if you follow my meaning!