Photographers are not perfect all the time – even the most experienced or professional photographers are prone to making mistakes at times. Making mistakes in photography is not a huge problem, as long as the photographer learns from the mistake and rectifies the errors in the future. Besides, not all mistakes are serious, as some mistakes can also lead to creative results or learning new techniques in photography.
There are a lot of different genre in photography and each one has its own guidelines and settings. For example, sports photography will need a different setting compared to landscape photography and long exposure photography will need a different setting compared to street or portrait photography. The same applies to editing too.
Depending on the desired results or individual photographers’ interests, different workflows are followed by photographers. In this article, we have put together a bunch of resources that we hope will help you to avoid some common mistakes in photography.
Most of the time, beginners in photography are confused with many problems like getting the settings right, making use of the right light, compositional guidelines, over-shooting, too much post processing and so on. Many photographers start with point and shoot in auto mode, and with the advancement in camera technology, most of the time an image may turn out good but what is important is to have a creative vision and work on achieving that result. Check out this article to learn some of the most common photography mistakes beginners make in photography.
Composition is very important in photography in order to capture effective and compelling images that have a lot of visual interest. Without just pointing the camera at a scene and shooting, taking time to scout the location and capturing images from different perspectives and angles, or watching out for interesting backgrounds, using meaningful elements, etc., will all contribute to great compositions in an otherwise simple image. This article talks about some typical composition mistakes that can ruin the effectiveness of your image.
Portrait photography is a slightly difficult and challenging genre and is one that requires a few important factors to be taken care of, for the best results. Since we are dealing with closeup details of the subjects mostly and also want to capture their personality well, it requires a lot of practice and patience to master portrait photography. Here in this article, there is a list of 7 common mistakes in portrait photography and how to avoid them.
Many think that mistakes are made by only beginners or amateur photographers because they are still learning, but photographers are always learning and professional photographers also make mistakes, including the very successful or famous photographers. Some photographers just ignore their mistakes or do not realise that they are making a mistake. This article talks about some common mistakes that professional photographers need to avoid.
From time to time, most photographers shoot long exposure photographs while some shoot them quite often. Long exposure photography is not about just putting the camera on a tripod and setting a longer exposure time to capture the image. There are a lot of things to be taken care of like exposure times, accessories to lengthen exposure, colour shifts, noise, internal reflections, etc. Check out this article to avoid some long exposure photography mistakes.
If you have been into black and white photography for a while, you know that it is not just converting an image to black and white by bringing down the saturation slider all the way down to the negative side, or just applying a black and white preset. Black and white images need tonality in order for them to shine and it is always recommended that you learn to see in black and white, shoot in colour and then convert to black and white. Check if you are making any of these mistakes in black and white photography and see what you can do to avoid them.
Also check out – Do You Still Make These 2 Mistakes When Working In Black And White?
Some photographers shoot raw always, while some shoot jpeg and others a combination of raw and jpeg. Eery photographer may have a reason as to why they are shooting in a certain format, but most images require at least some post processing to give the image a pop and the right contrast, colours and exposure.
When post-processing your images, it is important to not go overboard and make the images look unnatural, with too much saturation, clarity sharpening, etc. Check this article to see if you make any of these post production mistakes!
Lightroom is one of the most versatile programs that can be used for post processing, and is more popular among professional photographers who require batch processing often. Its features are very useful when it comes to creating and sharing catalogs, and also the many panels that help make post production easier, but as with all programs, overusing any of the sliders can result in bad final images. Check this article to see if you make any of these mistakes when working in Lightroom.
Are you someone who shoots film? There are mistakes film photographers make too and these mistakes can cost a lot. When shooting film, the photographer mostly needs to take care of a lot more things that what a digital photographer would. This article discusses three common film photography mistakes and how to avoid them.
Lastly, we would also like to touch on a very important subject that photographers need to take care of – maintaining the gear. Depending on what you shoot, especially in the outdoors, the camera, lens and other accessories are exposed to the elements and other harsh conditions. It is important that we take of our gear and do regular maintenance in order to avoid expensive repairs or replacements. Check out this article on some mistakes to avoid.
