What advice would you give to a young photographer?

Right now, Im learning to take some photos, but I cant seem to be okay with them, any tips?What advice would you give to a young photographer?
Go to the library and take out some books on technique and also a couple of books by famous photographers to look at their work.





Read them - cover to cover.


Practice what the technical books say and take inspiration from the photographers tomes.





then continue to practice and learn.





p.s. ignore anyone who says you need photoshop. When you are learning photography you DO NOT need and SHOULD NOT be using editing/manipulation programmes.


They are meant to enhance already good photos not to ';play'; with until you know the basics and can produce good shots in camera.


The exception being a RAW converter if you shoot in raw.What advice would you give to a young photographer?
Don't expect the hardware to make for good photo images when the user isn't trained in it's use. In the hands of a good photographer, even the most basic disposable cameras can take excellent images. And the most expensive, feature filled cameras can take a lot of garbage shots in the hands of someone who doesn't know anything about composing a good shot.





Whatever camer that is in your hands now, take the time to learn how to use ALL of it's features, and under what conditions to use them. If you don't know how to use your current equipment to the best of it's capabilities, you won't be able to make much use of a more expensive camera with even MORE features.





It is NOT the camera that makes for good photos. It's the user.





Note to ';tarah.'; Only 200 years of technology. Not much to learn about. Even airplanes are only about 100 years old, and every body knows how easy it is to fly a 767.
At first, you should probably invest in a nice, affordable camera, such as that of a Nikon D40. Practice taking pictures in your backyard to begin with. You should probably also familiarize yourself with Photoshop, as this will influence the way you want your picture to look like. Grab a profile on www.flickr.com, or possibly www.deviantart.com.
Just practice!.. The first thing you need to learn is composition, this is a very helpful link. Read all of it!.





http://photoinf.com/General/Robert_Berda鈥?/a>





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Tarah %26gt; is what you said supposed to be a joke?.





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1) Learn your art


2) Respect your art


3) learn about the business of photography





Join at least one photography organization


http://www.editorialphoto.com is a good one to start.
Take some classes and keep improving. Take pictures all the time and study the masters.
Practice and study up on photography, luckily it hasn't been around for too long so its not that much!

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