Rookie Photography Experience

Martin Wong ·

Key takeaways

  • Everyone starts somewhere. A new camera doesn't make you a photographer, and I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't made the same mistakes (from 0:00).
  • Black and white except one color. We romanticize black and white and selective color (from 1:00).
  • Abusing a wide aperture. Blurring everything except a coin on your desk feels like storytelling (from 2:00).
  • Over-the-top HDR and sharpening. It ends up looking really bad (from 2:00).
  • Taglines and watermarks. I actually had "capture the moment" on a business card, and a giant aperture watermark isn't original (from 3:00).

AH yes, you just got a new camera and you found out all this photography tricks believing you are super good and original at photography. Well guess you're not, but neither was I. I have gone through the same experience at one point like many new photographers, and here were some of those moments.

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FAQ

What mistakes do new photographers make?

Common ones I made myself: selective color, abusing a wide aperture, heavy HDR and sharpening, a cheesy tagline like "capture the moment", and a giant aperture watermark logo.

Is it bad to go through a cringy beginner phase?

No. I love people getting into photography, and I wouldn't be where I am now if I hadn't done the same things.

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Questions? Ask me in the comments on the video on YouTube.