what SIMPLE thing can people do to make their photographs better?

eddie said:

I still think the best way to make better photographs is to see better. All of the good photographers I know view their surroundings from the perspective of freezing it on film or sensors, whether carrying a camera or not. Developing, printing, scanning, photo-shopping, etc. are the easiest part of the pursuit.

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awty said:

Thats part of it, but you need to know how to make your vision happen, whether it be simple or complex. To me composition and editing work in unison and sometimes its hard and sometimes its not. I have pictures that I just cant get to work (often) and others just come together with out even trying (rarely). I'm hoping it gets easier with practice.

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Peter Schrager said:

After you make about 10000 exposures you'll get it...

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faberryman said:

I think refraining from making 10,000 exposures will be equally effective. Thinking before pressing the shutter release is apparently a little known secret for improving your vision.

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faberryman said:

I think refraining from making 10,000 exposures will be equally effective. Thinking before pressing the shutter release is apparently a little known secret for improving your vision.

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Peter Schrager said:

After you make about 10000 exposures you'll get it...

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etn said:

I'm coming late to this 3-year old thread and have to admit, I haven't read all 8 pages. But the first thing which came to my mind when reading the title was, obviously, "Buy a new camera" , certainly as an ironic response to the overflow of manufacturers trying they best to convince us that a new camera will improve our photographic skills.

I can think of one case, though, when buying a new camera improved my skills: moving from an expensive Nikon SLR with half a dozen of lenses to a simple, $100, Yashica Mat TLR. With 12 exposures per roll I indeed had to refrain making those 10,000 exposures and that single (hmmm, actually dual) lens taught me to zoom with my feet.

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