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Ok i have posted to many pics on this site. I see my work is sub-standard LOL. Anyone have any advice how how to take good pictures

Step 1: shoot something (anything)
Step 2: learn from the shoot
Step 3: go back to Step 1

(hint: it never ends)

I told you how I learned in my reply to you in the hula hoop thread. Flowers are your friends. lol I started out with a really crappy camera, kept saving my money and upgrading only if I advanced in my skills - that was how i rewarded myself. I saw a guy who shot a cover for sports illustrated with a disposable 110 camera - So trust me, after seeing that guys work - it's not the camera that makes the photographer - it's years of practicing and developing your eye and technique! I don't folllow the rules - I've used everything halloween lights (flourescent black lights, colored lights, strobes) to tin foil on cardboard when I couldn't afford a reflecter! ;) Outdoors i've even used my car's headlights and breaklights!

Sure, get a hold of a good art book on the elements of design. Find a book on photographic composition. Subscribe to Popular Photography, Photo Techniques or another good magazine and look carefully at both composition and the technique of the photos. Join a high level photographic organization that provides opportunities to take photos as well a critical judgements of your work.

There is lots more but that will at least, get you started in the right direction.

Ronnoco

Find something to photograph that you are passionate about.
Be passionate about photography.
Have Fun!
Don't Give Up!
Keep posting here!
Brian
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