What are your worst habits when shooting?

7 years 9 months ago #490171 by Photo Junky
Let's have some fun this morning.

Post up the bad habits you have when shooting!


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7 years 9 months ago #490173 by Photo Junky
I tend to wait around too long for 'the shot', which never comes.  Well most of the time never comes.  Every so often, luck delivers me something cool. 


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7 years 9 months ago #490180 by KCook
I ferget to check the camera settings still left in effect from the prior session.

duh

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7 years 9 months ago #490181 by Sandy Smith Photos
1.  Not checking the camera settings from day before
2.  bringing to much gear with me on vacation 


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7 years 9 months ago #490195 by Shadowfixer1
Driving by something thinking that would make a great shot but never stopping to actually make the shot. The times I have stopped or turned around and did, it paid off with nice images. Why, oh why do I do that?
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7 years 9 months ago #490205 by effron
Being in a hurry...and I'm never sure why.

Why so serious?
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7 years 9 months ago #490277 by Silver Fox
Mine comes in post.  I'll sometimes have a shot that looks great, but then I double guess my work over and over again in post.  Leading me to spend much more time post processing something that doesn't need the work.  


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7 years 9 months ago #490361 by Hawkins
Not setting time aside to shoot regularly 


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7 years 9 months ago #490372 by Conner
Not cleaning my sensor, and then having to spend extra time in post


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7 years 9 months ago #490379 by astrodave

Silver Fox wrote: Mine comes in post.  I'll sometimes have a shot that looks great, but then I double guess my work over and over again in post.  Leading me to spend much more time post processing something that doesn't need the work.  


A friend of mine that was a glass worker had a saying: The more you work it the better it does not get.

I try to remember it but too often go that last little bit too far.


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7 years 9 months ago #490383 by J Photo Man
Not checking settings from the day/night before


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7 years 9 months ago #490397 by KCook

astrodave wrote:

Silver Fox wrote: Mine comes in post.  I'll sometimes have a shot that looks great, but then I double guess my work over and over again in post.  Leading me to spend much more time post processing something that doesn't need the work.  


A friend of mine that was a glass worker had a saying: The more you work it the better it does not get.

I try to remember it but too often go that last little bit too far.

As long as it's RAW, you can easily undo.  Not true for glass!!!

Onerubtoomany

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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7 years 9 months ago #490414 by Hassner

Shadowfixer1 wrote: Driving by something thinking that would make a great shot but never stopping to actually make the shot. The times I have stopped or turned around and did, it paid off with nice images. Why, oh why do I do that?


You are not alone in this. Stopping pays off 95% of the time for me.


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7 years 9 months ago #490468 by phaller
My worst habit is giving in to my husband when I want to pull over to take a photo and he wants to keep making "good time on the road." I guess I need to put my foot down and make him do it!


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7 years 9 months ago #490602 by Remy Hedrick
I often snap before I really think about what end results I'm after.  I've been working on trying to slow down and think of what I want for end results. 


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