Im Guilty of #2. I watched Jessicas Videos and said thats it im ready.. saw my pictures after and was like ???? Whats this?? Eew.. Its my camera!! So i watched youtube videos on camera gear, got new gear, took some more photos.... Ehh, must be my lens so i watched best lens videos. Got new lens, took some more photos... Hmm.. i need a better editing program! Got that, took some more photos, edited some more???..... My gear is now for sale on craigslist, im working on becoming a wine taster now..
@@Gabesuazophotography you can work around that by putting black or white bars on your photo to make the ratio accepted by instagram, it's really frustrating to crop a picture when you had a certain frame in mind
I honestly think it's subjective. That type of crop is just a rule that we're "supposed" to use. But to be honest. If planned and executed propperly it can be an interesting element in your photos.
#1 Mistake: they spend all the time watching gear review, and they agonize whether they should switch to Sony/Fuji because of all the fancy features, while they still don't have any idea about color theory, composition, styling, posing, or most importantly: how light works. And agonizing whether to sell their kidney, so that they can upgrade from the 85 1.8 to Sigma 105 1.4. They should spend all that invested time/money on workshops, or travelling to great locations, to really make their images stand out.
Gear is important, but I think a lot of people forget that it's more important to know how to use the tools you have. You don't need 4k and an expensive Canon lens to be good. You need to know the language of Photography/Videography. You can get away with a lot of things in post now, especially with stylistic choices. Being resourceful is very important.
Me too lol I only have taken pictures with my best friend and she lives three hours away so I get to only see her a few times a year and my pictures is full of just her and my dogs. I wanna try and make that step of finding more people but I’m trying to make money for a camera other than my phone like I wanna learn more about the settings in the camera and using one before I start asking people.
Start taking photos of things or of yourself. If you use a Canon camera, there's a software called "Canon Utility" and it gives you the ability to control the camera with your phone and see what's on the viewfinder on your computer screen. Try it out
I'm guilty of never shooting in harsh light or direct sun. I always look at the pictures on the back screen of my camera and be like nah, that sucks. But then I see other people's pictures in similar lighting situation and I'm like "hey, that's kinda cool". So I have to challenge myself and try to overcome that.
Yes! Sometimes I will be in the middle of the shoot and look at my screen and think, "these photos aren't that great..." but then I get home and see them on my computer and wish I had taken more because I actually like how they turned out. I guess you have to overcome that bit of insecurity when looking at the raw in the back of your camera and just be confident in what you do
@@JessicaKobeissi that just happened to me the other day! And then you regret not havinhg tried different poses and angles and taken a bit more time. Hahaha. Thanks a lot for your response, it's so cool that you replied. You're doing a great job, I've learnt a ton from your videos. 😊😊
I think shooting in direct sunlight became my pet peeve because people who would shoot pictures for me (i.e. my parents) didn’t have a thought process behind shooting in that time of day. But maybe I’ll try giving it a chance!
Could you do a video about how your organize your photos or at least kinda mention it in an other themed video? I mean you already talked about on what device you save them but you did not talk about your folder / lightroom structure. Would be interesting to know, thx!
Jessica Kobeissi YES! Where do you save originals? What if you use multiple softwares and apps to edit one photo, do you save every single version? I have such a messy Camera Roll on my phone just filled with like 5 or 6 versions of the same photo thousands of times spread across both my iPhone and my Macbook (I currently have 23,000 photos on my phone lol). I really would love some advice on how to become minimalist with my photo storage, while retaining files I need! Do you use Dropbox/Google Drive/One Note? Do these retain image quality? Please do a vid! xx
I have been wondering about this too! I just started using lightroom and I have not idea how to organize my photos on the computer before putting into lightroom without importing ALL the photos or making duplicates of the photos I'm using. If you have found anything on this subject, I'd love to hear about it!
GuyFox you can make the same adjustments in photoshop that you can make in light room. However, Photoshop is more meticulous in that you can adjust layer by layer & with masks or other things. How far editing goes is left to YOU, the editor. You can also go too far in Lightroom.
I actually really agree with the filter point. I'm a photographer and have been for about 2 years now. And while I really look up to a lot of photographers and their post processing, I would rather spend money on tutorials rather than pre-set packs and filters. I think it's really important in this incredibly competitive and saturated industry to have one's own style. Not saying that that's impossible if you use someone else's preset or filter, but just that people nowadays rely too much on replicating a look, and following a trend rather than discovering their own style. As the saying goes, if you copy and follow, you'll only ever be second best.
Totally agree! It is crazy for how long I wasn't sure how my feed should look and was comparing it to everyone elses. One minute I was like "it should be brownish beause this person has it" and another minute I was like "no, it shoulda ctually be cold blue because everyone says blue color attracts more audience". And then I realised I am non of these filters so I am now discovering and actually discovered my own style and finally feel relaxed about it!
Another thing with filters / presets is that they all do a certain thing. None of them fit everything. You need to know when to use what and how to adapt them and that comes with experience, playing around with all the tools available to you, and learning how they work, and what they do. I have an ever expanding set of my own presets, some of which subtly tweak just a certain aspect of the image and some of which create complete looks. Most of the time I start with one or several of these to push me in the right direction for how I feel the image going, but I'll end up tweaking them here and there and sometimes just completely rebuilding them.
Allen A even with a great lens sometimes there’s that one thing you want to “tweak” in a photo in editing that can really make a photo look better. If the photo looks great without editing.. perfect! Other than that, sometimes editing is needed if there’s something in the shot that you don’t like.
@@candy2325 Editing is needed in like 95% of cases (especially when you shoot to raw), but take a picture properly should be more important than editing skills, because make a good picture from low quality photo is very hard or even impossible, but edit good picture can be very fast, you just do some cropping, move with white balance, slightly adjust exposure and it's done, but when you have bad picture, you can spend hours on trying to do something with that. For me, the worst problem is use correct exposure measurement method or select what part of picture will be too dark or too white in case of light complicated scene, I am mostly using bracketing in such situations and just select better picture later, but when you have to do this, you already know that there won't be any good picture. 😀 Also, I started carry light, sometimes even small light source (like flashlight in your phone) can make a great difference in low light scene where something near to you is in shadow. Definitely better use flashlight and have easier editing later, people should more think about that.
I think depending on post production is always a big mistake. "Oh I can fix this afterwards" - sits at computer - "nope nothing to fix there, it IS a bad picture"
Learn how to calibrate your monitor( look for RGB calibration) for point number 1 people, this way your photo coloring won't go totally crazy when you'll see it from one device to another.
the issue with this is every device is calibrated differently too. So no matter how accurate your colors may be on your calibrated monitor itll still look different on grandmas laptop
The thing I hate the most is watching people get so absorbed into what kind of camera or lens they HAVE to buy. Like I'm talking about the amateur photographers (which I mean they don't do it as a job) who say they HAVE to buy a full frame camera that's $2,000+ dollars to make their photographer better. Just like your tip about practicing, it doesn't matter if you have an expensive camera but never go out and shoot. An expensive kit doesn't make your photos magically better.
Agreed. I have a rebel t5i that I can get amazing shots on. I know someone who said the t5i is trash and went out and bought a Canon EOS 5D mark III and her pictures don't look nearly as good as mine. It's how you yeild your weapon, not the weapon itself.
The thing I find most annoying about apc cameras compared to full frame cameras is how much more noise they often have. I have the D7200 and it has noticeable noise at only 1000 ISO, while a Full Frame can often go quite a bit higher before any noticeable noise is in the picture. And its difficult to avoid noise shooting in low light where I have to have at least a 1/60 shutter speed so the image doesn't blur (Prime's usually don't have VR/IS), often resulting in high ISOs. Otherwise I love my camera.
agentmikster44 ISO 1000 on the D7200 is definitely manageable lmao that camera has usable noise up to 1600-3200 for sure. You just want 100% grainless shots for some reason, which is a different issue. And try going below 1/60 on wide to normal (FF eq) lenses, you might be surprised
@@alvareo92 Yeah, with Lightroom pretty high levels of noise can be fixed. One of my images with over 50,000 ISO was still ok after fixing it up with Lightroom, although it looks more like a watercolour painting now, lol
i'm so glad you didnt talk about the right way to hold the camera ahhahah i confess i'm guilty in some aspects, specially the 'watching too many videos and not practicing as much as i should'. i guess i fell into a comfort zone and keep telling myself that i'm learning... but i'm trying to break that bubble and get myself out there. i've seen many 'beginner photogs mistakes' but none of them where like this. your content is always on point, thanks for sharing
There is no right or wrong way to hold the camera or take the photo, as long as you get the shot that is all that matters! It's important to always go out of your comfort zone and try new things, especially as an artist! Thanks so much for watching
Same here, I expected the same things all those beginner mistakes videos cover but I was pleasantly surprised! Nodding and learning all throughout the video hag
My only disagreement would be with presets. Presets can be extremely helpful when you have to deliver so many photos to clients. It’s not conductive for my business to spend hours on one photo. If you have the time, great! But I don’t think it’s fair to claim presets as a mistake. If you know how many packages that are out there, and vast variety of styles they offer, you’d also know that barely any of them are one click fixes. It kind of sets the base style for you and you tweak it and change it to suit you. Saves you time, but still allows your individual style to shine through. I have friends who use the exact same preset I have, and their finished product is completely different. Of course I get where you’re coming from, to rely so heavily on them you can lose all creativity and ability to be different. But I do have to disagree that it’s a mistake. Honestly we love your videos and I can appreciate that everyone has their own opinions and views and that’s what makes the world great!
I think that presets are fine on the business end of things but when you're trying to be creative or solely create for yourself, presets aren't a necessity and can be viewed as a mistake.
I think it’s a huge debate as a whole in the community. I also think knowing and understanding how a preset works, and how to customize it to work for you is important. Not knowing how a preset alters the photo isn’t helpful. I think the mistake is when one doesn’t understand how a preset has split toned, S-Curved, and changed hues/saturation’s. All those components need to be understood to successfully create or use a preset. Ya know?
Yes. You can even make your own LUTs easily. If you want to have your own creative style to your photos or video you can set up your own LUT for that purpose rather than using someone else's preset.
If the preset was created by you, then ok. But if you're just dropping in someone else's and letting that be, you're not doing the full work. I also understand using someone else's preset as a BASE to work off of but just don't halfass the process.
Thank you so much for saying about this mistake no. 1! I really didn't understand why someones ig photos look amazing with the "same" preset and when I download it, it looks crazy and totally wrong... I really thought it's about me and my photo being wrong and not about the fact that presets can downgrade my photo. I have learned that every photo needs to be edited differently because every photo has its own details and something unique to be edited. Thank you for all of these tips!
That's what I was thinking but didn't know how to say it! Thank you! But I felt most of the people selling presets never said you need to edit downloaded preset to suit your photo so because I am beginner it never actually crossed my mind, even though it is really logical that you need to do it.
I haven't watched your video all the way through, but I already need to say something. I'm 57, a self-taught photographer who is definitely always learning. I've sold some of my photography and even won a few contests! A few years back, one of my photos was on the cover of a small press magazine. That was a real thrill! The reason why I shared that is to show that I am self taught and that even self-taught photographers can do ok (certainly a lot better than me but that's not the point) Anyway, even with just a bit of success, it doesn't mean that we can't keep learning from others! Absolutely no one is above learning from others no matter who they are in terms of experience. I am so happy that you mentioned the filters right off the bat. LIGHT is what photography is all about. Light!!! So the "filter" question kind of boggles my mind because in my perspective some of the most fun I have taking photos is finding the light that best suits my subject. And ---as I am sure most other newbies know--that light is always different at different parts of the day--duh--but it just means that you have to plan for that when you decide to go out and take photos for the day. The best time of the day to take pictures, in my opinion, is either right before daybreak or right after daybreak. That time of day or early evening is truly God's light! Just the way the sunlight reflects off the trees or ponds has an ethereal kind of quality to it. Just capturing a leaf up close that's outlined in the sun's rays --so soft that you can even see the veins through the leaf! Such a simple but beautiful photo! Ok...I'm going a bit overboard here...haha Anyway, that you for your forum! You have so much knowledge and experience to share with others, so thank you for that!
The only photography mistake you're making sis is not being a model!! YOU ARE SO CUTE!! But seriously, you should do a video where you try modelling for someone! Maybe do a challenge with some other photographers?
There was this live chat where - as far as I remember - she talked about something being planed was cancelled and she had no other plans for that time. The live chat users convinced her to get her photos taken by a professional photographer (friend?) and she agreed. I'm waiting for that video! :D
Notes: 1. Depending too much on filters Develop your own style by learning to edit on your own 2. Not doing the actual work You need to go out and get experience, not just sit and watch videos expecting to excel at your work 3. Shooting the same thing over and over Challenge yourself and do something completely different. Go outside your comfort zone and practice 4. Building your work around opinions Do work that you’re proud of. Construction criticism is good but don’t let it negatively effect your art. 5. Not planning shoots based on time of day. Certain times of day will give you certain types of light. Choose based on your style. The middle of the day will be the harshest, especially compared to about an hour before the sun sets, which would be the softest.
i remember one of my production profs telling the class not to use presets or luts (at least when you're starting out with videography and photography) because to an extent it makes you lazy in post-production. you really learn a lot when you explore the software you use to edit photos and videos!!!
I find a mistake a lot of people make is not using prime lenses! They really make you think about composition differently and make you work to get the shot you want
I think that's becausd most of beginner photographers have kit lenses that came with their camera, and don't have the budget for a new lens. Although with little saving, I think you can often get a used lens that works just fine for a lot less money
I bought a prime lens when I bought my first camera, and so far have only added prime lenses. I definitely like the results better, and a small selection has caused me to use each lens for more than I think I would if I had a huge selection of lenses :)
I tend to use 3 prime lenses when I shoot and each serve a different purpose, bug people would be surprised how much of a difference it can make to use a $120 prime lens instead of the kit.
@@mademoisellesachaaa that was definitely smart. But also many (or most?) of us when we started out didn't have any knowledge why a prime lens is better than a zoom kit lens. I didn't even know what a kit lens was, but only that there are zoom and prime lenses (and ofcourse it seemed that any zoom lens is better than a prime lens because you have 'more options' 😂). To make a smart choice when buying your first camera you have to have a bit of knowledge first. Or hope that the seller in the store will be a good one (mine wasn't, he just wanted to sell stuff 😂)
Thankfully so many people have access to the internet now and can do a little research, and the price of many entry line prime lenses is attractive to a new photographer on a tight budget :)
Great advice Jessica there are way to many people on these portrait pages on Instagram that all look the same. BE BOLD BE DIFFERENT. It’s easy to do the same thing as everyone else. I hope to see more behind the scenes edit videos from you your style is changing and I love it.
I also hate when people ask about filters, but I actually used them to learn color grading. When I first started taking pictures professionally I didn't really know anything about editing, so the figuring out what tools did what in Lightroom was kind of hard. So what I did was, I downloaded a few free crappy presets and played around with them to see what adjustment did what. Now, I never actually used any of those presets to edit my pictures, it just helped me learn what I could do! Now I am starting to figure out my editing style, and all those shitty presets made me understand what I like and dislike! I guess that's a tip for anyone who wants to learn what you can do in Lightroom :)
I actually did a 30 day photo challenge to actually increase my skills and was able to try many new styles because of it.... one mistake I did when I first started was I kept iOS on auto, didn’t know how to actually incorporate it with the other 2
YESSS! TO LEARNING EDITING! I bought presets and I never liked them with my photos so I just learned on my own! I really don't mess with photoshop though, I use lightroom for 99.999% of stuff
you should look into photoshop, its super powerful and depending on the images you take could take your work to the next level. You can also create a lot of photoshop actions which can be similar to lightroom presets saving you time.
This is excellent advice. It's not complicated and technical. It's all about getting your own personality and perspective into your shots and not someone else's and I love that. Make your own presets, profiles, gradients etc. Do your own thing people. I see copy-cat styles everywhere. Thank you so much Jessica. You're awesome.
For me the biggest mistake begginers do, and I was one of them a few years ago, is shooting Jpeg. After I started shotting Raw my photography really grew !
Hi Jessica! This video has given me a lot more confidence in my mistakes and my improvements in them! I did a final project in my course and I based all my work on being inspired by you, I did so much research on you and watched loads of videos and I’ve seen myself improve and I really appreciate it! Thank you 😊
FILTERS, totally agree with you Jessica. After every shoot I sit down in front of Photoshop, spend at least 10 minutes to get to the exact colour I want, and move on do something else, refresh my eyes, and go back and readjust it again. I feel like the colour is what represents your taste, besides the viewing angle through camera.
In addition, learning the camera itself, the jargon that goes with it and the understanding of that jargon. Like why is F-stop, the larger number smaller aperture and the smaller number larger aperture? It has to do with focal length! :-) Things like such. As a hobbyist I just started to become a student of photography, both with a traditional camera (Cannon SL2) and cell phones.
As a new and learning photographer, while even knowing some of these already, it helps a lot to just have confirmation of all of them again. Hearings these things and reading conversation following helps so much. I think one thing we also need to do is... don't be afraid to converse with other photographers!!! Is there competition? Sometimes, but this is art and everyone has their own style! It's good to have a community rather than to single out each artist and try to steer clear of them.
Ha... I've been shooting for over 40 years (part pro) and I still make mistakes.... (but I've never blown a paid shoot) and now with digital... oh man... i used to teach on a collage level and now I'm the student... I love your fresh young approach. You help keep this old guy going... your best advice is you just go out a shoot... you will figure out so much more by doing that. Thank you!
I'm only 14 but love photography, I agree with pretty all of your points and I'm obviously only a beginner so I try to take every info I find on books,youtube, ect... but I think the mistake I make is trying to be quick because maybe I feel a bit uncomfortable with other people who watch or who I'd like to shoot, Jessica do you have any advice to give me?❤ you literally opened my eyes on photography
Do some test shoots with friends, build up the confidence if you feel youre rushing. If im trying something new i tell the models and let them know that I will be taking my time and it may take a little longer than usual. Just be honest with them :)
One of the biggest mistakes is not sharing your work! One of my favorite parts about photography is sharing my photos with others! Sharing also allows you to get better, because you’ll get feedback and constructive criticism :)
This just depressed me ahahahah I think I do exactly all the things you just said (not the mistakes) no filters, challenge myself, I've studied for 6years and just a year a go I started calling myself a Photographer, I try new things, and I'm a control freek so I organize everything.... but no one sees my works D: what am I doing wrong?? I live in Florence and the aren't many photographer that does my "style" but people here want the old borring "book photo" thing
I know that feeling completely. I think of it now as I'm shooting for me, if other people like it cool, if they don't, I do and that's all that matters for now. 🤔
I don't have an editing site/app yet, cause I am a beginner. So I usually don't edit them or use a filter, I like it when I don't edit them so much(as im a beginner and really don't know much of editing) I find it to be my style, however I really do like moody photography, but I get lost when it comes to editing, so sometime not all the time I.. use... filters(oops i guess) I think following (like on social media) different photographers that you like their work really helps you find what you want to do as a photographer. Because you'll try their style, and find that you change something here, or realize that style isn't for you. and it wouldn't make you "like everybody else" becasue you like that style and want to achive it. And when you do achive it, the end result is this specific style but in a unique way cause you practiced and found you took this out or added this in, added final touches or made it your version, something the others don't/didn't do. Thanks for the video, it was super helpful!
I disagree with the idea that presets don’t make you unique and hinder your growth. I bought my current preset pack and my work improved ten fold and it wasn’t because of the preset pack. I shoot with intention now with my presets in mind (how they are going to look on the photo in post processing) and it has improved my work greatly. Looking at my work now vs even six months ago there is a drastic difference. Preset packs have also helped me learn Lightroom. Yes, I use preset packs, but I heavily tweak them to my liking. I only “one click and done” them when I have gotten the exposure perfect in camera, or I feel like over tweaking will take away from the magic of the photo.
Agreed with this. Especially if you are doing HUGE photoshoots and don't want to spend hours hand editing one photo. You can also customize your own presets and make your own and adjust it with each and every photo
😂😂😂 TIP #2 though! GUILTY-est! I've been watching a ton of tutorials since I got pro-gear and I've only made use of them once! I hear it all the time "go out and shoot" and I nod and say "yes, girl!" and then I click on the next video 🤦🏽♀️ Thanks for totally making it clear in this video! Planning to go out shooting anything on Labor Day 💛
lot of great advice here! imo, if people are gonna buy lightroom/photoshop filters, treat them as text books. Use the filter to understand how and why the specific adjustments affect the result of your photo. Also, filters tend to adhere to trends rather than develop your own unique talent and skill. practice practice practice. Pros never stop practicing!
Nice video, Love it. You are so rigth in the filter point, a lot of photographers use them and thats kill the soul of the photo and your style, you are a copy of a imitatation. and other mistakes that most photographers make is that they forget to be modest, when they are in a good spot in this world they feel that they are better than other photographers and instead of hepping other they they are egocentric. Sorry about my bad english, i speak spanish. Hope you undertand.
All of these points are soo true.. Practice makes perfect and challenge yourself, create your own personal touch, think out of the box instead of working on someone else opinion.. Love you girl 😘
@jessica what kind of advice is "go out there and shoot".. you know for most people actually having something to shoot is exactly the thing that is stopping them to shoot right? It's very hard and rare to get the opportunity to shoot something. Watching videos can be done 24/7. But shooting? How do you find someone that wants you to take pictures of them? Even if you do it for free?
ForTheLoveOfMusicAndPeople YES I have the same problem all my insta feed is full of my best friend modeling. I really want practice but I’m just kinda stuck a little bit and not have a real camera other than my phone and finding people to shoot with.
@@Natalie-jq6hl I have a good camera , flash, stand, ... Free time.. But how do you find someone that's willing to model for someone without a portfolio?
Great video!! You are an ultra talented photographer, and you really do not not hold anything back in your tutorials. They are honest, helpful and don't contain any of the fluff and self promotion that even some of the more popular TH-cam photographers do. 🙂 You're also hilarious and very entertaining 🤣
Same things same colors same models? This is the main reason why i love Alessio Albi and don't follow more popular guys like your friend Brandon or Kai Boet
AbelXO Brandon (I’m assuming you mean Brandon Woelfel) obviously has an immense amount of talent when it comes to photography and has learned a lot throughout the years. I don’t understand your comment because she talked about finding your style as well, and the photographers you listed have their own style and ways of taking their photos to fit what they like. They’ve gotten to the point where their talent is good enough that they don’t need to experiment as much as beginners. Yes, no matter how much talent you have, you can keep growing and become better, which is the amazing thing about photography. Though there is no need to criticize any photographer that has a style that they stick with or models or colors, if they have the talent, than there is no reason to judge them.
I made some of these mistakes my first year of shooting, now my content, I believe, is not keeping a consistent "look" overall. It seems a bit scattered. But learning is always a thing no matter how long you have been doing something. Thanks for having such great content, keep it up!
Jessica, yesterday one of the models I work most, asked me why I don´t sell presets. I answered to her: because I am buying them from others! hahaha!!!! I realized yesterday that by buying and using from others, is really making that I don´t create my own look. Now I feel more experienced and ready to create, but I haven´t thought about it so far. :-) You´re right.
Thank you! Seeing all the preset packs people sell, I was starting to feel like maybe I needed to get them to make my pictures better but I’m glad I decided to just work on my own style and get my own tones. Love your honesty!
yea dont buy into it! Being a professional photographer is about creating your own style and incorporating your perspective into it. Draw inspiration from others but use it to develop your own style.
I would definitely make sure you have lightroom and snapseed on your phone for editing. I use both personally. The only thing about phone photography is that obviously the quality wont match up to a photo captured by a dslr. But if you have photoshop or a laptop, i would definitely edit your photo on there instead of on your phone because your phone actually downgrades qualities of photos when editing.
Rashika Raj I have been into photography for nearly 2 years and use pro mode on my Samsung S7 if I am in a rare position where I have not got my canon 1300D on me. I would urge for a DSLR if you can but Pro Mode works ok on a Samsumg S7. Not sure if all Android phones have this but worth seeing if you can. I hope this helps you?
Great tips! I’m an amateur photographer and I love taking photos. My best practice is having friends be my models. I get so excited and I get super creative when I go to a new location and put my skills to work. As for editing, I’m trying to stir away from filters (I am guilty of this) and do light editing in Lightroom and get inspiration from a filter that I do love and do it my own way. I always felt like I was “cheating” using a filter.
The subjective comment was helpful. I am just starting so I know nothing about Lightroom or photoshop but one of the things that really makes me anxious is wondering “how do you know what the right way” to tweak a picture, to tweak the colors, contrast, all of the ways you can alter a picture.
Forget the photography...I just want to know: *WHERE DID SHE GET HER BROWS?!!!* lol You have some good brow genes. :-) But great video as well. Very helpful.
This was the exact video I was hoping for right now - it's the push I've needed to get back out there and challenge myself again. THANK YOU!! I always trust and value your advice & insight, Jess!
I haven't been doing any photography for sooo long I feel like I'm forgetting how to hold a camera even 😂 this gets worst bc I'm soon joining the army as a photographer and editor 😫 must practice more oops. Love u Jessica, love from Israel❤️
Lia sweety, for one this is so not true.. And second, can u not bring in all that in here. Go fight about it with people on different platforms. Not on this TH-cam video. Get out lol
@@AriShroom 30 March 2018 - 2 August 2018 Palestinian deaths: 164 (including 26 kids) Israeli deaths: 1 Palestinian injuries: 17 259 Israeli injuries: 9 "Israeli restrictions on the delivery of construction materials to Gaza and a lack of funding have impeded reconstruction of the 17,800 housing units severely damaged or destroyed during Israel’s 2014 military operation in Gaza. About 29,000 people who lost their homes remain displaced." "In the West Bank, as of November 6, Israeli security forces fatally shot 42 Palestinians and wounded at least 3,279, including passersby, demonstrators, and those suspected of attacking Israelis. In many cases, video footage and witness accounts strongly suggest that forces used excessive force. In this same period, attacks by settlers killed three Palestinians, injured 49, and damaged property in 106 incidents, according to OCHA." "Of the 381 Palestinian homes and other property demolished in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) in 2017 as of November 6, displacing 588 people, Israeli authorities sought to justify most for failure to have a building permit. Israel also destroyed the homes of families in retaliation for attacks on Israelis allegedly carried out by a family member, a violation of the international humanitarian law prohibition on collective punishment." "Israel continued construction of the separation barrier, 85 percent of which falls within the West Bank rather than along the Green Line separating Israeli from Palestinian territory, cutting off Palestinians from their agricultural lands and isolating 11,000 Palestinians on the western side of the barrier" "Israeli security forces arrested Palestinian children suspected of criminal offenses, usually stone-throwing, often using unnecessary force, questioned them without a family member present, and made them sign confessions in Hebrew, which most did not understand. The Israeli military detained Palestinian children separately from adults during remand hearings and military court trials, but often detained children with adults immediately after arrest. As of June 30, Israeli authorities held 315 Palestinian children in military detention. As of October 2017, Israel held 453 Palestinian administrative detainees without charge or trial, based on secret evidence, many for prolonged periods. Israel jails many Palestinian detainees and prisoners inside Israel, violating international humanitarian law requiring that they not be transferred outside the occupied territory and restricting the ability of family members to visit them." i'll get out when the occupiers get out of palestinian land lol
The all gear and no idea photographers. Just because the average Joe buys expensive equipment, it will not make you a competent photographer. I’ve recently bought my first ever photography equipment setup costing $4k, which isn’t a lot to spend on the grand scheme of things, but the only thing I’m learning is how to physically use the equipment. I’ve got experience of making art, 3D designing, graphic design, college qualifications and interest in creative industries going back 20 years, so I instinctively know what looks good already, which has been the most important. I’m far from where I wish to be atm, but to be competent at a creative medium, you need to absorb absolutely everything that inspires you to make your work, then you’ll subconsciously produce work at that level.
My friend told me that photography is no big deal and all you have to do is just take out your phone, click a pic and add a filter on it on IG. Later I invited him to my house, gave him my DSLR and opened Lightroom on my desktop. All I said was 2 words "Good Luck"
no matter how much photograghy video i see you are the one i come back again for you are such a inspiration for me you are the greatest photography role model of me thank you for always sharing such a unique honest point of view of yours♥️♥️♥️♥️
I’ve recently started to watch your videos and I can’t stress on how BEAUTIFUL you pictures are! Ur one of the best photographers that I’ve come across and I personally love ur style. I’d like to say that I’m passionate about photography and you are truly my INSPIRATION..❤️
I agree! I definitely still use filters half the time, but if I do, I always adjust the filter a bunch after I add it to still make it my own. But yeah, just adding the same filter that you bought from someone else to all your photos and then calling it a day never really ends well hahah. And thanks for all the other tips too, girl! Practice really does make (your own) perfect!
Hey Jess I agree with many points that you said, I don’t have equipment for photography. I use my iPhone to do photo shoots, portraits. This includes harsh lighting and shade. I’m not even sure if I really want to do photography no more. Every photographer I’ve seen has become so self absorbed on the camera that they bought for 2000+ dollars. I literally see photographers doing the same styling.
Jessica - thanks for this. Agree about pushing your boundaries and trying new stuff. I’ve done hat with some interesting results but it’s made me develop and just step away from my comfort zone. I am better for it
It’s all about establishing your own style, otherwise, you’re gonna follow someone else’s. I tried using photoshop and Lightroom, but I could never get a good grasp of the controls. I use the snapseed app for my editing/retouching purposes, because it is so intuitive, and I have so much control of the tools. There are some photo mentors who have been a tremendous help, and I just style it the best of my ability and skill level. And that’s what make it unique.
Oh my God! Thank you for this video! Everytime I try to do something different I always get crap from other photographers who think everything needs to be the same, same editing, same poses all the time! I hate that because photography is truly an art!
It's been a while since I've caught a Jessica Kobeissi video, but you know what I'm kind of digging the glasses look for you Jessica! I agree on the filters considering early on it was something that I was guilty of a lot. I make an attempt to work more efficiently getting my colors and look the way I want before I even think about any filters.
i'm so happy with your point no.1 😊 i am not a professional photographer but every time i take photos, i don't really like to use filter because i trust on my instincts or my taste rather.. a lot of my friends depend on filters and use the same filter for all of their photos.. but in my opinion, a certain filter doesn't fit all photos because every photos have different moods
Thank you so much for saying #1! I'm not saying some can't be unique, but I know of at least 12 photographers in my area who use the same kind of color grading/presets/filters/etc, and I struggle with not caving to peer pressure and trying to make my stuff like everyone else's.
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Preach sis! Photographers need to know about color grading and NOT to use FILTERS. I Get super annoyed when somebody asks for what "filter" I used.
this is the age of social media.
hipster filter packs versus real skills.
why would you get annoyed tho bc it’s a complement? i get that your worked for it but that question just goes to show that you did good
To think I used to be that guy.. That was before I knew Lightroom even existed
so true
Im Guilty of #2. I watched Jessicas Videos and said thats it im ready.. saw my pictures after and was like ???? Whats this?? Eew.. Its my camera!! So i watched youtube videos on camera gear, got new gear, took some more photos.... Ehh, must be my lens so i watched best lens videos. Got new lens, took some more photos... Hmm.. i need a better editing program! Got that, took some more photos, edited some more???..... My gear is now for sale on craigslist, im working on becoming a wine taster now..
Hahaha !
HAAHAHHAHAHAHAH I CAN RELATE TO THE ANY INFINITY LEVEL
Diminish12 whats ur gear on sale?
Link me to ur gear
Lmao
Cutting off toes and fingers or an awkward crop is a real problem
Instagram crop is the worst 😩 I've kind of had to learn to shoot with both regular crop for future prints, and instagram crop in mind.
I had to crop when picture cause the soft box was peaking from the side so I had to crop the finger 😭😭😭
@@Gabesuazophotography you can work around that by putting black or white bars on your photo to make the ratio accepted by instagram, it's really frustrating to crop a picture when you had a certain frame in mind
An even bigger problem than that is when people take ‘rules’ to heart and all their photography looks stale
I honestly think it's subjective. That type of crop is just a rule that we're "supposed" to use. But to be honest. If planned and executed propperly it can be an interesting element in your photos.
#1 Mistake: they spend all the time watching gear review, and they agonize whether they should switch to Sony/Fuji because of all the fancy features, while they still don't have any idea about color theory, composition, styling, posing, or most importantly: how light works.
And agonizing whether to sell their kidney, so that they can upgrade from the 85 1.8 to Sigma 105 1.4. They should spend all that invested time/money on workshops, or travelling to great locations, to really make their images stand out.
Gear is important, but I think a lot of people forget that it's more important to know how to use the tools you have. You don't need 4k and an expensive Canon lens to be good. You need to know the language of Photography/Videography. You can get away with a lot of things in post now, especially with stylistic choices. Being resourceful is very important.
Damn this is me 😅😅
@@sbzote This was me half a year ago as well :D
Well said 🙌🏽
Using the same model - this one hit me hard... 😆😆 i only have 2 close friends who i'm comfortable w/... 😆😆
SAME!
Me too lol I only have taken pictures with my best friend and she lives three hours away so I get to only see her a few times a year and my pictures is full of just her and my dogs. I wanna try and make that step of finding more people but I’m trying to make money for a camera other than my phone like I wanna learn more about the settings in the camera and using one before I start asking people.
Ikr
My only model is my sister .-.
Start taking photos of things or of yourself. If you use a Canon camera, there's a software called "Canon Utility" and it gives you the ability to control the camera with your phone and see what's on the viewfinder on your computer screen. Try it out
I'm guilty of never shooting in harsh light or direct sun. I always look at the pictures on the back screen of my camera and be like nah, that sucks. But then I see other people's pictures in similar lighting situation and I'm like "hey, that's kinda cool". So I have to challenge myself and try to overcome that.
Yes! Sometimes I will be in the middle of the shoot and look at my screen and think, "these photos aren't that great..." but then I get home and see them on my computer and wish I had taken more because I actually like how they turned out. I guess you have to overcome that bit of insecurity when looking at the raw in the back of your camera and just be confident in what you do
@@JessicaKobeissi that just happened to me the other day! And then you regret not havinhg tried different poses and angles and taken a bit more time. Hahaha. Thanks a lot for your response, it's so cool that you replied. You're doing a great job, I've learnt a ton from your videos. 😊😊
I think shooting in direct sunlight became my pet peeve because people who would shoot pictures for me (i.e. my parents) didn’t have a thought process behind shooting in that time of day. But maybe I’ll try giving it a chance!
Could you do a video about how your organize your photos or at least kinda mention it in an other themed video? I mean you already talked about on what device you save them but you did not talk about your folder / lightroom structure. Would be interesting to know, thx!
Yes I definitely can! Will add to my tutorial list, thanks so much for the request :)
great idea i never know where to store my photos as a beginner
i support this!!!!
Jessica Kobeissi YES! Where do you save originals? What if you use multiple softwares and apps to edit one photo, do you save every single version? I have such a messy Camera Roll on my phone just filled with like 5 or 6 versions of the same photo thousands of times spread across both my iPhone and my Macbook (I currently have 23,000 photos on my phone lol). I really would love some advice on how to become minimalist with my photo storage, while retaining files I need! Do you use Dropbox/Google Drive/One Note? Do these retain image quality? Please do a vid! xx
I have been wondering about this too! I just started using lightroom and I have not idea how to organize my photos on the computer before putting into lightroom without importing ALL the photos or making duplicates of the photos I'm using. If you have found anything on this subject, I'd love to hear about it!
"Don't buy filter packs"
*looks at description*
"Buy my filter pack"
She said: Don't DEPEND ON Filters. It's different.
😂😂😂😂😂
Like she said, if you want a unique style- learn how to photoshop!
@@MissMusicBaby3I personally like light editing on lightroom. Photoshop becomes too fake for my taste.
GuyFox you can make the same adjustments in photoshop that you can make in light room. However, Photoshop is more meticulous in that you can adjust layer by layer & with masks or other things. How far editing goes is left to YOU, the editor. You can also go too far in Lightroom.
I actually really agree with the filter point. I'm a photographer and have been for about 2 years now. And while I really look up to a lot of photographers and their post processing, I would rather spend money on tutorials rather than pre-set packs and filters. I think it's really important in this incredibly competitive and saturated industry to have one's own style. Not saying that that's impossible if you use someone else's preset or filter, but just that people nowadays rely too much on replicating a look, and following a trend rather than discovering their own style. As the saying goes, if you copy and follow, you'll only ever be second best.
Totally agree! It is crazy for how long I wasn't sure how my feed should look and was comparing it to everyone elses. One minute I was like "it should be brownish beause this person has it" and another minute I was like "no, it shoulda ctually be cold blue because everyone says blue color attracts more audience". And then I realised I am non of these filters so I am now discovering and actually discovered my own style and finally feel relaxed about it!
Another thing with filters / presets is that they all do a certain thing. None of them fit everything. You need to know when to use what and how to adapt them and that comes with experience, playing around with all the tools available to you, and learning how they work, and what they do. I have an ever expanding set of my own presets, some of which subtly tweak just a certain aspect of the image and some of which create complete looks. Most of the time I start with one or several of these to push me in the right direction for how I feel the image going, but I'll end up tweaking them here and there and sometimes just completely rebuilding them.
Filters , style of editing hmm ? What happened to learning how to use your camera ?
Allen A even with a great lens sometimes there’s that one thing you want to “tweak” in a photo in editing that can really make a photo look better. If the photo looks great without editing.. perfect! Other than that, sometimes editing is needed if there’s something in the shot that you don’t like.
@@candy2325 Editing is needed in like 95% of cases (especially when you shoot to raw), but take a picture properly should be more important than editing skills, because make a good picture from low quality photo is very hard or even impossible, but edit good picture can be very fast, you just do some cropping, move with white balance, slightly adjust exposure and it's done, but when you have bad picture, you can spend hours on trying to do something with that. For me, the worst problem is use correct exposure measurement method or select what part of picture will be too dark or too white in case of light complicated scene, I am mostly using bracketing in such situations and just select better picture later, but when you have to do this, you already know that there won't be any good picture. 😀 Also, I started carry light, sometimes even small light source (like flashlight in your phone) can make a great difference in low light scene where something near to you is in shadow. Definitely better use flashlight and have easier editing later, people should more think about that.
I think depending on post production is always a big mistake. "Oh I can fix this afterwards" - sits at computer - "nope nothing to fix there, it IS a bad picture"
4:00 shoot in a different light
Me shooting astrophotography: ...
Shoot on a different planet, don't depend on planet earth for your photos alone. Mars has a beautiful night sky, too! lmao
@@Jindujun 💯💯💯✋🏾
Learn how to calibrate your monitor( look for RGB calibration) for point number 1 people, this way your photo coloring won't go totally crazy when you'll see it from one device to another.
A good point. I need to look into that!
the issue with this is every device is calibrated differently too. So no matter how accurate your colors may be on your calibrated monitor itll still look different on grandmas laptop
A little difficult to do on a budget
Yup, edited a picture, loved it, then realized I did it at night and had my night shift ‘blue filter’ on the whole time
How to fix this? I'm experiencing the same. My Lightroom and Instagram display the different colors.
The thing I hate the most is watching people get so absorbed into what kind of camera or lens they HAVE to buy. Like I'm talking about the amateur photographers (which I mean they don't do it as a job) who say they HAVE to buy a full frame camera that's $2,000+ dollars to make their photographer better. Just like your tip about practicing, it doesn't matter if you have an expensive camera but never go out and shoot. An expensive kit doesn't make your photos magically better.
Agreed. I have a rebel t5i that I can get amazing shots on. I know someone who said the t5i is trash and went out and bought a Canon EOS 5D mark III and her pictures don't look nearly as good as mine. It's how you yeild your weapon, not the weapon itself.
The thing I find most annoying about apc cameras compared to full frame cameras is how much more noise they often have. I have the D7200 and it has noticeable noise at only 1000 ISO, while a Full Frame can often go quite a bit higher before any noticeable noise is in the picture. And its difficult to avoid noise shooting in low light where I have to have at least a 1/60 shutter speed so the image doesn't blur (Prime's usually don't have VR/IS), often resulting in high ISOs. Otherwise I love my camera.
agentmikster44 ISO 1000 on the D7200 is definitely manageable lmao that camera has usable noise up to 1600-3200 for sure. You just want 100% grainless shots for some reason, which is a different issue. And try going below 1/60 on wide to normal (FF eq) lenses, you might be surprised
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Yeah, with Lightroom pretty high levels of noise can be fixed. One of my images with over 50,000 ISO was still ok after fixing it up with Lightroom, although it looks more like a watercolour painting now, lol
Erkel true
Even iPhone cams can do great work lol
If I ever use a filter...I ALWAYS adjust...keep filter at 10-15% and then Change, add other settings
So people won't even think It's a filter..
i'm so glad you didnt talk about the right way to hold the camera ahhahah
i confess i'm guilty in some aspects, specially the 'watching too many videos and not practicing as much as i should'. i guess i fell into a comfort zone and keep telling myself that i'm learning... but i'm trying to break that bubble and get myself out there.
i've seen many 'beginner photogs mistakes' but none of them where like this. your content is always on point, thanks for sharing
There is no right or wrong way to hold the camera or take the photo, as long as you get the shot that is all that matters! It's important to always go out of your comfort zone and try new things, especially as an artist! Thanks so much for watching
Same here, I expected the same things all those beginner mistakes videos cover but I was pleasantly surprised! Nodding and learning all throughout the video hag
hah*
My only disagreement would be with presets. Presets can be extremely helpful when you have to deliver so many photos to clients. It’s not conductive for my business to spend hours on one photo. If you have the time, great! But I don’t think it’s fair to claim presets as a mistake. If you know how many packages that are out there, and vast variety of styles they offer, you’d also know that barely any of them are one click fixes. It kind of sets the base style for you and you tweak it and change it to suit you. Saves you time, but still allows your individual style to shine through. I have friends who use the exact same preset I have, and their finished product is completely different. Of course I get where you’re coming from, to rely so heavily on them you can lose all creativity and ability to be different. But I do have to disagree that it’s a mistake. Honestly we love your videos and I can appreciate that everyone has their own opinions and views and that’s what makes the world great!
I think that presets are fine on the business end of things but when you're trying to be creative or solely create for yourself, presets aren't a necessity and can be viewed as a mistake.
I think it’s a huge debate as a whole in the community. I also think knowing and understanding how a preset works, and how to customize it to work for you is important. Not knowing how a preset alters the photo isn’t helpful. I think the mistake is when one doesn’t understand how a preset has split toned, S-Curved, and changed hues/saturation’s. All those components need to be understood to successfully create or use a preset. Ya know?
This!!!!
Yes. You can even make your own LUTs easily. If you want to have your own creative style to your photos or video you can set up your own LUT for that purpose rather than using someone else's preset.
If the preset was created by you, then ok. But if you're just dropping in someone else's and letting that be, you're not doing the full work. I also understand using someone else's preset as a BASE to work off of but just don't halfass the process.
Thank you so much for saying about this mistake no. 1! I really didn't understand why someones ig photos look amazing with the "same" preset and when I download it, it looks crazy and totally wrong... I really thought it's about me and my photo being wrong and not about the fact that presets can downgrade my photo. I have learned that every photo needs to be edited differently because every photo has its own details and something unique to be edited. Thank you for all of these tips!
That's what I was thinking but didn't know how to say it! Thank you! But I felt most of the people selling presets never said you need to edit downloaded preset to suit your photo so because I am beginner it never actually crossed my mind, even though it is really logical that you need to do it.
Some people like to start off from presets to get a pleasant look and work from it to suit the specific photo :)
I haven't watched your video all the way through, but I already need to say something. I'm 57, a self-taught photographer who is definitely always learning. I've sold some of my photography and even won a few contests! A few years back, one of my photos was on the cover of a small press magazine. That was a real thrill! The reason why I shared that is to show that I am self taught and that even self-taught photographers can do ok (certainly a lot better than me but that's not the point)
Anyway, even with just a bit of success, it doesn't mean that we can't keep learning from others! Absolutely no one is above learning from others no matter who they are in terms of experience.
I am so happy that you mentioned the filters right off the bat. LIGHT is what photography is all about. Light!!! So the "filter" question kind of boggles my mind because in my perspective some of the most fun I have taking photos is finding the light that best suits my subject. And ---as I am sure most other newbies know--that light is always different at different parts of the day--duh--but it just means that you have to plan for that when you decide to go out and take photos for the day. The best time of the day to take pictures, in my opinion, is either right before daybreak or right after daybreak.
That time of day or early evening is truly God's light! Just the way the sunlight reflects off the trees or ponds has an ethereal kind of quality to it. Just capturing a leaf up close that's outlined in the sun's rays --so soft that you can even see the veins through the leaf! Such a simple but beautiful photo!
Ok...I'm going a bit overboard here...haha Anyway, that you for your forum! You have so much knowledge and experience to share with others, so thank you for that!
The only photography mistake you're making sis is not being a model!! YOU ARE SO CUTE!! But seriously, you should do a video where you try modelling for someone! Maybe do a challenge with some other photographers?
Klance is my life oops I co-sign that request!!
There was this live chat where - as far as I remember - she talked about something being planed was cancelled and she had no other plans for that time. The live chat users convinced her to get her photos taken by a professional photographer (friend?) and she agreed. I'm waiting for that video! :D
Her Instagram actually has a shot or two of her being the model
Phillip Alcorn we need a video though
I bet she really wanted to be called sis and to know that shes just "cute" wtf? rofl...
Notes:
1. Depending too much on filters
Develop your own style by learning to edit on your own
2. Not doing the actual work
You need to go out and get experience, not just sit and watch videos expecting to excel at your work
3. Shooting the same thing over and over
Challenge yourself and do something completely different. Go outside your comfort zone and practice
4. Building your work around opinions
Do work that you’re proud of. Construction criticism is good but don’t let it negatively effect your art.
5. Not planning shoots based on time of day.
Certain times of day will give you certain types of light. Choose based on your style.
The middle of the day will be the harshest, especially compared to about an hour before the sun sets, which would be the softest.
i remember one of my production profs telling the class not to use presets or luts (at least when you're starting out with videography and photography) because to an extent it makes you lazy in post-production. you really learn a lot when you explore the software you use to edit photos and videos!!!
I find a mistake a lot of people make is not using prime lenses! They really make you think about composition differently and make you work to get the shot you want
I think that's becausd most of beginner photographers have kit lenses that came with their camera, and don't have the budget for a new lens. Although with little saving, I think you can often get a used lens that works just fine for a lot less money
I bought a prime lens when I bought my first camera, and so far have only added prime lenses. I definitely like the results better, and a small selection has caused me to use each lens for more than I think I would if I had a huge selection of lenses :)
I tend to use 3 prime lenses when I shoot and each serve a different purpose, bug people would be surprised how much of a difference it can make to use a $120 prime lens instead of the kit.
@@mademoisellesachaaa that was definitely smart. But also many (or most?) of us when we started out didn't have any knowledge why a prime lens is better than a zoom kit lens. I didn't even know what a kit lens was, but only that there are zoom and prime lenses (and ofcourse it seemed that any zoom lens is better than a prime lens because you have 'more options' 😂). To make a smart choice when buying your first camera you have to have a bit of knowledge first. Or hope that the seller in the store will be a good one (mine wasn't, he just wanted to sell stuff 😂)
Thankfully so many people have access to the internet now and can do a little research, and the price of many entry line prime lenses is attractive to a new photographer on a tight budget :)
U have to practice 40 hours everyday
Oh, wrong channel
Two set fan here
@@giovannacecotto535 😂😂😂😂
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Great advice Jessica there are way to many people on these portrait pages on Instagram that all look the same. BE BOLD BE DIFFERENT. It’s easy to do the same thing as everyone else. I hope to see more behind the scenes edit videos from you your style is changing and I love it.
please do a collab with Peter Mckinnion!
Leah's Vlogs omggggggggggg A DREAM
For real Peter Mckinon is a great one as well
For real!! Pleasseee
Nah, Sean Tucker!
That would be more of a lesson rather than a collab. That man is a Pro.
I also hate when people ask about filters, but I actually used them to learn color grading. When I first started taking pictures professionally I didn't really know anything about editing, so the figuring out what tools did what in Lightroom was kind of hard. So what I did was, I downloaded a few free crappy presets and played around with them to see what adjustment did what. Now, I never actually used any of those presets to edit my pictures, it just helped me learn what I could do! Now I am starting to figure out my editing style, and all those shitty presets made me understand what I like and dislike! I guess that's a tip for anyone who wants to learn what you can do in Lightroom :)
I actually did a 30 day photo challenge to actually increase my skills and was able to try many new styles because of it.... one mistake I did when I first started was I kept iOS on auto, didn’t know how to actually incorporate it with the other 2
This is one of the best video tips for photography and creativity in general. Thanks for this
Thank you so much!!!
YESSS! TO LEARNING EDITING! I bought presets and I never liked them with my photos so I just learned on my own! I really don't mess with photoshop though, I use lightroom for 99.999% of stuff
you should look into photoshop, its super powerful and depending on the images you take could take your work to the next level. You can also create a lot of photoshop actions which can be similar to lightroom presets saving you time.
I love shooting in direct sunlight. I like the drama and contrast the shadows give
“Let’s wrap this up so we can go get some Burger King!” 😂😂😂 I’m done haha great video as always jessica.
This is excellent advice. It's not complicated and technical. It's all about getting your own personality and perspective into your shots and not someone else's and I love that. Make your own presets, profiles, gradients etc. Do your own thing people. I see copy-cat styles everywhere. Thank you so much Jessica. You're awesome.
For me the biggest mistake begginers do, and I was one of them a few years ago, is shooting Jpeg. After I started shotting Raw my photography really grew !
I'm glad I never found any filters or packs that I actually liked and just learned to spend real time in Lightroom for my work!
3:01 lmfaoo drag me queen. I'm so used to visual learning that I always tend to slack on the hands on part. I WILL GET ON TO IT
Hi Jessica! This video has given me a lot more confidence in my mistakes and my improvements in them! I did a final project in my course and I based all my work on being inspired by you, I did so much research on you and watched loads of videos and I’ve seen myself improve and I really appreciate it! Thank you 😊
It's such a good feeling to have an amazing teacher like You, Jess. You've saved so much time for me and Inspired to create unique art. Thank You! 😊
FILTERS, totally agree with you Jessica. After every shoot I sit down in front of Photoshop, spend at least 10 minutes to get to the exact colour I want, and move on do something else, refresh my eyes, and go back and readjust it again. I feel like the colour is what represents your taste, besides the viewing angle through camera.
In addition, learning the camera itself, the jargon that goes with it and the understanding of that jargon. Like why is F-stop, the larger number smaller aperture and the smaller number larger aperture? It has to do with focal length! :-) Things like such. As a hobbyist I just started to become a student of photography, both with a traditional camera (Cannon SL2) and cell phones.
As a new and learning photographer, while even knowing some of these already, it helps a lot to just have confirmation of all of them again. Hearings these things and reading conversation following helps so much. I think one thing we also need to do is... don't be afraid to converse with other photographers!!! Is there competition? Sometimes, but this is art and everyone has their own style! It's good to have a community rather than to single out each artist and try to steer clear of them.
Thank you soo much JESSICA for your photos i am currently writing a report based on your Photography for my media class love yah sooo much
Ha... I've been shooting for over 40 years (part pro) and I still make mistakes.... (but I've never blown a paid shoot) and now with digital... oh man... i used to teach on a collage level and now I'm the student... I love your fresh young approach. You help keep this old guy going... your best advice is you just go out a shoot... you will figure out so much more by doing that. Thank you!
One of my favorite photographers made a video to help other photographers. Legend. 🙌
You are right! Unusual shots are the best shots.
I'm only 14 but love photography, I agree with pretty all of your points and I'm obviously only a beginner so I try to take every info I find on books,youtube, ect... but I think the mistake I make is trying to be quick because maybe I feel a bit uncomfortable with other people who watch or who I'd like to shoot, Jessica do you have any advice to give me?❤ you literally opened my eyes on photography
Hey! I'm 13. I am very into photography, my Insta is @wildpaws.explorers. What's yours?
Do some test shoots with friends, build up the confidence if you feel youre rushing. If im trying something new i tell the models and let them know that I will be taking my time and it may take a little longer than usual. Just be honest with them :)
Kylee Alanna Marx I don't have insta😂😢 but I'll take a look at yours...which camera do u use?
Ace Noguera thaks a lot I actually had a trial shooting with my cousin today
I am 14 too ! I have had a camera in my hand since I was in 4th grade. photography is great :)
One of the biggest mistakes is not sharing your work! One of my favorite parts about photography is sharing my photos with others! Sharing also allows you to get better, because you’ll get feedback and constructive criticism :)
This just depressed me ahahahah I think I do exactly all the things you just said (not the mistakes) no filters, challenge myself, I've studied for 6years and just a year a go I started calling myself a Photographer, I try new things, and I'm a control freek so I organize everything.... but no one sees my works D: what am I doing wrong??
I live in Florence and the aren't many photographer that does my "style" but people here want the old borring "book photo" thing
I know that feeling completely. I think of it now as I'm shooting for me, if other people like it cool, if they don't, I do and that's all that matters for now. 🤔
Take the pics, put them on IG. Advertise them and see what happens lol.
I don't have an editing site/app yet, cause I am a beginner. So I usually don't edit them or use a filter, I like it when I don't edit them so much(as im a beginner and really don't know much of editing) I find it to be my style, however I really do like moody photography, but I get lost when it comes to editing, so sometime not all the time I.. use... filters(oops i guess) I think following (like on social media) different photographers that you like their work really helps you find what you want to do as a photographer. Because you'll try their style, and find that you change something here, or realize that style isn't for you. and it wouldn't make you "like everybody else" becasue you like that style and want to achive it. And when you do achive it, the end result is this specific style but in a unique way cause you practiced and found you took this out or added this in, added final touches or made it your version, something the others don't/didn't do. Thanks for the video, it was super helpful!
I disagree with the idea that presets don’t make you unique and hinder your growth. I bought my current preset pack and my work improved ten fold and it wasn’t because of the preset pack. I shoot with intention now with my presets in mind (how they are going to look on the photo in post processing) and it has improved my work greatly. Looking at my work now vs even six months ago there is a drastic difference. Preset packs have also helped me learn Lightroom. Yes, I use preset packs, but I heavily tweak them to my liking. I only “one click and done” them when I have gotten the exposure perfect in camera, or I feel like over tweaking will take away from the magic of the photo.
Agreed with this. Especially if you are doing HUGE photoshoots and don't want to spend hours hand editing one photo. You can also customize your own presets and make your own and adjust it with each and every photo
😂😂😂 TIP #2 though! GUILTY-est! I've been watching a ton of tutorials since I got pro-gear and I've only made use of them once! I hear it all the time "go out and shoot" and I nod and say "yes, girl!" and then I click on the next video 🤦🏽♀️ Thanks for totally making it clear in this video! Planning to go out shooting anything on Labor Day 💛
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*" whoo cAREsss "*
That is some high pitched one and I love it
lot of great advice here! imo, if people are gonna buy lightroom/photoshop filters, treat them as text books. Use the filter to understand how and why the specific adjustments affect the result of your photo. Also, filters tend to adhere to trends rather than develop your own unique talent and skill. practice practice practice. Pros never stop practicing!
Nice video, Love it. You are so rigth in the filter point, a lot of photographers use them and thats kill the soul of the photo and your style, you are a copy of a imitatation.
and other mistakes that most photographers make is that they forget to be modest, when they are in a good spot in this world they feel that they are better than other photographers and instead of hepping other they they are egocentric.
Sorry about my bad english, i speak spanish. Hope you undertand.
THANK YOU!!!!!! I really needed this video!!!!
could you do a video on your process from like taking the pictures to sending them to the client?
ooo this is a good idea! I may do this on my channel haha
Ace Noguera haha i’ll watch it for sure!!
All of these points are soo true.. Practice makes perfect and challenge yourself, create your own personal touch, think out of the box instead of working on someone else opinion.. Love you girl 😘
4:00 Is this for Brandon?
@jessica what kind of advice is "go out there and shoot".. you know for most people actually having something to shoot is exactly the thing that is stopping them to shoot right? It's very hard and rare to get the opportunity to shoot something. Watching videos can be done 24/7. But shooting? How do you find someone that wants you to take pictures of them? Even if you do it for free?
ForTheLoveOfMusicAndPeople YES I have the same problem all my insta feed is full of my best friend modeling. I really want practice but I’m just kinda stuck a little bit and not have a real camera other than my phone and finding people to shoot with.
@@Natalie-jq6hl I have a good camera , flash, stand, ... Free time.. But how do you find someone that's willing to model for someone without a portfolio?
4:00 BRANDON W LOL
lmao ikr
I CACKLED BAHAH
I was gonna comment the exact same thing 😂
YES. All of his pictures are the same
Great video!! You are an ultra talented photographer, and you really do not not hold anything back in your tutorials. They are honest, helpful and don't contain any of the fluff and self promotion that even some of the more popular TH-cam photographers do. 🙂 You're also hilarious and very entertaining 🤣
Same things same colors same models? This is the main reason why i love Alessio Albi and don't follow more popular guys like your friend Brandon or Kai Boet
AbelXO Brandon (I’m assuming you mean Brandon Woelfel) obviously has an immense amount of talent when it comes to photography and has learned a lot throughout the years. I don’t understand your comment because she talked about finding your style as well, and the photographers you listed have their own style and ways of taking their photos to fit what they like. They’ve gotten to the point where their talent is good enough that they don’t need to experiment as much as beginners. Yes, no matter how much talent you have, you can keep growing and become better, which is the amazing thing about photography. Though there is no need to criticize any photographer that has a style that they stick with or models or colors, if they have the talent, than there is no reason to judge them.
I made some of these mistakes my first year of shooting, now my content, I believe, is not keeping a consistent "look" overall. It seems a bit scattered. But learning is always a thing no matter how long you have been doing something. Thanks for having such great content, keep it up!
*Actually go out and shoot:*
Don't mind me, imma just grab my stuff and leave.. Excuse me please.
Jk jk.
Jessica, yesterday one of the models I work most, asked me why I don´t sell presets. I answered to her: because I am buying them from others! hahaha!!!! I realized yesterday that by buying and using from others, is really making that I don´t create my own look. Now I feel more experienced and ready to create, but I haven´t thought about it so far. :-) You´re right.
Coool I just bought my first camera
good luck!
congrats on the new camera! I remember when i first bought mine years ago. Such a great feeling. Never thought it wouldve gotten me so far in life
Thank you! Seeing all the preset packs people sell, I was starting to feel like maybe I needed to get them to make my pictures better but I’m glad I decided to just work on my own style and get my own tones. Love your honesty!
yea dont buy into it! Being a professional photographer is about creating your own style and incorporating your perspective into it. Draw inspiration from others but use it to develop your own style.
Hey can u show techniques for phone photography (android).
Yeah I got a technique for that, DON'T.
I would definitely make sure you have lightroom and snapseed on your phone for editing. I use both personally. The only thing about phone photography is that obviously the quality wont match up to a photo captured by a dslr. But if you have photoshop or a laptop, i would definitely edit your photo on there instead of on your phone because your phone actually downgrades qualities of photos when editing.
@@trevorarmstrong6641 That is the solution of almost everything
Rashika Raj I have been into photography for nearly 2 years and use pro mode on my Samsung S7 if I am in a rare position where I have not got my canon 1300D on me. I would urge for a DSLR if you can but Pro Mode works ok on a Samsumg S7. Not sure if all Android phones have this but worth seeing if you can. I hope this helps you?
At least buy an iPhone!
I'm glad you mentioned photography is subjective! What's bad today may be the trendy tomorrow!
techincally bad photo will never be trendy... Except for film photography xD
Wait... go out in all types of light and wait for the right type of light?!?
Great tips!
I’m an amateur photographer and I love taking photos. My best practice is having friends be my models. I get so excited and I get super creative when I go to a new location and put my skills to work.
As for editing, I’m trying to stir away from filters (I am guilty of this) and do light editing in Lightroom and get inspiration from a filter that I do love and do it my own way. I always felt like I was “cheating” using a filter.
“Let’s wrap this up so I can get some burger king”
I’m in love
The subjective comment was helpful. I am just starting so I know nothing about Lightroom or photoshop but one of the things that really makes me anxious is wondering “how do you know what the right way” to tweak a picture, to tweak the colors, contrast, all of the ways you can alter a picture.
Forget the photography...I just want to know: *WHERE DID SHE GET HER BROWS?!!!* lol
You have some good brow genes. :-)
But great video as well. Very helpful.
This was the exact video I was hoping for right now - it's the push I've needed to get back out there and challenge myself again. THANK YOU!! I always trust and value your advice & insight, Jess!
I haven't been doing any photography for sooo long I feel like I'm forgetting how to hold a camera even 😂 this gets worst bc I'm soon joining the army as a photographer and editor 😫 must practice more oops. Love u Jessica, love from Israel❤️
then I hope you actually portray the genocide that is being commited by israel's army
Lia sweety, for one this is so not true.. And second, can u not bring in all that in here. Go fight about it with people on different platforms. Not on this TH-cam video. Get out lol
Ariel Mizrachi omg I was gonna do that when I turn 18
Hey man do you have time to like tell me how can I get in and do photography
@@AriShroom
30 March 2018 - 2 August 2018
Palestinian deaths: 164 (including 26 kids)
Israeli deaths: 1
Palestinian injuries: 17 259
Israeli injuries: 9
"Israeli restrictions on the delivery of construction materials to Gaza and a lack of funding have impeded reconstruction of the 17,800 housing units severely damaged or destroyed during Israel’s 2014 military operation in Gaza. About 29,000 people who lost their homes remain displaced."
"In the West Bank, as of November 6, Israeli security forces fatally shot 42 Palestinians and wounded at least 3,279, including passersby, demonstrators, and those suspected of attacking Israelis. In many cases, video footage and witness accounts strongly suggest that forces used excessive force. In this same period, attacks by settlers killed three Palestinians, injured 49, and damaged property in 106 incidents, according to OCHA."
"Of the 381 Palestinian homes and other property demolished in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) in 2017 as of November 6, displacing 588 people, Israeli authorities sought to justify most for failure to have a building permit. Israel also destroyed the homes of families in retaliation for attacks on Israelis allegedly carried out by a family member, a violation of the international humanitarian law prohibition on collective punishment."
"Israel continued construction of the separation barrier, 85 percent of which falls within the West Bank rather than along the Green Line separating Israeli from Palestinian territory, cutting off Palestinians from their agricultural lands and isolating 11,000 Palestinians on the western side of the barrier"
"Israeli security forces arrested Palestinian children suspected of criminal offenses, usually stone-throwing, often using unnecessary force, questioned them without a family member present, and made them sign confessions in Hebrew, which most did not understand. The Israeli military detained Palestinian children separately from adults during remand hearings and military court trials, but often detained children with adults immediately after arrest. As of June 30, Israeli authorities held 315 Palestinian children in military detention.
As of October 2017, Israel held 453 Palestinian administrative detainees without charge or trial, based on secret evidence, many for prolonged periods. Israel jails many Palestinian detainees and prisoners inside Israel, violating international humanitarian law requiring that they not be transferred outside the occupied territory and restricting the ability of family members to visit them."
i'll get out when the occupiers get out of palestinian land lol
I think the biggest shocker I had was modelling, as a photographer, getting in front of the lens for a bit you really learn a lot about posing others!
Me: finally learned enough, let's go shoot
School: HA
Great video about common mistakes which are seldom covered! Thumbs up!
The all gear and no idea photographers. Just because the average Joe buys expensive equipment, it will not make you a competent photographer.
I’ve recently bought my first ever photography equipment setup costing $4k, which isn’t a lot to spend on the grand scheme of things, but the only thing I’m learning is how to physically use the equipment. I’ve got experience of making art, 3D designing, graphic design, college qualifications and interest in creative industries going back 20 years, so I instinctively know what looks good already, which has been the most important. I’m far from where I wish to be atm, but to be competent at a creative medium, you need to absorb absolutely everything that inspires you to make your work, then you’ll subconsciously produce work at that level.
I began watching photography tutorials and ive been watching you for quite a while and im learning allot from you mis beautiful. Thanks 😉😉
A filter is something you screw onto your lens :-)
i am totally agree on every single points which you mentioned in this video. Awesome work !!!!
My friend told me that photography is no big deal and all you have to do is just take out your phone, click a pic and add a filter on it on IG. Later I invited him to my house, gave him my DSLR and opened Lightroom on my desktop.
All I said was 2 words "Good Luck"
This is one of the best videos about beginner photography mistakes, that I have seen. These tips are great!
“Go out there and shoot”
*grabs ak-47
no matter how much photograghy video i see you are the one i come back again for you are such a inspiration for me you are the greatest photography role model of me thank you for always sharing such a unique honest point of view of yours♥️♥️♥️♥️
I’ve recently started to watch your videos and I can’t stress on how BEAUTIFUL you pictures are! Ur one of the best photographers that I’ve come across and I personally love ur style. I’d like to say that I’m passionate about photography and you are truly my INSPIRATION..❤️
I agree! I definitely still use filters half the time, but if I do, I always adjust the filter a bunch after I add it to still make it my own. But yeah, just adding the same filter that you bought from someone else to all your photos and then calling it a day never really ends well hahah. And thanks for all the other tips too, girl! Practice really does make (your own) perfect!
You on here preaching Jess! I couldn't have said this better!
Hey Jess I agree with many points that you said, I don’t have equipment for photography. I use my iPhone to do photo shoots, portraits. This includes harsh lighting and shade. I’m not even sure if I really want to do photography no more. Every photographer I’ve seen has become so self absorbed on the camera that they bought for 2000+ dollars. I literally see photographers doing the same styling.
Jessica - thanks for this. Agree about pushing your boundaries and trying new stuff. I’ve done hat with some interesting results but it’s made me develop and just step away from my comfort zone. I am better for it
this was so helpful. i didn’t even realize i was making so many of these mistakes. especially about ACTUALLY getting out there. thank you so much
It’s all about establishing your own style, otherwise, you’re gonna follow someone else’s.
I tried using photoshop and Lightroom, but I could never get a good grasp of the controls. I use the snapseed app for my editing/retouching purposes, because it is so intuitive, and I have so much control of the tools.
There are some photo mentors who have been a tremendous help, and I just style it the best of my ability and skill level. And that’s what make it unique.
Oh my God! Thank you for this video! Everytime I try to do something different I always get crap from other photographers who think everything needs to be the same, same editing, same poses all the time! I hate that because photography is truly an art!
It's been a while since I've caught a Jessica Kobeissi video, but you know what I'm kind of digging the glasses look for you Jessica! I agree on the filters considering early on it was something that I was guilty of a lot. I make an attempt to work more efficiently getting my colors and look the way I want before I even think about any filters.
i'm so happy with your point no.1 😊 i am not a professional photographer but every time i take photos, i don't really like to use filter because i trust on my instincts or my taste rather.. a lot of my friends depend on filters and use the same filter for all of their photos.. but in my opinion, a certain filter doesn't fit all photos because every photos have different moods
Thank you so much for saying #1! I'm not saying some can't be unique, but I know of at least 12 photographers in my area who use the same kind of color grading/presets/filters/etc, and I struggle with not caving to peer pressure and trying to make my stuff like everyone else's.
Photography is a subjective art. Hit hard this line did. Well put Jess. Thanks for sharing and making this video
Subscribed on "building your work around opinions." Really powerful point. Thank you for that.
You are golden! Thanks for this Video. I feel super lucky you have found you today.