A common mistake I see a lot of people make that are new to photography is their technique when photographing people outside during the day...or lack of. If you do not thinking understanding and controlling light is essential to photography...stop, put your DSLR on craigslist and go find a nice point and shoot.
Photography is light.
When you look at a photo all you are seeing is how light is reacting to the subject you are shooting. This biggest improvement you can make to your photography is understanding it. If you do not understand anything else about photography except controlling the light source then you are already a head of the game. When you are using studio lighting or off camera flashes you can understand the source of light and evenmore so have all of the control of the source.
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