1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn't mean that they're a good photographer.
某些人有昂貴的相機,但不代表他們就是攝影高手。
2. Always shoot in RAW. Always.
不論任何情況,拍RAW檔,隨時隨地。
3. Prime lenses help you learn to be a better photographer.
定焦鏡可以幫助你成為一個更好的攝影者 (esitnekra更正)
4. Photo editing is an art in itself.
後製、編排本身就是一門藝術。
5. The rule of thirds works 99% of the time.
畫面黃金比例規則在99%的狀況下都適用。 (ChiKLee & herroyuilh更正)
6. Macro photography isn't for everybody.
微距攝影並不適合所有人。
7. UV filters work just as well as lens caps.
UV濾鏡的作用跟鏡頭蓋差不多。
8. Go outside and shoot photos rather than spending hours a day on photography forums.
出外拍照,比在一天中花許多時間在攝影討論區來得好。
9. Capture the beauty in the mundane and you have a winning photograph.
捕捉平凡中的美麗,你就有照片獲獎的機會。
10. Film isn't better than digital.
底片不一定比數位好。
11. Digital isn't better than film.
數位不一定比底片好。
12. There is no 「magic」 camera or lens.
沒有會讓你隨便拍都嚇嚇叫的「神奇魔法相機、鏡頭」。
13. Better lenses don't give you better photos.
好鏡頭不一定能給你好作品。
14. Spend less time looking at other people's work and more time shooting your own.
少一點時間看別人的作品,同時多花一點時間拍自己的。
15. Don't take your DSLR to parties.
別把你的數位單眼帶到各個派對中。
16. Girls dig photographers.
正妹喜歡玩攝影的人。 (ChiKLee更正)
17. Making your photos b/w doesn't automatically make them 「artsy」.
拍黑白照,不代表照片會自動變成藝術品。
18. People will always discredit your work if you tell them you 「photoshop 」your images. Rather, tell them that you process them in the 「digital darkroom」.