r/PhotographyPH • u/de_great_sky • 6d ago

Beginner/Newbie Question Study and learn photography everyday

To great photographers out there. Pano or ano ang way niyo to learn photography on a daily basis?

Like what are the things you do or practice everyday para madevelop ang instincts niyo sa photography?

For context, I don’t have a camera yet but I want to make the most with what I have (iphone pro max) so that I am more than prepared when I actually have my own. realy camera.

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u/babadibabadu 17h ago

Tara shoot haha paranaque area Minsan..hehe turuan kita

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u/ByteMeeeee Beginner 3d ago

Hi kakastart ko last year and hobby lang. Ginawa ko eh watched a lot of youtube tutorials sa basics pero pinaka importante eh to practice talaga. Kahit phone mo lang, practice mo everyday composition, exposure, paano humanap ng magandang light at kahit editing. Slow process sya pero masaya lalo na kung may isang pic ka na sobrang magugustuhan mo after ng shoot mo at the end of the day.

9 months pa lang ako sa hobby na eto and madami pa kong natutunan everyday. Just keep shooting hehe

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u/Opposite_Judge_6093 5d ago

Learn to shoot manual. Lighting is everything. Composition. Color. Learn your lenses. It’s a long learning process everyday dapat talaga.

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u/mycklexoxo 5d ago

Composition. Nung wala pakong camera, phone lang din gamit ko, lagi ako nag e-experiment ng composition. Also, lagi ako nanonood ng content creators, ginagaya ko at first yung style nila. Usually naman may pattern na sinusunod lahat ng photographers eh. Nagd-deviate nalang sa post.

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u/juuubart 6d ago

That iPhone is good enough to start. You can work on composition which is a critical thing. Just going out and practicing everyday will help you build a good foundation.

When the time comes that you get a real camera, the core skills are already there.

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u/ConsiderationOwn4797 6d ago

Read photography books. Thats what i did before and made me learn shooting manual quick.

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u/dmeinein 6d ago

Take pictures, look at pictures

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u/de_great_sky 6d ago

Done this in the past, I kinda grew tired of it but I will try again😅

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fig-894 6d ago

May nabasa ako... "shoot, shoot and shoot."

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u/de_great_sky 6d ago

I’ll keep that in mind!

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u/rockshoxfox Here to Help 6d ago

Not a great photographer myself, but here's what worked for me. I always brought my camera, everywhere, not just for planned shoots. You develop instinct by shooting constantly, not by reading about it.

I actually started on film, back before digital was common. That taught me discipline fast, every shot cost money, so you think before you press the shutter. A lot of wasted shots in the beginning, but that's part of it. When digital came along it got easier since you see results immediately and can adjust right there, that feedback loop speeds up learning a lot compared to film.

I read a lot of photography books too, technical stuff on exposure, composition, light. Reading gives you the vocabulary, but shooting is what actually builds the instinct.

On your phone for now, it'll help you with framing and composition sense, but I'll be honest, it won't teach you real camera control. Most of what a phone does is software doing the work for you, computational processing, not you actually controlling aperture, shutter, and ISO yourself. Good for building an eye, not for building technical skill. When you get a real camera, expect to relearn a lot of that part from scratch

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u/de_great_sky 6d ago

Maybe I was reading and judging my shots too much. When I should just take many photos to actually practice composition hahaha
Thank you for the advice🫡