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snapped some photos from a trip to Istanbul last week on my Nikon d3400. Complete noob so I have no clue on how to edit to enhance the shot, can someone make an example out of one of these please:

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DonDadda said:
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One thing I've kept with me as I've gone on my so-called "photographic journey" is something the photog at my first job told me, "Don't just take pictures of something, take pictures about something." Just looking through a few of your photos, I'm not quite sure what the subject of the photo is supposed to be. You never want people scanning all over your photos trying to figure out what exactly they're supposed to be looking at.

Also, when you're taking photos at night, low light doesn't mean no light. Try to find well lit places at night to help expose your photos. There is a ton of noise in those night shots and if you're still working with the kit lens, it's gonna be very slow and hinder you're ability to get clean photos.

When I started out, I pretended my digital camera was a film camera with limited exposures which made me think a lot more about my composition and what the photo was about. It helped me tremendously.

Just a little constructive criticism, hope it helps.
 
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KBadd said:
One thing I've kept with me as I've gone on my so-called "photographic journey" is something the photog at my first job told me, "Don't just take pictures of something, take pictures about something." Just looking through a few of your photos, I'm not quite sure what the subject of the photo is supposed to be. You never want people scanning all over your photos trying to figure out what exactly they're supposed to be looking at.

Also, when you're taking photos at night, low light doesn't mean no light. Try to find well lit places at night to help expose your photos. There is a ton of noise in those night shots and if you're still working with the kit lens, it's gonna be very slow and hinder you're ability to get clean photos.

When I started out, I pretended my digital camera was a film camera with limited exposures which made me think a lot more about my composition and what the photo was about. It helped me tremendously.

Just a little constructive criticism, hope it helps.
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thanks for the cut, is it worth shelling out money for better glass before mastering your way around the camera?
 
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shutterguy said:
Did a wedding for a friend recently, reminded myself why I don't do them regularly. 8-10 hours on your feet all over the place, peeps constant need to capture everything with their cell phone and be in the way, camera equipment gets tiresome at the end of the night, shooting outside in harsh sunlight or through trees is a pain in the ass, wedding attendees want to fight the dj over music, etc.
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weddings suck, I remember doing a wedding and I did not even have time to eat. After ten hours I felt like I was going to collapse, then you spend hours and hours editing photos in the end I think I was making like 5 dollars an hour.
 
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