What's one piece of advice that you'd like to pass along to intermediate amatures?

Learn by Doing
The more you do, the more you need to learn

Some beginners and intermediates get really stuck on the "Rules" of photography.....i say learn em and know them when you see them, and finally remember that those "rules" are good starting points when you take pictures but explore other possibilities when shooting any subject. OOO and another one i got this summer was an OCD shooting style (Basically you shoot Overall, medium, close-up and Front lit, side lit, back lit of your subject) it really pushes the creativity of your work because you stay with one subject shooting a multitude of angles and perspectives.

Sell the camera stuff and get a boat. It's cheaper!!!

Just kidding, one piece of advice to pass along...
Look at lots of pictures and study the way the light falls. It's all about the light.

Yup....Cos is right, still guilty after all these years.

If you start getting confortable with your images shake it up. Always try and do things outside your confort zone. Push your limits and constantly challenge your creativity.

1) Read your camera's manual once in a while. You might notice a feature or button that you'd never considered before.

2) Always keep your camera ready to go, with charged batteries and empty memory cards (or film, if you're into that sort of thing).

This is where it all starts!

René Damkot wrote in post #3682706
Think & talk about light, not equipment.

RTMiller wrote in post #3684647
Look at lots of pictures and study the way the light falls. It's all about the light.

Ditto.

Excellent advice here.

I still consider myself an intermediate amature but I would have to say that once you decide to make photography a career and use it as a source of income DO NOT DISCOUNT YOUR WORK. I don't mean lowering your price when you sell a package. I mean to stand firm when someone disagrees with your work or thinks it isn't worth your asking price. When you do, you discount your talent, your knowledge, and your creativity, not just your income.

Just Be wrote in post #3681187
What's one piece of advice that you value about any aspect of photography that you'd like to pass along to intermediate level amatures?

1. Buy a 500mm lens.
   
2. Let me borrow it.
   

Get a black magic marker and black out that little green box,( full auto. ) pos

The worst enemy of the good is the perfect.

Keep your day job....

Learn to spell 'amateur'

Be W.I.S.E. before each shoot.

Remember to check your camera settings....

W - White Balance
I - ISO
S - Shooting mode (whether you shoot in M, Av or Tv)
E - Exposure compensation (and FEC as neither get reset when you turn your camera off)

TJ