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

Don't be afraid to take the next step.

Never stop learning.

Shoot from every conceivable angle, lens, flash/no flash, etc. until you've captured it all, or the subject has left.

Learn how to use light. It will save you a lot of money on expensive glass that you can't carry or switch on your camera quickly enough. You can only have one lens on your camera at a time and when the equipment is in it's bag it's useless. Make your shooting environment work for you instead of trying to work against it.

Learn your equipment. When you understand light and how to manipulate your camera, you can finally make a picture instead of just taking it.

Learn Photoshop. Lenses are great to brag about, but the end picture is what matters the most, and it's amazing the images you can create in photoshop.

Avoid the Lens/Camera and Buy & Sell Forums. You'll begin to think that equipment, not people, makes great pictures, and in making yourself poor by convincing you that what you have isn't good enough. Spend more time in lighting or picture posting/critiquing forums - watch, listen & learn.

And of course, practice. Everybody has opinions about what should have been done differently for a picture, so learn from everybody and attempt to mimic those you look up to. Until you have your own style, you may as well try to emulate those you respect.

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?

Follow the rules, unlike some of the shlackies in here that list more than ONE bit of advice,hahahahahaha

Remember that you haven't taken your best picture and that the journey is much more enjoyable than the destination.

Always take a camera!

Take whatever THE KID24 sayz like a grain of salt!

Naturalist wrote in post #3777246
Take whatever THE KID24 sayz like a grain of salt!

HAHAHAHa especially when it comes to following rules....lol