1001 free photography tips that you might be able to do without. But then again....

If the setting has a wide dynamic range (lots of bright and lots of very dark areas), braket the exposure for later merging or HDR treatment.

Landscapers: think ahead, plan ahead. If you're shooting in an area over multiple days, as you close out the day spend some time with your compass scouting for a good location for the sunrise the next day.

Landscapers: It's not all about the sunrise and the "golden hour." Sometimes the light before the sunrise is better. Get to any sunrise location a minimum of 1 hour before sunrise time. The first light, gorgeous deep blues, purples, etc. are incredible to shoot.

feel free to experiment. digital is free. shoot whatever and see if you like the shot then recompose to what you want as final image

Landscapers: it ain't always about the sun. Stop running and hiding from the rain! Some of the best shot can be achieved with dramatic stormy clouds, hovering snow flakes, or a macro shot of rain droplets as they explode off a leaf. Get an umbrella and protect your gear, yes. But you can get wet. You won't melt!

Check the ISO first thing to be sure you didn't leave it on 1600 from last nights shooting.

Shoot children at their level. This means getting down on your knees or lower.

Photoshop: Learn some of the main key short-cuts that you could use regularly. It will save you a great deal of time. Here... http://morris-photographics.com …Keyboard_Shortc​uts_PC.pdf

Learn to use flash in a flattering manner. This means bouncing flash, shooting flash off camera and balancing flash with ambient light. Learning all the intricacies of flash will dramatically improve your photography.

A piece of dark card or plastic about 4x3 inches. Cut oblong in centre same aspect ratio as your sensor.Make sure it has wide edges. Before you pick up the camera use the card to get best composition. If anyone is with you, ask their opinion as to what looks best. Here's mine.

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Read the manual.

... and know how to use every function without thinking. You should know your camera so thoroughly you can press a specific button without looking, know how many presses it takes to get to a certain often-used feature, etc. Operating everything should be as automatic as breathing.

darosk wrote in post #8463528
Check you have your memory cards.

Good advice. I actually went on a shoot a couple weeks ago, and there was no card in the camera. Luckily I had two film cameras in the car at the time, and got a few dozen shots.

If shooting a wedding, look for chairs or other high surfaces to get unique shots.

leave lens cap off. always be ready to shoot "the shot"