There’s a time when you need to rethink photography practice. At the beginning, it’s enough to go out and play. Every day is a new discovery. Then you look at your photos and they look the same. You see the same issues repeating themselves, day after day. That’s okay. It might just mean your vision has outpaced your craft. You…
When you are starting out, it’s not always clear what you should be practicing. You know your photo isn’t great, but you aren’t sure why. This is one reason why many people repeat the same photo over and over and over again, never really making any progress. Once you learn how to identify what is going wrong in your photos,…
Practically every new photographer waits for an opportunity, a time of day, a location, and a subject before taking photos seriously. By doing so, it takes longer to get results. Small photo drills, which are short and specific, deliver more consistent progress than one longer photo walk with many elements occurring at the same time. By having a specific constraint,…
With a camera, the initial period of learning can feel a bit disorganized. A day arrives when a picture appears sharp and well-composed, and the very next day, the same shot comes out flat, too dark, or too busy. This isn’t a reflection of inadequacy. It’s more likely an indicator that too many different skills are being practiced at once.…