[life lessons] What has photography taught you?
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Bob Michaels
nobody special
It has taught me that I can explain my presence in the most bizarre situations by confidently saying "I am a photographer". It allows me to be accepted in places where people would otherwise be backing up while thinking "who is this weirdo and why is he here?"
hans voralberg
Veteran
Patience, an incredible virtue when working with clueless clients (of any kind, not just photo). And yes a pretty girl almost always improve a picture!
thegman
Veteran
Sometimes the cheap cameras are the ones you'll enjoy using.
Don't listen too much to other people's opinions on what camera to get, just get the one that you like.
Don't shoot too much, still trying to learn this one, I burn through film sometimes, for no real reason.
Fast lenses are no big deal.
Don't listen too much to other people's opinions on what camera to get, just get the one that you like.
Don't shoot too much, still trying to learn this one, I burn through film sometimes, for no real reason.
Fast lenses are no big deal.
monochromejrnl
Well-known
Talk is cheap.
Shoot more, talk less.
Spend more time shooting and printing then reading about how other people do it (or the camera, lense, bag, film, chemistry, etc... others use).
Shoot more, talk less.
Spend more time shooting and printing then reading about how other people do it (or the camera, lense, bag, film, chemistry, etc... others use).
selloutboy
A.g. De Mesa
While I started photography to be better than my Ex who dumped me :bang:
Am I better than her? I don't even care at all 😀
segedi
RFicianado
Totally agree!
The other thing it has taught me - as much as I improve, the more I need and want to improve even more. Such is life.
selloutboy
A.g. De Mesa
To answer the thread topic,
a life lesson I learned is you'll never get a shot at something unless you take it.
If turns out good, do it over and over- if it is bad, never do it again 🙂
a life lesson I learned is you'll never get a shot at something unless you take it.
If turns out good, do it over and over- if it is bad, never do it again 🙂
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
A great picture is taking place right behind my back...
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Keep an open mind...
There's always room for improvement...
You can learn something from anyone...
Experiment...
Look a what the other guy is doing...take what you like...
Never say Never...
Trust your vision...
You're never too old to be discovered...
There's always room for improvement...
You can learn something from anyone...
Experiment...
Look a what the other guy is doing...take what you like...
Never say Never...
Trust your vision...
You're never too old to be discovered...
rdeleskie
Well-known
To take fewer pictures.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
You learn this from life in general, but even more so from photography:
There are a lot of nice people in the world.
There are also quite a few arseholes.
Associate with the former wherever possible.
Cheers,
R.
There are a lot of nice people in the world.
There are also quite a few arseholes.
Associate with the former wherever possible.
Cheers,
R.
Paul Luscher
Well-known
Patience. You learn you have to wait for the right moment to get the shot, oftentimes. And sometimes you learn you're not going to get what you wanted that day, so you have to come back and try again tomorrow....
Oh, also that art is subjective. There is no real right or wrong. "One man's meat is another man's poison," and do forth.
Finally, that there are a hell of a lot of different ways of seeing in photography. Think of all the times I've shot a scene and thought I nailed it--then I saw someone else's photos of the same scene, and they saw things, and shot in a way that never occurred to me, and that was incredibly creative and original.
Oh, also that art is subjective. There is no real right or wrong. "One man's meat is another man's poison," and do forth.
Finally, that there are a hell of a lot of different ways of seeing in photography. Think of all the times I've shot a scene and thought I nailed it--then I saw someone else's photos of the same scene, and they saw things, and shot in a way that never occurred to me, and that was incredibly creative and original.
Teashop
Member
Amen to that Roger, very wise words!
tomtofa
Well-known
Always bring a camera along; you will pay more attention to your surroundings.
Know how to operate the camera you bring; fumbling with it will get you only an approximation of the picture/moment you wanted.
Occasionally it will all work out. You will have your camera and catch the exact photo you were after, the exposure and focus will be right, the composition and subject matter will combine to express an emotion or state of being that you could not put into words. This will most likely not be a photo anyone else thinks is special, and this is when you will begin to learn something from photography.
Know how to operate the camera you bring; fumbling with it will get you only an approximation of the picture/moment you wanted.
Occasionally it will all work out. You will have your camera and catch the exact photo you were after, the exposure and focus will be right, the composition and subject matter will combine to express an emotion or state of being that you could not put into words. This will most likely not be a photo anyone else thinks is special, and this is when you will begin to learn something from photography.
FranZ
Established
More or less
More or less
Photography taught me "More" and "Less"
I see More
I enjoy More
I appreciate More
I have to shoot More
I have to practice More
I learned to carry Less
and don't be afraid any More, but crate the image wherever I am.
nice thread.
FranZ
More or less
Photography taught me "More" and "Less"
I see More
I enjoy More
I appreciate More
I have to shoot More
I have to practice More
I learned to carry Less
and don't be afraid any More, but crate the image wherever I am.
nice thread.
FranZ
mbisc
Silver Halide User
Good one!
My other lesson is patience (I take landscapes & travel/architecture pics, and don't like people in them 😀 )
sdotkling
Sent through the ether
Always bracket. In photography and in life.
Peter^
Well-known
to look
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back alley
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i learned that many people don't like their pictures taken...