[life lessons] What has photography taught you?

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?"
 
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!
 
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.
 
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).
 
hipsterdufus said:
I guess photography has taught me that there is beauty around us; it's just a matter of finding it. Being a good photographer means seeing things that other people can't see.
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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.
 
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 :)
 
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...
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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