SLR Photography Guide - March Edition 2019
A digital magazine for photographers. Featuring student images from our Online Photography Courses over at https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/photography-courses/
A digital magazine for photographers. Featuring student images from our Online Photography Courses over at https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/photography-courses/
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4.DON’TCOMPAREYOURSELFWITHOTHERS<br />
Wearealwayscomparingourselvestoothers.Wecompareourselvestoother<br />
photographers,wefeellikeourcameraisn’tfancyorexpensiveliketheirs,we<br />
wishwehadmorefolowers(oratleastasmuchasthem),andwewishthatwe<br />
wereastalentedasthem.<br />
Buteveryoneisdiferent.AreyoujealousofanNBAplayerbecausetheywere<br />
born7foottal,whileyouareonly5foot10inches?Thatissomethingyou<br />
don’thavecontrolover.<br />
Similarly,someofusarebornintosituationswherewemightnotbeabletobe<br />
theworld’s“best”photographer.Wemighthaveashityjobthatrequiresa<br />
90-hourworkweek,wemighthavebabiestotakecareof,orwemightbe<br />
missingoneeyewhichdoesn’tgiveusgooddepthperception.Orperhapsyou<br />
wereraisedinanengineeringorientedfamilythathatedart;soyoumissedout<br />
getingsomesortofartseducationwhenyouwereyoung.<br />
Regardless,itmakesnosensetobejealousofotherphotographerswhoselife<br />
circumstancesarediferentthanyours.<br />
Thesolution?<br />
Besatisfiedandcontentwiththelifeyoualreadyhave.<br />
Trytoachieveyour“personamaximum”inyourownlifeandphotographic<br />
abilities.Youweregivensomesortof“maximum capability”intermsofyour<br />
photographyandartisticability.<br />
Ratherthantryingtoachievewhatothershaveachieved,seeifyoucanreach<br />
100% ofYOURpotential.
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