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SLR Photography Guide - June Edition 2019

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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Streetphotographyisalaboutfailure.AsAlexWebbsaid,“Street<br />

photographyis99.9% aboutfailure.”Everytimeyouclicktheshuter,<br />

thereisonlya1% chancethatyouwilmakeaninterestingshot.The<br />

majorityofthetime,youmightshootanentireday,notgetasinglegood<br />

shot,andfeeldisappointedandfrustrated.<br />

Knowthatfailureisagoodthing.Themoreyoufail,themorelikelyyou<br />

aretosucceed.AsThomasEdisononcesaid:“Ifyouwanttoincreaseyour<br />

successrate,doubleyourfailurerate.”<br />

Youcancontroltheeffort,nottheresults.Meaning,youcancontrol<br />

putingin8hoursofshootinginoneday,andhowhardyouwork.What<br />

youcan’tcontroliswhetheryougetagoodshotornot.<br />

Inmystreetphotography,IoftenfoundthatthemoreIgooutandbring<br />

mycamera,themore“lucky”Iget.WhenIhavemycamerawithme,the<br />

moreopportunitiesIsee.Luckisn’tsomemagicalthingthathitsuslike<br />

lightning.Howeverluckfavorstheprepared.<br />

Bepreparedbyalwayshavingyourcamerawithyou,alwaysobserving<br />

yourscenesandenvironment,andknowthateveryonceinawhile,you<br />

wilbeatthe“rightplaceattherighttime.”Ifyou’recomfortablewith<br />

yourcameraandskiledenough,youwilalsoclicktheshuteratthe<br />

rightmoment.<br />

Whenyoufailtogettheshot,don’tbecomediscouraged.Rather,learn<br />

from yourfailuresandmistakes.Whatcausedyoutomisstheshot?Wasit<br />

becauseyourcamerawasn’tsetupproperly?Wasitbecauseyourcamera<br />

wasinyourbag(andnotinyourhand)?Wasitbecauseyouweretoo<br />

nervousanddidn’thavethecouragetoclicktheshuter?Learnfrom your<br />

failures,andthecloseryouwilbecometomasteringyourphotography.

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