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/
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.