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Learning From My Own Photography Made Me a Better Shooter
Are you underrating your experiences?
When you embrace a creative pursuit like photography, you can never stop learning.
These days, you can learn anything about photography from books, podcasts, websites, channels, and courses. The options are truly unlimited. Add colleagues to the mix, and the dam is bursting.
Finding who to learn from — and what to learn — can be as easy as it is difficult. It was a massive challenge for me. I struggled to answer questions about who was right or wrong.
Eventually, I got frustrated and changed my mind. Well, I decided I’ll start learning from my work. It turned out to be a rewarding decision.
Seek second opinions, but don’t ignore yours
It’s all well and good to seek second opinions on your work. Look, a different set of eyes looking over your creative work will spot things you probably missed.
But I’ve also seen the importance of having an opinion on my own work first.
It started with me sitting back, looking objectively at my work, and trying to tear things apart — or give myself props. As I walk through my catalog of pictures, I see where I fall short and where I fly high.
