Shoot Outside Your Comfort Zone
Do You Shoot the Same Subjects Again and Again?
What do you think it is that prevents most successful artists from ranging very far in their choices of subjects? Are you also caught up in capturing only a few subjects? Certainly you become more proficient at these few subjects, as you know well the parameters involving light, exposure, ISO, F-stop, among other settings. You can probably within a few seconds take out your particular camera body and lens, and produce really great captures. And there's a real satisfaction in that. But there's also great satisfaction in shooting outside your comfort zone.
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If you've ever wanted to shake that habit and yet found it would take too long to master, perhaps your initial goal should not be mastering the capture. It could be merely exposing yourself to a new genre.
As a kid, I recall shooting with a Kodak Instamatic, nothing more than grasshoppers, ants, flies and bees. And I can still recall feeling pleased with the results. But at one point one simply has to move on, and further their talent in other areas of photography.
As a kid, I recall shooting with a Kodak Instamatic, nothing more than grasshoppers, ants, flies and bees. And I can still recall feeling pleased with the results. But at one point one simply has to move on, and further their talent in other areas of photography.
If you're one of those still shooting all the same subjects, for no other reason than the thrill of trying something new, give it a shot. Even if, your efforts are not as good a result as you would have hoped for. Don't let any worry or concern stop you. Don't let poor initial results discourage you.
Before long you'll be producing images you were never confident of creating.
Before long you'll be producing images you were never confident of creating.
What reason can you think of that would prevent you?
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