No matter how many mega pixels you’ve got inside that fancy machine in your hand, they aren’t worth beans if you don’t hold them steady.
You can miss lots of moments with your head struck in your LCD. Checking what just went on is a surefire ticket to missing what’s about to go on. The sum is definitely greater than the parts and if you are checking the LCD you are not putting together the parts.
Be disciplined. Keep your eyes in the camera and your head in the game. Plenty of time later to moan, cheer, laugh, or cry. As a photographer, it’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. Sometimes you receive inspiration and direction, divine or editorial. Most of the time, baby, you’re on your own. If you want something to be interesting, don’t light all of it.
When shooting a story about someone, their hands should be always on your list to shoot. If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff. You always know when you’ve got THE frame. You may know it by a skip of your heart, a short gasp, a split-second of vertigo in your brain or a feeling like you’ve just gotten a quick punch to the gut. It doesn’t matter if its only five minutes, as long as it’s the RIGHT five minutes. Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location. hoot it now. Don’t ever assume you can do a picture later. You need to keep your head on straight and remain confident behind the lens in a deal like this when everybody thinks you should shoot it their way.
Keep pushing. No is always the easiest answer. Sometimes it’s all working for you and you still miss. Other times it all sucks and you get a terrific frame. You just never know. The one surefire way to get nothing is not bother looking.
The only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer is to shoot what you love.
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