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Sunday, March 29, 2026
If we want stronger photographs, it’s not so much about equipment —it’s about better habits.
And what I mean by better
habits is recognizing the ones that hold us back from being better photographers, getting rid of them, and adopting the ones that help us be better photographers.
Three habits that get in our
way:
- We wait for “perfect” conditions instead of working with the conditions we got.
- We haphazardly pick camera settings instead of picking them based on the relationship between camera operation, composition, and light.
- We compose without a clear intent of communication.
Three habits that help us improve:
- We practice observing and describing the characteristics of light.
- We simplify decisions by understanding how our camera actually works.
- We kick any compositional rules to the curb.
Everything changes when we understand what we’re doing.
Our photography studies and practice become fluid.
The choices we make in terms of camera operation and composition become clear.
And our work starts to feel like ours because no one but us could create it.
Ready to understand photography and learn to create meaningful, expressive, and unique photographs anytime, anywhere?
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