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Every shot has to count

August 10, 2019 in journal
 
 

I used to believe that every frame should count. A higher ratio of "keepers" would definitely mean I was a good photographer.

I was dead wrong. No, not every shot has to count.

Photography should be more about experimenting than about being certain, more about playing and less about thinking.

Tags: photography, film photography, keepers, productivity
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