Archive: 2008 September 26

Personal Development for Photographers

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-09-26T11:30:08Z in Personal Development, Photography Articles, with these tags: courage, creativity, editing, fear, freedom, goals, life, photographers, realism, skill, 4 Comments. 2,963 words.

Personal development is universal, so it includes photographers. A lot of photographers are stuck in a lot of ways. They take too many photos, entangle their intuition with technicalities, refuse to rise above spectatorship, or abandon their creativity for the comfort of rigid rules. I did all these for some time, so I want to help others rise above these limitations.

Too many photos

Most photographers live with a scarcity mindset. This means they believe they must be taking photos every moment, in case they miss the ‘perfect’ moment. There is only one ‘perfect’ moment (scarcity), so it’s important not to miss …