Photographers, be your own worst critic.

OK, if you think is story is about you, it just might be. One of my pet peeves is photographers who post a gazillion images from every photo shoot they do, regardless of quality. (You see this mostly on social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, etc.). It is mostly inexperienced photographers that do this and I can only guess why. I believe that they are unable to recognize good photos from bad. I suppose if you shoot enough pictures, by blind luck you can capture a few good images.

If you can learn what goes into creating a quality image, it makes it easier to repeat it. That’s one of the tricks to improving your skills. Be critical of every image you shoot. What works, what doesn’t, and know why. If you shoot an image that you aren’t thrilled about, don’t post it online, it’ll make it appear that you are unable to distinguish good photography from bad. Not every time you trip the shutter, does a masterpiece get created. Pick apart your images and be hard on yourself. You’ll see the quality of your work improve.

Thanks for reading!

-Ken.