Re: photography
I'm trying to pick up a new technique of taking photos, based on watching a friend I go out with once a week for a walk
For those who know what I'm talking about, using the LCD screen instead of the upper viewfinder to do street photography
Twice now I've tried, it feels awkward for one thing (physically), and my results are downright crappy, essentially a failure, I do know it's a learning process but one thing I've struggled with for years is having trouble sticking with learning a new skill because I don't like failure
Yet... There will be failure (too strong of a word?) when learning a new thing, maybe even lots of failure... And I know that I need to stick with it and keep trying if I really want to pick up this technique
And I wonder sometimes if that is why I'm less experimental at trying new things, because of that fear of failure and a tendency to beat myself up
To illustrate, one taken with my eye level viewfinder today, something I've been doing for a long time:
And now one of my experiments today with using the LCD screen, looking down at the LCD screen, pure crap! And extremely soft/out of focus...
Again I do know learning is a process, also asking my friend for some tips, and perhaps finding some online tutorials, but I have trouble being patient with myself to get into that process...
I'm trying to pick up a new technique of taking photos, based on watching a friend I go out with once a week for a walk
For those who know what I'm talking about, using the LCD screen instead of the upper viewfinder to do street photography
Twice now I've tried, it feels awkward for one thing (physically), and my results are downright crappy, essentially a failure, I do know it's a learning process but one thing I've struggled with for years is having trouble sticking with learning a new skill because I don't like failure
Yet... There will be failure (too strong of a word?) when learning a new thing, maybe even lots of failure... And I know that I need to stick with it and keep trying if I really want to pick up this technique
And I wonder sometimes if that is why I'm less experimental at trying new things, because of that fear of failure and a tendency to beat myself up
To illustrate, one taken with my eye level viewfinder today, something I've been doing for a long time:
And now one of my experiments today with using the LCD screen, looking down at the LCD screen, pure crap! And extremely soft/out of focus...
Again I do know learning is a process, also asking my friend for some tips, and perhaps finding some online tutorials, but I have trouble being patient with myself to get into that process...
