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Can anyone explain why doing a single print is harder than a whole zine?
Personally, I think they're just different. A single print obviously stands on its own - and for me - I just picked something that I thought was a) good and b) meant something specific to me. I'm fortunate that a vast amount of my photos fall outside this criteria.
A zine is more forgiving in that the message is perhaps more important than the images. One can include an image that is inferior but has a strong message (a fuzzy image of a sharp concept) or acts as a good follow-on or lead-in to the next image. I think a zine has more flexibility, whereas a single print has almost none.
For me, I'm learning to think about what I'm actually trying to take a picture of before pressing the shutter. My "technical" skills then get pushed aside as I focus more on the message. If I start thinking too technical about something, then I lose focus on the message.