Snap, Upload, Delete, anyone else?

rgrebby

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Recently I have not taken a single shot I like, Im snapping, uploading in lightroom and then just deleting because everything sucks.

Ive been trying to decide why and remedy the situation. Maybe its the weather, maybe my lens is softer than I want it to be, maybe ive been looking at too many other photos and think I should be able to do as well, maybe my composition skills have left me.

Is this normal for this time of year?
 
I am finding things the same, taking lots of pics and not keeping anything.

I think it's partly the weather and light and mostly my skills.
 
It happens. I went through a massive slump since my college work started getting really hectic, and haven't used my camera since october when i went to new york.

try doing some night photography, or try a new processing technique. try cross processing, HDR, long exposures, mono conversions, etc etc. just to ignite that spark again :)
 
Honestly? I am keeping more photos than ever at the moment, and I also find myself getting rather excited when I have at least one from a set that I LOVE. I never used to have that :D
 
Well ive been watching the strobist dvds and I want to get a flash, I cant afford it right now so maybe thats why Im down. lol
 
im down at the moment. stil lhave a high (for me) keep rate but feel uninspired lately.
 
As I posted in another similar thread recently. What were you thinking before you took the shot? When you're looking through the viewfinder are you just snapping away or do you feel the shot's a goodun? If you only decide it's rubbish when you've imported the files than I think you should spend more time thinking before hitting the shutter...

Shoot less, keep more :thumbs:
 
I only tend to keep the very best shots that I take. I think the secret is to identify what is wrong with the ones you don't like and what you would have needed to do to make you like them, that way you improve each time you go out.
 
Guys we go out shoot what looks good and sometimes in fact often when we get back the final result is disappointing,Thats what makes this hobby so great and infuriating,you think you have nailed it and then you find something wrong but just keep your chins up keep shooting (and reading TP) and all will come good in the end
 
Ive never been more inspired at the moment, what with shooting my 365. Even the most mundane things seem interesting now :D
 
Sometimes you can find when veiwing your pics after a day's togging you can be dissapointed. Leave them over night and look at them the next day with fresh eyes you'll often find the photography fairys have visted and turned your steaming piles of poo into work's of pure genius ;)
 
Mohain said:
Sometimes you can find when veiwing your pics after a day's togging you can be dissapointed. Leave them over night and look at them the next day with fresh eyes you'll often find the photography fairys have visted and turned your steaming piles of poo into work's of pure genius ;)
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Could you send your photography fairies to me please!!
 
Betty said:
Ive never been more inspired at the moment, what with shooting my 365. Even the most mundane things seem interesting now :D
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Yup - agreed. I've done more than 250 days on the trot of my 365 and it gets me going every day.

Just get out more. And then its easy.
 
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