An interesting life lesson

I found out the hard way when I started out in photography, that not every photograph you take will be a keeper. Looking back over my archive there are many wasted opportunities. Apart from the wasted film. But there is an upside, I’ve learnt  to be more critical and thoughtful. Not in a perfectionist way, but by taking advantage of opportunities at the time of taking the photograph. Changing my perspective, experimenting with a different lens etc. In doing so I gave myself choices. I found that over time my confidence in what might make an interesting photograph surpassed the occasions when I was unsure. Effectively I learnt to be more selective. And guess what? My hit rate increased. Less wasted film or as I’m now almost fully digital less wasted memory space.