Taking successful photographs take a combination of a wide range of techniques, creative vision, timing, and often, a little bit of luck, and as such, it can take a long time to become consistently successful. If you are feeling a bit discouraged by the slow process, this great video has a message you need to hear.
Coming to you from Gordon Laing, this excellent video shares his thought as he looks through his first 10 years of photos. No doubt, it can be frustrating when you are newer to the pursuit, and if you are not getting the results you want, you might begin to feel that you lack natural talent and/or that you will not ever progress. However, like most things in life, the most important thing for promoting progress is persistence, combined with an eye toward education, self-awareness, and the willingness to experiment, make mistakes, and learn from them. A lot of the best creatives may not have started out with the highest levels of natural affinity, but their passion for learning and improving and willingness to continue working at their craft transformed them into the artists many of us now admire. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Laing.
