How often are you out taking photographs?

~PookieM0N Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist

I know practicing and taking lots of photos is the best way to improve your skills but I found myself not taking a lot of photos lately unless I think of a photoshoot idea (and that is held back even more if I dont have the proper gear or clothing etc)
I know I should be out photograping and practicing but the only things I can photograph are the landscape,
which( no offence to people who take landscaping photos) Is boring to me and plants (which is again, boring and over done to me) I would try to get pictures of the wild life I can find but I only have a kit lens atm so the photos arent that great.
It seems like photographing people is the only thing that I find interesting enough to want to photograph which is crazy because there are beautiful photos I could probably get out there (or even in my house!) I just dont seem to have an eye for it.
so.. yeah how often are you out photographing? How do you 'practice' or train to improve your photos.

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~KIMB00P Aug 10, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

You should go downtown, where there are lots of people.

Take some street life photos.

~Daykun Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I carry my Canon with me everywhere I go just about. So I shoot most days.
Its really good practice really, you never know when something awesome or interesting is about to happen.
Carrying my camera with me has really gotten my speed up.

~PookieM0N Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist

thats a great idea! but for me though because I rarely leave me house

~Daykun Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

awe =\ well try to get out more!

Anyway good luck with your photos!

~PookieM0N Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist

Oh I deffiently will! n thank you

~NADreamer Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Not as often as I want to. It's mostly my fault because I'm still uncomfortable with walking around with my camera. It attracts attention and I hate it when people stare. I'm always trying to convince someone to keep me company, but unless there's shopping involved, nobody is interested in a walk.

Especially not through the park. Don't know why though, the park is beautiful.

~PookieM0N Aug 9, 2012 Hobbyist

really? lol I love whipping out my camera and showing it off! lol
I wish there where parks here where I live

*Fuzzypiggy Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Every day I read articles online, in books and magazines, I try to watch my photography videos when I have 10 mins on the train. I get off the train a few stops early and walk to work to study and look for interesting compositions, just to keep my eye in.

Shooting depends on the weather, some weeks I shoot more than others. I tend to try to clock in a minimum of 8 hours week rain or shine just to keep my eye in. I'll head out Saturday and Sunday mornings for around 6-7 hours each day, getting up and going in Summer is easier as you can head out the door at 3am and be home by 10am ready to do family stuff. When I am away on holiday with the family I'll put in 8-9 hours a day for the entire two weeks, as I can shoot mornings and evenings and again do the family stuff during the day when the light is too harsh for proper shooting. When I go away on my own to shoot locations I'll clock in 15 hour days for 3-4 days solid just shooting and driving as there's no one to answer to.

Like a lot of people right now, at home we're on a cost-cutting exercise so I limited myself to a 10 mile radius around my house for shooting landscapes. Now bear in mind I live about 10 miles north of London in the UK, which is one of the biggest cities in Europe but was out of bounds for my self imposed limitation. I did it for 2 months solid and I couldn't believe how many great shots I got on my own back doorstep, I just assumed my area was devoid of anything useful. Wrong! I just didn't look hard enough.

If you find things boring, you're not trying hard enough to look for opportunities. There are photo ops all around you, even right there in front you on your desk as you sit reading this. Photo ops don't happen by themselves, you have to find them.

~MichaelRowlandson Aug 8, 2012 Professional Photographer

Every day, Its how I cope with the world around me. Looking through the viewfinder somehow separates me from what im seeing.

~PookieM0N Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist

that seems sad yet inspiring all at the same time <3

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