Being a competent photographer takes a lot of different skills and qualities, but one of the most important skills and qualities has nothing to do with the camera, but rather your ability to maintain maintain it despite failure or discouragement. If you want to take it to the next level, watch this great video that will remind you why persistence is one of the most important qualities of any successful photographer.
Coming to you from Courtney Victoria, this excellent video discusses the importance of persistence in photography. As Victoria discusses, even the best photographers often miss the shot they’re taking on the first try and have to return to the same location multiple times to get things right. The same idea applies to learning photography. It’s the kind of thing where you can quickly learn the basics – things like exposure parameters and the like – but going from competence to proficiency is really a slow and winding road. . There are really no shortcuts to mastery; it takes passion and dedication to the craft, usually in the order of years. Simple persistence is often what separates successful photographers from burnout ones. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Victoria.
