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Why One Photo taken with Intention is Better than a Hundred Snapshots
Less work, more focus, and better quality.
When I first started to use a digital camera, people gave me bags of advice. Everything, from shoot lots, buy tons of equipment, “You need at least five lenses, three cameras, don’t buy a crop sensor, you may as well buy a calibrator for your computer, a bigger screen, you need a studio…”
All of this advice is utter bollocks, and totally confusing.
You need a camera, a lens, and a keen edge to build intention.
Build on the above idea. Let time and experience show you the route you are personally taking in your adventures into photography.
Build on the above idea, and you’ll naturally discover your photographic intention. It goes a little deeper, too.
What is ‘intention’ in photography?
If you read and listen to a lot of good photographers, you’ll hear the word intention used often — more than they talk about gear.
