Digital cameras have made photography easy. And even if you do make a mistake with camera settings, you can simply fix things in Photoshop, right? In fact, why bother with a digital camera these days when you can shoot and share hi-res photos straight from a smartphone…It’s easy to see how the art of photography gets lost in translation with casual snappers. After all, it can be costly business, in terms of both money and time, and hard work and frustrating.
All that standing around that our other halves have to do while we get just one more shot means that photography is probably equally as frustrating for them too.
With this in mind, we thought we’d prepare a list of things that point-and-shooters probably don’t understand or appreciate about photographers and photography. We’re sure you’ll recognise at least one of them – and if there’s any we’ve missed, feel free to add them in the comments…
, One shot is never enough
How often do you take one photo and move on? The first shot is rarely the best; you may be a little rusty, just getting your eye in or you might want to just move your feet and explore all the angles. The more photos you shoot, the more chance you have of coming back with a keeper