Just realized I've been overthinking the whole 'perfect shot' thing

I was at the camera shop and heard a guy say he just points his old Pentax at stuff he likes and hopes for the best. It made me think I should stop worrying so much about every single setting. Has anyone else found that just shooting more rolls, even with mistakes, helped you learn faster?

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the_claire2mo ago

Oh man, that guy gets it. I learned more from my first three messed up rolls than from any book. You see what the light actually DID, not what you thought it would do. It's the best way to learn, hands down.

grantthomas2mo ago

Yeah, my first roll looked like I shot it in a cave at midnight. Tbh I was so sure the light meter was broken, but nope, just me being completely wrong about how shadows work. Learned real fast that sunny days are not my friend.

jade_lane192d ago

It's funny because I used to think books and tutorials were the way to go, like if I just read enough I'd get it right. But honestly after ruining a whole roll of Portra by accidentally shooting it at 1600, I totally changed my mind. There's just something about seeing your mistakes on actual film that clicks in your brain way better than any explanation. Like you can read about exposure triangles all day but until you've got a whole roll of pitch black frames it doesn't really sink in.