Why not, Vanessa? It's typical for an artist to doubt their work. Hopefully one day, though, you'll see that you truly have an amazing talent. =].

Thank you Torey. You're really awesome. <3

I guess I feel that way because I take so many bad pictures. I rarely take ones I'm satisfied with. Like my last post, that was the only photo out of my whole roll of film that I actually liked. It gets me down, I guess. Usually, though, I just try to take more pictures and hope for a better outcome.

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Hah, don't worry about that. I like maybe 5 of 100 of my photos. So I can say my "good" photos are just pure luck

And I agree with Torey.

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"that was the only photo out of my whole roll of film that I actually liked. It gets me down, I guess." Been there, done that...

“I rarely take ones I'm satisfied with.” And what exactly is it that you don’t like about the rest of them? Is the image quality not as high as you want it to be, or is it more of a "I-thought-it-would -make-a-nice-photograph-but -now-that-I-see-the-print-two-weeks -later-I-don’t-know -what-I-was-thinking" kind of thing?

If the problem is of a technical nature (blurriness, bad lighting, etc.), I can try to help you fix it, if you like.

I don't think you should worry too much about the amount of photos you have to shoot to get good ones.

During a photo class in college, another student once asked me "So, what's your ratio?". After a few seconds of staring at her with a dumb look and trying to puzzle out what she meant, I finally had to ask. She explained that she meant the ratio of usable stuff to total amount shot. I just stammered that I didn't keep track. I still don't. I think that in pursuing an art (and that's what this is really), you can't get too concerned about stuff like that. It's too depressing, and frustrating. It's too likely to make you want to quit - and that would be bad. Yes, some of your photos are better than others, but the good ones are SO GOOD. Keep at it and "don't sweat the small stuff".


If it's the cost of film that's what's frustrating you, (and I DO remember how much it can start to add up), have you considered switching to digital? You can shoot all you want, and the bummers cost you nothing.

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Yup! You said it perfectly. Sometimes it's the image quality, too.

Thanks Robinhood. I try not to let it get me down. There are days when I think "Why do I even bother?" But I love photography too much to ever stop, no matter how much I think I suck sometimes.

Actually, I've been saving up for a digital for a while now (I have it picked out and everything). The problem is, it's $1,200. I'm really hoping I'll have enough money after my birthday in September. If not I'll have it by Christmas. I do have a digital camera now though. It was a present from a few years ago, but the batteries died so often and I just never cared for it much. Then it just stopped working all together. I don't care though, I've always preferred my film camera. In the past couple of years though I've been leaning more towards digital, since I've been experimenting more and I don't want to completely waste money on film/getting it developed.

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You are correct, spending money on film, and then having to get it developed can get a tad on the expensive side. It would be wise to get a digital camera. As you said, hopefully you will be able to get that soon. If and when you get the camera, you will have to snap photographs like mad for us! .

I definitely will!

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Fantastic! .

Those two shots? Beautiful. I see not a flaw within them.

Thanks Torey. 1234567890

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