No editing, no filters, fixed focus, just push the button and click.
Before everyone had a production studio in their pocket, you'd buy a disposable camera before a trip or event, take pictures without a clue of what they looked like and then turn the film into a photo processing center at a store like Walmart or Walgreens which would develop the film into pictures.
Opening the envelope of photos and holding those memories for the first time was special.
For the most part.
Sometimes they were too dark or blurry.
No way to know if your eyes were closed with the point and shoot.
They aren't perfect but they get the job done and can be fun if you want a certain look or less screen time.
Power Acronym 38: F.C.D. is about knowing what you want, taking the right action and paying attention to the result.
Power Acronym 38: F.C.D.
Focus
Eliminating distraction is the path to focus. You also must know what you want to happen. When you look through the viewfinder at your life, what do you see?
Capture
Click. Shoot. Make.
If you don't take the shot how will you ever distinguish your dream from reality?
Wait too long and you will watch the moment come and go.
The time is now.
Take the shot.
Develop
Because the story is just beginning.
Each step is that much closer to your vision.
Did you know National Geographic photographers take between 20,000-40,000 photos per assignment when only 10-20 will actually make print?
How many photographs did they have to take before getting the opportunity to shoot for Nat Geo?
Give yourself time. Be patient and persistent. Learn, tweak and improve. Do not quit.
Let your story unfold as it should.
“Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness” - Yousuf Karsh
Focus! Capture! Develop!
What’s your next risky action?
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