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A young photographer, just starting out in the business, wrote to the editor of Lenswork magazine, asking, “What are the most important things I should do to improve my photographs?” Rather than a glib, canned answer, the editor devoted several pages of editorial space to “Twenty-One Ways To Improve Your Artwork”.

You can read the editorial in the free online sample of Lenswork Issue 58.

A couple of quotes that really resonated with me include:

Never forget that all the great photographs in history were made with more primitive camera equipment than you currently own.

and

Shoot more than you do; print more than you do; and be a ruthless editor. I’m serious. There is a great deal to be gained in sheer volume – not that volume itself is any virtue, but practice is. Besides, relentless practice does have a twin sister known as luck.

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