Comments on: 7 Ways To A More Observant Life

By: Susheel Chandradhas

Susheel Chandradhas — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:11:08 +0000

Antoine,

You’re right. To see things, you have to be on the look out. and what better than to keep your camera in hand so that you remember to look out for new things.

Good tip. Thanks.

By: Antoine Khater

Antoine Khater — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:00:12 +0000

what worked for me is padding !
Taking daily pictures, for any amount of time, pushes me to look for photo opportunities no matter where they show up and to experiment in styles I’ve never did before

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By: Ravages

Ravages — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:13:35 +0000

One tip I found useful is to walk around a city without an aim. Just, walk. Look at things, maybe could the steps between one bus stop to another. So on.

And, especially for street photogs (or any photog for that matter) always go three-four times to a place before you shoot it. And then go back again. And again.
The more often you see a place, the more easy it is to observe it – you’re already familiar with the broad strokes so you can pay attention to the details. That heped me a lot.