Prioritize getting out with your camera over going to epic locations

This week I take some pictures at a local beach. While spending the morning capturing a few images I realized that I much prefer 'mundane' easily accessible photography locations, as opposed to epic large-scale landscapes. That's not to say that I do not enjoy going to epic locations to explore and make images, but I find that the images I capture at big dramatic locations tend to not be my favorites. I think this is caused by the expectations of capturing amazing images with ease in such a beautiful location, this then causes me to be anxious and not take as much time as I should, resulting in mediocre images. Which brings me to the point of why I enjoy local, accessible photography locations. Going out with your camera in a local area that you know well is great, for me there is less pressure to produce amazing images and as a result I spend more time taking in my surroundings, and properly composing images of the broader scene. And at the end of the day even if I spent all that time to capture an image that I am not overly happy with, then so what, I can just head back the next day or whenever I get the chance to try again.

Obviously, this is all subjective, and if you are such an experienced photographer that you know every single shutter press will result in an award-winning image, well then yeah maybe the images in epic locations would be subjectively better. However, if you are trying to improve your photography skill, I would recommend the easier to access location that you can repeatedly visit as needed and really take your time with the images you want to capture and you will benefit greatly. You will improve your ability to compose images and learn more about your gear hopefully making it possible to capture those award-winning images when you are able to visit an epic location.

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0:51 - On Location
1:45 - Photographing Waves
5:37 - Get out with your camera
11:36 - Caves & Seaweed
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