Slow Photography #59 : Visual Pushups and the Real Reasons Why We Shoot Daily
VISUAL PUSHUPS Visual push-ups is a current photography buzzword, yet most of today's thinking about visual push-ups is wrong. The central idea is attention and alertness, not self satisfaction. Two vital reasons exist for daily photography practice. W e become more confident and alert to the world outside us. Beg inning pianists play with one finger, advanced players use all ten. Daily pra ctice stretches all our te ch and art photo skills: exposure, composition , etc. PRACTICE OUT OF SIGHT The idea of pleasing your self, or sharing every day something you shot, has nothing to do with visual push-ups. Shooting daily is not about making keepers. We do photography daily to stay fit, to practice like musicians do, and to make our gear second nature. Perhaps we should aspire to join those concert musicians who practice for days, months and years without sharing their art, as they wait to share their best efforts to a spellbound audience. "SPIDE...