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\nLessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School
\nSyl Arena’s LIDLIPS started as blog posts on Pixsylated<\/a>. They were so popular he’s collected them in a book.Syl delivers common sense wisdom that refreshes, provides a useful perspective, and brings you back to center.
\nHere’s one.
\n36. Make photos even when you don\u2019t have a camera<\/strong>
\nPhotography has way more to do with seeing than it does with driving a piece of hardware. Practice your skills as a photographer even when you don\u2019t have a camera. Make mental pictures anywhere at anytime. Study the light around you. Watch the gestures and expressions of people across the restaurant. Look for geometry in the surfaces and shadows around you. Pick a word. Say it to yourself every time you take a mental picture. \u201cSnap\u201d.
\nHere are 9 more topics.
\nDon’t confuse distraction with creativity.
\nEmbrace stress as the opposite of apathy.
\nMaking yourself vulnerable is a sign of strength.
\nListen for answers to questions you didn’t ask.
\nLook along the edges to find the in betweens.
\nIf your camera were a pencil or a crayon it would be easy to understand it’s limitations.
\nMake photos even when you don’t have a camera.
\nCreativity comes as a breeze before it comes as a gale.
\nBe prepared for your dreams to come true.
\nFind all 100 LIDLIPS and the book here.<\/a>
\nFind LIDLIPS on Amazon here.<\/a>
\nFind my creatvity Lessons here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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