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One of the best things that you can do for your images is to learn to accept the conditions that you’re given. Too often photographers arrive at a scene with a preconceived notion of a particular shot. This is especially true of workshop attendees or people on that “once in a lifetime” trip. Nearly everyone who embarks on such a trip has an idea, in their head, about the shot that they want to get. Pre-visualization is a powerful creative tool but sometimes it can obscure your vision.

Landscape photography is all about light.  Ignoring the quality of the light can mean the difference between a really nice fine art image and a travel snapshot. Unless you are content with the travel photo, sometimes you need to step back, evaluate the light and rethink the shot. That isn’t to say that you should ignore your pre-visualization but it is important that you know when to say “not today” and move on.

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