This first hit me when I started to upload GoPro POV videos to YouTube. The most common comment was that I shot in burst mode, people made fun of it by calling it Call of Duty style and then some of the less humorous people flat out told me not to shoot this way. At first I was like okay, no more burst mode, and you can see I adjusted to a different shooting styled in the second video... But then I was like fuck that. Who are these people to tell me how to properly shoot, to properly obtain an image?

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Here's the thing...

I'M NOT SHOOTING FILM!

Everyone's so wrapped up into how things use to be... Look this isn't that era. Why are we buying these expensive and very capable cameras if we aren't taking advantages of their capabilities? It's not just for megapixels. Sure Bresson and the greats captured beautiful candid moments shooting each frame individually... But if he had other options you don't think he would have utilize them? Why does it seem that photographers are not acceptive of modern equipment?

And look I get it, shooting film or using film methods are better for those who are trying to master their craft. It teaches how to properly work a scene, you learn how to capture the decisive moment, and most importantly it teaches you to slow down. Again, I get it, it's process over progress. I'm not against that, but at some point, we have to embrace new technology. The way the greats learned shooting film I can learn shooting digital. I don't think shooting 11FPS will hold me back, it may be a different learning curve, but I can still become great doing so... Right?

Embrace Your Style

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people tell me to be more selective in my shots. Why... I have 32GB of storage... What am I being selective for? One of the most common phrases in any successful story is to learn from your mistakes... In order to succeed, you must fail. It's the same with photography. I'll be the first to tell you, every shot won't be a good shot. I've shot with film, and I spent the entire day walking around thinking... Nope, nope, nope, not yet, Ohh this is a good one... Nope. It's depressing, I never captured the decisive moment, I was too indecisive to do so. Take your SD card and go crazy, shoot everything. Come back, look at your images, pick the ones you like, study them, study the bad ones, and make a mental note to try and take more like the ones that stood out to. Learn from your failures...

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It's Digital, Shoot Like It.