As we gain years of experience we often lull ourselves into a false sense of security, knowledge, and achievement causing us to believe we don’t need to learn more or push ourselves to further hone our craft as photographers and artists. Nothing could be further from the truth. We must, and I repeat must, continue to push ourselves to gain further knowledge, and skills, and push the boundaries of creativity.
Without continuing to push ourselves to learn new skills and techniques or failing to push our creative boundaries we can become stale and ordinary. We need to stop fighting against new tools or techniques and learn about and utilize their advantages and disadvantages. As photographic artists if those who came before us stopped working to learn more and develop new technology and techniques, we would still be producing images as Nicéphore Niépce.
Push yourself to learn to embrace new ideas and techniques. Push yourself to learn new technology and tools. Push your boundaries of creativity. You may surprise yourself with what you can create once you open up to these advancements.
