Patience and photography
By Torunn
@Torunn (8607)
Norway
July 14, 2011 5:27am CST
Patience is very often a key ingredients to getting good photos.
I can use a lot of time taking pictures of the same object, but I don't have the patience to sit for ever, waiting for the one perfect shot. I usually end up taking heaps of half-good pictures before the good shot maybe comes.
How about you? Any patient photographers out there? What do you think about when you wait? Do you consentrate only on the picture, or do you also look at everything else? (might be another picture lurking out there)
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@mynameiskate (2574)
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24 Feb 19
I'm not a professional but taking pictures can be fun. I'll carry a phone and if I see something take quick shots like you mentioned then delete the dupes or ones that are not as good. I get what you are saying as one will pop up that is a keeper. Of course my picture don't look anything like the transient fly in between drops.
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
24 Feb 19
I stil try to go for lots of practice, as my patience doesn't seem to grow with age ...
I'd really like to be able to take dramatic landscape shots, but my best photos are usually animals and sport/action. Maybe because I don't have the patience to wait for the best light :-)
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 Jul 11
Ha, I figure grandchildren are at least 10 years down the road...
@kissmylense (152)
• Malaysia
14 Jul 11
I agree with you. Patience is the best criteria to get good quality picture. Patience in photography can be develop if we have interest in Photograph.
@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
15 Jul 11
Bugs, flies, spiders etc. Mainly because I have a new macro lens and I have to figure out how to use it. Spiders and bugs are easier than flies and wasps, 'cause they sit quiet and wait for their pray to come to them. Bumblebees are also fun, but they're quite fast.
@kissmylense (152)
• Malaysia
15 Jul 11
hahahah... why you choose bug to shoot . There has another insects in this world that nice look. What subject did you shoot friend ?
@akalinus (43371)
• United States
8 Mar 19
I want to learn to take better photos. We have some interesting birds here and I am always running after them and getting a picture of their tail end. I never thought of waiting. Here is one of my photos of pelicans. I took it years ago when on a trip in the Florida Keys.
@akalinus (43371)
• United States
9 Mar 19
@Torunn These pelicans were waiting for fish. It was a place for people to feed little fish to tarpans. You could buy a bucket full and toss it out to them. The Pelicans would swoop in and catch the fish in midair, the little thieves! They were greedy. The tarpans were swimming in a group just below.
@DianeBorg (785)
• Malta
26 Feb 19
I love taking photos, by the way great photo. I try to be patience too, especially when taking photos of animals you need it.
@DianeBorg (785)
• Malta
26 Feb 19
@Torunn Fast animals are very difficult to take, the photo can be blurry, yes it is a good idea to take lots of photos and choose the right one 
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@Kazegatana (152)
• Indonesia
16 Jul 11
That is right, and I think the most important between technical and picture composition is patience. Even though when I take a shoot for landscaping picture, still need patience to create a good picture, cloud, wind, sunshine and shadow sometime waiting for a good moment. And, macro photography is for very patience man, really need more patience than anything else. I share my pic everyday at (melukisdengancahaya.wordpress).
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
14 Jul 11
Yeah, you right there. we need a lot of patience just to get a perfect shot.
While most of us have patience, we really don't have time for that.
And most of the times we have to be very lucky to get a unique picture. I've saw your picture about the fly and raindrops. It will take a very fortunate event to get that picture. Very rare we will have that kind of picture. I think you should try to sell it at stock photo or anyone who want your picture. The quality is there and it is unique.
@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
14 Jul 11
Thanks! It was a lucky photo, I was taking photos of raindrops and noticed the fly sitting between them.
However, I think the really good nature photographers get a lot of pictures like that because they 1) know where too look, and 2) are patient and wait when they've found a good spot.
But then they get paid for having patience. In a way at least :-)
