Photography has been something I’ve enjoyed for a while. Like music, this artistic ability doesn’t come so naturally to me. I have my share of decent pictures, but not near as many as I’d like.

Professional photographers have taught me a few things.

1.) Equipment doesn’t matter. When I first started to shoot, I went out and spent a small fortune on camera’s and equipment. I got discouraged when I saw beautiful pictures from people using technologically inferior equipment. Their photos put mine to shame and I didn’t know how this was possible. I had the better camera, the better lenses, and yet all my pictures were simply mediocre at best. Then I realized why…

2.) The only way to become a good photographer is to take pictures. Well duh, that’s obvious, right? What they mean this is, take a lot of pictures, and I mean a lot. That really is the only way to learn. Take thousands of pictures a week; take pictures of everyone and everything; take pictures using different methods and techniques. Just take pictures.

And this is what I’m going to do. I’m going to carry my camera everywhere I go and take pictures of everything I see.