Why Are You Shooting?
As an UrbEx photographer, it’s important to ask yourself this: Are you shooting as a documentarian or as an artist? When I was first getting into UrbEx photography, I felt like I needed to capture every nook and cranny of a location. After a while, I began to analyze my photos, and I came to the conclusion that I didn’t even want to post-process 90% of them. I’ll get into that more later, but for the time being, consider this: What is your goal?
Are you shooting to document what the place looks like for historical value or because it’s getting demolished soon? Or are you shooting to get a few artistic shots? I’ve moved away from the former to the latter and now I’m much more satisfied with the shots I walk away with. There’s ...
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