Do you remember that scene in Napoleon Dynamite? Deb takes one photo, looks at it, and confidently declares, “That’s one, and that’ll do nicely!” It’s funny, but it’s also the exact opposite of what modern photographers should aim for—especially in the digital age.
The beauty of digital photography is that you’re no longer limited to a single shot or worried about wasting film. You can experiment with your shots. Take twenty photos of the same subject. Only keep the one that makes you say, “Now that’ll do nicely!”
This Saturday, I challenge you to put this into practice. Head outside and find something interesting. Look for a bustling street, a moody tree, or your dog refusing to cooperate. Take as many shots as you need to experiment with angles, lighting, and composition. The more you practice, the sharper your eye becomes. It becomes easier to tell a story through your photos.
So, while Deb has been content with just one snap, let’s push ourselves to take fifty. Then sift through them, find the gems, and keep refining. Because the secret to great photography is that the more you do it, the better you get. And who knows? You even capture something worth declaring, “That’ll do nicely!”