Most of my photos suck

Being your own worst critic is of the utmost importance if you won't to grow as a photographer and create something meaningful. Often I try to step back and look at my photographs with fresh eyes or when certain time passes. I have to admit that, while most of them are "good enough" only a certain few can be considered timeless or to be in a magnum opus.

Famous photographs throughout the history had the same objective criticism towards their own work, usually saying that a crop of 2-12 great photographs per year should be considered as success. While making mediocre photographs is important part of the process, it's those rare gems that make all the difference.

How do you create more meaningful photographs?

• Practice makes perfect so do it as much as possible, especially if you are new to photography. As Cartier-Bresson said "your first 10000 photographs are your worst".
• Kill the ego that doesn't like to be criticized, don't be afraid to share your work thinking it might not be well received
• Learn from the masters and other photographers, add new tools and techniques to your repertoire. It will make you able to tell the story in various ways
• Print your work. Looking at it on the large piece of paper is completely different experience from the computer or phone, you'll see many details that are otherwise unnoticed. It's a great leaning experience and it's also very satisfactory. :)

Anyway, these photos are from yesterday's walk, taken with Fuji X100F.

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