“One must have the Vision in their head, before you shoot.”
Or not, and respond to formal mechanics as presented in the moment.
“Practice, Practice and A lot of Practice.”
Yes, do. But, alas, whether a viewer finds what you do compelling (formally, conceptually, etc) will remain a subjective response.
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work. 
