Us Combat Sports: Best photographs of 2010!

Check out the Us Combat Sports best of 2010 photographs! Amazing shots of all the action!

Us Combat Sports

Practice Makes Perfect

The only way one gets good at something is by practicing it. One way I keep in practice with my photography is to make assignments for myself. Some ideas I have developed are to:

1) Create areas of photography that I'd like to get better at or fine tune areas that I already excel in ;
2) Come up with creative and fun project ideas for no other purpose other than to have fun;
3) Set deadlines for these projects so that they are not opened ended and I get bored when they are never finished. I try to do one new project a week. Unfortunately, I've been way too busy lately to keep on task with this goal. But I highly advise you try it. Not only does setting goals help you to become a better photographer, it can be a lot of fun too!

Sometimes it is even more enjoyable and motivating to have someone to go on a "photo shoot" with you. Especially when shooting at night I suggest you always go with another person. Not only does it help to have a second pair of eyes, you have someone else making sure you don't get hit by a car while trying to take a photo.

My most recent project was to shoot Austin by night. I went out with my fellow photographer friend, Lauren. We wondered around South Congress and then up to the State Capitol. Here are some shots I got from this project.







These photographs may or may not be used but I definitely learned a lot about shooting in low light, how to use new functions and most of all I enjoyed doing it! Keeping your enthusiasm and spontaneity as a photographer is very important whether you have assignments going on or not.