Now that I have begun to become more immersed in photography, my knowledge has come to a drop point. This point of knowledge can apply to any subject, which you take it upon yourself to learn and it is the subject I would like to focus upon tonight.
When we begin learning a new subject, whether it be law, history, philosophy, or photography we most often have little to no knowledge. Presuming the subject interests you, you enter with a sense of wonderment and possibility. For a time, depending on how quickly you learn each and every piece of material you take in seems to immerse itself within your inner database. Things seem to be so easy, but of course this cannot last.
You will eventually reach a point where you have learnt enough to know the basics of your subject, yet at the same time you will also have learnt enough to know how much more there truly is to learn, far more than you had ever expected. It is at this point that you come to realize that you know so little, and you may even feel as if you know less than when you started.
I have reached this point in photography. I can take a picture with proper exposure most of the time, and I understand all the basics to exposure, a little bit about editing, and even something about composition. But it is also at this point that I want to do more, I wish to create great pictures, not just correct pictures. I find myself constantly disappointed, whereas only a week ago I found myself constantly elated, even though I was unsure about what I was doing.
Fortunately there is a solution to this daunting fear. For many it may be to much and in my personal opinion this fear is the reason why so many people find math to hard. The truth is, you just have to be patient. Continue to focus upon learning your subject even though it feels as if you are getting nowhere. Eventually something will click, and you all of a sudden have a new understanding of a new aspect of your subject. I have found that as long as I stick with something with steady determination I always master it.
Although this tactic of patient diligence can work in many other aspects of life, it is far easier said than done and there have been only a few cases in which I have succeeded.
