Use Film (or at least pretend to)
One of the things I find myself doing more since I got a faster digital camera with a bigger memory chip is simply taking more pictures and hoping that something turns out.
Recently I took some pictures for a portrait photographer and he told me his secret.He takes just two shots of every picture, just like when he was on film. If he can't get it in two shots, he needs to perfect his craft, not buy a faster camera.
This lead me back to film (ok, I just pretend since I don't have a film camera).
1. Go on a photo walk and limit yourself to exactly 36 clicks of the shutter.
2. Commit to showing the results to friends/flickr/etc... no matter the results.
3. Post/share at least 24 of your 36 shots.
If you really want to fine tune your selective use of "film", make it a scavenger hunt and start with a predefined list of pictures you need to take. No going back and deleting because you found a better option. It's film, remember.
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