That guy's upped his game, now up yours!

Tomorrow you are going to be a better photographer. Whether you are fairly advanced, simply a weekend hobbyist or just happen to have a camera you break out once or twice a year for birthdays and holidays, after you read this (and, importantly, put it to practice) your game will improve. You don't need to take a class or attend a workshop. You don't need to buy a new camera or lens. You don't need to learn a brand new photographic technique. It's very simple. Ready? Here it is: Edit! That's right. Cut down the number of photos you show people. Some of them you can keep for yourself, most of them can be deleted. Yes, deleted! Get rid of them. People blinking, out of focus, blurred, hand shake. All these can be jettisoned. I know it's not easy for some to do this but get in the habit anyway. You'll save room on your computer hard drive and those who look at your pics will genuinely appreciate it. Also, we humans need variety. So, sending out 25 shots of junior making his first poopy on the potty is excessive to say the least. Pick one (two tops) and get rid of the rest. (Or save them on a CD so you can use them to embarrass him on his first Prom date!) If you take a weekend holiday down at the shore and you return with 100 photos in your camera, take that extra half hour or so to really go through them all and edit. Once you get it down to a manageable level go one step further before sending them to friends and family and get it down to 10 really good ones. 10 different photos. That's it. Do this and over night people will think you've seriously upped your game. We'll get into more fun ways of improving your photography in the coming days, but for now just get serious about editing. Til then, Cheers.