Patience
Viceroy, Orlando Wetlands Park Patience is one of the more overlooked skills to develop in outdoor photography. We concentrate a lot on exposure and composition , but with all that knowledge, we still miss shots simply because we aren't patient. We need patience in at least two ways: The best photographic conditions often come and go. For instance, your scene may have harsh shadows, but if you wait a minute, the clouds will cover the sun giving you an ideal situation. Or, there's bird you want to photograph, but he's not looking the right way. But if you're patient, you might find that he turns his head so that you get great catch light in the birds eyes. You can sometimes create better photographic conditions. Explore your subject from many different angles; approach your subject in a variety of different ways. I often suggest to people to give themselves an assignment. Find one subject, and spend at least an hour photographing tha...