Dare to be Bad at Something New
Sometimes when people try a new thing, they realize they have an incredible natural talent. For Brenda, she will be the first to admit this is hardly ever the case for her.
It took a long time for Brenda to convince herself to take up photography. This comes from holding high expectations for herself, and quickly deciding whether she is “good” or “bad” at something.
The thing is, though, we don’t know what we don’t know. Sure, as we mentioned at the beginning, sometimes people are just really good at something even if they’re new at it, but people who have to work at learning a skill simultaneously exist. We often see the refined level of something, and it can be easy to think, “Well, they’re so good at it. I’m not that good at it.”
We’re here to tell you this:
It’s okay to be “bad” at something new. Learning, practicing, and building a new skill takes time. Most of the professionals and experts we see have put a great amount of work into getting to the level they are at today.
This is why we’ve invited you to follow our journey at Pacific MidNorth. You have the opportunity to experience growth and trial-and-error as we continuously develop new skills.
Maybe it’s trying to capture images of landscapes, realizing your lens can only shoot so far, and learning about different focal lengths of lenses. It could also be realizing how much harder it is to shoot on the dark, overcast days. (See images below)
A quick way to find out what you even need to learn is by going out and doing something [safely] to see what you can improve on.
So, while both of these images might not be the best, they still served their purpose in providing something to learn from, and even added the benefit of documenting growth. All because…