6 Stock Photographers on How They Learned from Their Mistakes
Even pros make mistakes. Discover how these six successful photographers overcame misadventures and mishaps on the way to establishing their careers. Henri Cartier-Bresson famously said, “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” He believed in the power of mistakes; in order to succeed, all photographers have to fail a few times first. The experience of messing up and trying again is an emerging photographer’s greatest teacher. In fact, some of the industry’s most extraordinary inventions came about because someone made a mistake, including the inkjet printer , which was developed after a Canon engineer accidentally overheated a pen. Of course, it’s possible to learn from other people’s mistakes, and in the digital age there’s no reason anyone should have to wait for their 10,001st photograph to hit gold. Experienced stock photographers have a wealth of experience and educational behind-the-scenes anecdotes. We asked six of them to tell us about their biggest mistake...
