zenshinart:

“The biggest thing, and the thing everyone says, ALWAYS SHOOT! The more you shoot and really look at your photos the better you will get. You need to look at your work and really take note of what you don’t like and what you do like. There’s so much amazing photography on the internet that if you look at your shot, and something didn’t come out how you wanted, go look for an image that successfully did what you were trying. Study it and you will almost certainly figure out what you did wrong. Another thing, I will always remember what a photo teacher told me, “amateurs post all their images, pros know what shots to not post.” I say post only your best work because in the world of the Internet, it all lives forever, and your work is what will get you models to work with. Don’t post images just to post, be selective. Lastly, it all takes a lot of hard work, shoot a lot, network a lot, post, good stuff, a lot, be nice, don’t be a creep and remember to always overly prep for a shoot.”

Derek Woods

Haha. I guess sometimes I say some stuff.