My photos rarely come out how I want them to (because I don’t take enough pictures), and that puts me off taking any more photos because they all seem ‘bad’ to me. It’s a sort of reinforcing cycle.
I try to take pictures of interesting subjects, in interesting lighting etc., but find myself putting the camera back into the drawer for another 2 months before I pick it up again and go through the same cycle. It’s almost like I’d rather take no pictures than bad pictures.
Is this normal, or am I just insane? I neglected taking my camera on my last trip abroad because of this feeling.
Try editing your photos ASAP. Don’t feel like you have to do anything with the photos you’re “meh” about. Move onto the next shoot. At this stage, quantity will bring quality in the future. Every time I take my camera out to shoot I have a rough number of how many “good” photos I’d be happy to get out of the shoot. In the beginning, to make it easier on myself I would say that number is 1. As time has passed it’s slowly increased. Good luck!