Shoot, Don't Look

Sometimes, when the mood strikes, I play a little game. Shoot without looking. Get a sense for the shot without the viewfinder. Use your intuition and create the opportunity to "capture by chance". The other day while I was walking around scouting locations, I saw the sun coming through a tree and I reached out and shot it. I dig taking a chance. Once in a while, you capture something cool. It really helps develop and sharpen your skills.

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[The Actual Joey Himself]

Ahh...creative photo games...I remember one game we played in school was to blindfold yourself and walk around with the camera (with a friend around, kinda dangerous without one). This way, you get a feel of the light and actually feel on your skin how different tempuratures feel warm in direct sunlight or feel cool in the shade, and how tempurature affects the exposures. And even better, you really get a better appreciation for creative blurry images that you didn't look to take, but trusted your instinct to take the shots.

Now that I think about it, I really didn't follow my partner around at all...

So Joe is right, it is not about looking, but being aware of your surroundings & following your instinct.