PHOTOGRAPHY: Well, thats a great question! Anticipation, waiting for the shot comes from visual experience. Knowing the subject helps, predicting whats next! I describe it as playing the card game "Snap!" I watch (...)

How does one develop the instinct of knowing when to press the shutter release button?

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Well, thats a great question! Anticipation, waiting for the shot comes from visual experience. Knowing the subject helps, predicting whats next! I describe it as playing the card game "Snap!" I watch and wait for the image I set in my head, and once I see it match that in from of me, I hit the release button!