Can you relate?
Sep 27, 2012 07:37:51 #
Sep 27, 2012 08:49:50 #
Yes, I can relate. I am told this all the time. The way I see it, when the picture turns out good, it is me. When the picture turns out bad, its my camera.
Sep 28, 2012 06:56:44 #
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Sep 28, 2012 11:05:11 #
Bangee5 wrote:
Yes, I can relate. I am told this all the time. The way I see it, when the picture turns out good, it is me. When the picture turns out bad, its my camera.
Same situation with my frying pan and outdoor grill. :D
But seriously, many people have old, cheap cameras and don't give a second thought to getting a perfect image. When they see one taken by a serious photographer, they assume that the equipment must be special. Up to a point, they're right. Understandable.
Take a look at ads from Nikon and Canon. You can get beautiful shots if you buy their equipment because of the IOS, shutter speed, VR, multiple focusing points, etc. So, maybe the person making the compliment is right. :D
Sep 28, 2012 11:42:16 #
Be honest, many leave the camera on AUTO and snap away. The camera takes good pictures. These comments are not centered towards the artistic photoshoot, but to the person who takes a picture at a party or a restaurant. With computerization we see this happening in many aspects of professional activity. the art of yesterday has changed into the science of today; and you need tools for science. The camera is a tool, of course the photographer has to know how to make that tool work.
Sep 28, 2012 11:45:01 #
Well, I sent my camera on a vacation and it never bothered to take a record of where it had been. Next time I will just go with it to see if it makes a difference.
Dave
Dave
Sep 28, 2012 11:45:22 #
hj wrote:
Can you relate to this kind of discussion regarding your camera?
Haven't seen that one before.
Thanks.
Sep 28, 2012 13:39:17 #
I've only been shooting wildlife for about 2 years. Since I've started I can clearly see an improvement in my work. It's easy to see - now that I've organized most of my images. But I've got to say, sometimes I shoot with other guys that have been shooting for a long time and when we capture the exact same subject, standing right next to each other, using almost the exact same equipment, I'm almost always put the shame by their work. They are more experienced behind the camera and behind their computer.
On the other hand, I know a guy that has a lot of money that sometimes shoots with us and he takes crappy images. He thought it was his equipment so he purchased a D800 body and still got crappy 36mp images. (Huge images! but still crappy) He is always asking us what settings we are using, what focus points etc. and he's still not getting it. We've tried to help him but he only listens to people that seem to have professional backgrounds - not us blue collar types.
On the other hand, I know a guy that has a lot of money that sometimes shoots with us and he takes crappy images. He thought it was his equipment so he purchased a D800 body and still got crappy 36mp images. (Huge images! but still crappy) He is always asking us what settings we are using, what focus points etc. and he's still not getting it. We've tried to help him but he only listens to people that seem to have professional backgrounds - not us blue collar types.
Sep 28, 2012 14:23:01 #
It's like saying to a chef,great meal,you must have a great stove.....I'ts not what you've got it's how you use it.
Sep 28, 2012 19:28:21 #
Sep 28, 2012 20:37:43 #
kenArchi wrote:
"I wish I had a camera that could take pictures like that."
if it wasn't for that , the camera makers would only produce for four months in a year.
Sep 28, 2012 21:42:44 #
Shortly after I got married, My wife said her brownie took just as good pictures as my Rollei. I just took one of her negatives and enlarged it. The resulting picture was sharp in the middle only. She bought a Yashika A and we never looked back. We ended up with 2 rolleis, one Crown Graphic, and two Leica M 3's. That being said, the resulting photos are the result of what you see. Good tools give you the basics, the result is up to you.
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