Monday, May 28, 2012
Is it the camera or the Photographer?
I went strawberry picking with some friends this Saturday (5.26.12) I knew I would be focusing more on strawberries than taking pictures so I decided to borrow my Mom's little point and shoot. It was compact and easy to carry. Plus all I had to do was point and shoot! Well I am used to all the bells and whistle of my camera. Macro, selective color, and manual settings. I started to get a liiiiiitle frustrated. I thought gee, this thing doesn't do anything. Then I had to ask my self are all my shots the benefit of my camera or the benefit of my skills? Does the camera take good shots or do I? I took a few more shots and then got down to the business of picking strawberries. Two days later I am looking at the shots I took. Clear, good composition and nice framing. No tricks just a really nice shot. I decided I needed to go "low-tech" more often, I mean I learned to shoot with a manual 35mm camera. I didn't get to see the shots until I developed the film and often times I couldn't go back recreate shots that didn't come out the way I wanted. So whats the difference now? I decided the answer to my question was simple..its the Photographer AND the camera. But the photog has to use the tools and not let the tools use them. (f5.6)
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To quote Adams "The Negative is the Score, the Print the Performance" Great shots need both.
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