The point is is that nobody needs a "fancy" camera to take great photos. The same can be said about music, in that nobody needs a $2500 guitar to play good music.
I believe many times, we (including myself) fool ourselves into believing that if we had such and such, we'd do better. If I had a better lens, I'd take better photos. Rubbish! Society tells us that we need the latest and greatest gadget to make our lives better,* but that simply isn't the case. We are the artists. We're the ones who think up these ideas that are foolish enough that they may just work. It doesn't matter what we're wielding, let it be a pro model camera or an original Les Paul. If we don't know how to use it, what good is it? Sure, there are times when we really do need a better tool to create what we want to, but the tool doesn't define our own creativity. You feel me?
Until tomorrow!
*All we really need is Jesus in our lives! ;) Haha.
P.S. The book pictured, "The Best Camera Is The One That's With You" is another Chase Jarvis project. You can check it out HERE. As a photographer, he has a rock solid belief that whatever camera you have, whether it be a $5000 pro camera or a 3 megapixel, one-touch iPhone, that that is your best camera. Why? It's simple - You're capturing moments and inspiration regardless of what your camera is. Chase once gave an example of your son hitting a home run and all you had was a cellphone camera to preserve it. And you can insert your own example. But the bottom line is that it may not be the greatest photo, in terms of quality, but you still captured a once in a lifetime moment, which is what's really important.
Keep all this in mind, and go create! ;)
And by the way, this is a GREAT picture =]
ReplyDeleteBecause you confessed that 11 of your photos are taken with your point and shoot, I decided to count how many of mine were taken with a point and shoot ... 8.
ReplyDeleteOn that topic of point and shoots ... I think we have the same one, haha.