"Thanks Michelle"
Ever notice this reaction?
How many times has someone said to you, "Your photos are BEAUTIFUL! What kind of CAMERA do you use?"
Imagine, asking Rembrandt, "You paint really good... what kind of brush do you use?" *grin*
Simply take THEIR camera from their hands, and take another photo with THEIR camera, and show them its NOT the camera... its the photographer's talent! Sheesh!
Bob O'Lary
Imagine, asking Rembrandt, "You paint really good... what kind of brush do you use?" *grin*
Simply take THEIR camera from their hands, and take another photo with THEIR camera, and show them its NOT the camera... its the photographer's talent! Sheesh!
Bob O'Lary
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Permalink Reply by Corrine Ament Photography on -
Well said! lol
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Zeder on -
well... Quiet obscure but true.. In my photo collection, I only use SE k800i camera phone... Though incapable of best quality photo, I still tried to manage with some sort of manipulation...
Basically, both the CAMERA and PHOTOGRAPHER matters.....
It's just my notion... no offense...
Gud Day!!...
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Permalink Reply by Bob O'Lary on -
Though I started my photo career with 35MM Tri-X B&W film, I have been using digital cameras since the QuickTake I Apple digital camera (640K pixels & saved on a chip.)
The "quality" of my photos have never depended on the resolution of the camera I am using. Each different camera offers a wide variety of elements each of which can be used to capture an image in a unique and pleasing way.
Cell phone cameras can INDEED take a "best quality" image, and I have taken several. Just use it to its best advantage, and present the image in the way that makes its best aspects seen.
Are ALL 8X10 view camera photos "better" than those shot with an 8mm Minox? I think not!
Take a 24 Mpix Pro-Canon and a .4 Mpix Razr camera phone, set them both on a table, and tell me which one shoots better pictures than the other? The answer is neither. Until a good photographer picks one of them up and applies their skill to the shutter button, its a dead heat. *grin*
Anthony, thanks for tour thoughts about this though.
Bob O.
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Permalink Reply by Tyrone on -
I was asked about the lightning shot seen on my page by several people. Whenever, I tell them that it was shot with a basic camera box w/ a lens on it they walk away mystified. I use a Canon F-1 w/ a tamron 28-70 set at f 22 w/ a polarizer or ND filter #3 with a cable release open for up to 10 minutes or longer. If planes or people get in the shot I use my hand or a dark cloth to cover up the lens.
My camera came second hand through the pawn shop. The flash sync does not work, and the last time this thing had batteries in it was when the original owner purchased it in 1974!!! The other one has a plastic lens system and my new digital can't keep up with my shooting style. lol:D
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Permalink Reply by Jason Livingstone on -
maybe the assumption that what they mean is your camera takes beautifull pictures is wrong, maybe they just want to know what kind of camera you use......or maybe you're just a glory hound ?? :)
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Permalink Reply by Tyrone on
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My new digital IS the D90!!! That's the one I'm testing now before July 4th. So far, I'm baffled by a few things as I planned on placing my lensbaby on it, and I'm trying to over ride the focusing system. All of my Auto systems cameras are set at Manual as I don't really trust the other settings too often, unless absolutely nessesary.
I think I'll continoue to carry my F-1 until I feel more comfortable. See my Dark Side photo using the Nikon D90 setting is bulb w/a polarizer at f.22 exposure is 12 minutes.
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Permalink Reply by Scott Reed on -
For a long time I told people I used a disposable as a joke. I agree with you. It is the same thing with shooting film.. The movie is not made because of the camera.. It is the artistic ability to create that makes it worth a darn.. The importance of equipment is of course immense in the sense of overall picture quality. But it is the person behind the lense that make things happen.. Very good point.. One that I have agreed with for a long time.
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Permalink Reply by Bob O'Lary on
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Kam and Scott,
I have always considered the particular characteristics of any given camera as a "pallet of options" I have available to me when creating interesting photos, whether a disposable model right up to a bazillion megapixel model.
A rule of thumb I've always used regarding resolution is, if I am actually pushing the envelope of sharpness available to me with my present lens, or emulsion, or mpix count, then maybe I need to move up. but that has almost NEVER happened in my career. Though I am a life-long Nikon user, I've also worked with other models, and their optical capabilities have always given me plenty of facility. Thank you both for your thoughts!
Bob O.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Khan on -
i actually don't mind answering "what kind of camera do you use".... what makes me want to beat my head against a brick wall, however, is "well, then, i need to get one of those, SO I CAN TAKE PICTURES LIKE YOURS...." oy.
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Permalink Reply by Bob O'Lary on
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Right on Susan!
I have no problem what so ever showing off or explaining the present camera I took the photo with, but you've hit the nail on the head, that handing the "camera" to someone else does my NO means hand them the (mistaken ability) to shoot an equally excellent photo. I am just as proud of some of my Kodak Pony 828 film fed camera's results as I am of my 12.3 Mpix Nikon sometimes.
It is true, that if you have superior optics, and a very flexible, programmable, and versatile electronic camera you'll get more "keepers" (law of motor-drive averages, & automatic exposure etc) ... but in my view, the art that comes out of a camera has far less to do with the mechanics in the camera, and far MORE in the vision of the person holding the camera.
Thanks for contributing! This subject is drawing some very good discussion!
Bob O.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Khan on
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Bob, i recently began a discussion on another site about inborn vs. learned skill.... i believe that MY style or my "eye" has been essentially the same (or very similar) for 35+ years. When i look back at photos i took with whatever cheapy camera i had at the time, they seem to be unmistakably "mine" from my earliest photography days. I've tried the "tilt" shot, as well as some of the more "popular" techniques, but for me, they feel forced- they're not "me." As my cameras have gotten better, sure, the technical aspects of my photos have gotten better, but they're still "my" composition, "my" patience, "my" preparation, "my" finger on the button. And, yeah, "my" post-processing, tho i tend to not do much other than some cropping and light adjusting and watermarking.
If you give your Nikon, or MY Nikon, to a toddler, heck, give it to a monkey, they'll figure out how to take a picture by pressing buttons.... but they're not gonna be like yours or mine.
sk
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