"Putting sneakers on an old man isn't going to make him run faster. Having a better camera won't improve your skills."
Just saw this quote at DPS where someone left it as a comment to
this post. So many people that say, "Oh, I wish I had a better camera so I could take nice photos!"
Scott Borne says, "Stop making excuses for your gear."
No lie, having a DSLR with interchangeable lenses does make a difference. A $2500 camera with a $1000 lens will take better photos than your $100 p&s. It makes a
huge difference. BUT...that doesn't mean you can't take some nice photos with your regular 'ol camera too. (Heck, you don't even need a camera! Have you seen the gorgeous photos some people take with their iPhones?)
Anyway, I've been thinking about posting a "
take better pictures with your point & shoot camera" series. Would anyone be interested in that? Until then, I wanted to post some of my favorite photos that I've taken over the past few years. Taken, by the way, with a
point & shoot
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Most of these photos have NO post processing, because I didn't know how. A couple of the photos were turned b&w in camera.
(There are a lot of photos because I was going down memory lane and had a hard time stopping. Click on photos to see them a bit larger.)
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| August 2007, Camp Old Indian |
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June 2007, Boston. This is where I first (and accidentally!) discovered a love for lens flare. I seriously love this photo. |
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September 2007, Huntington Island |
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September 2007, Huntington Island. |
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| September 2007, Charlotte. Not the best photo ever, but I feel it's worth posting because it would have been a terrible photo if I had used flash. That's Stargirl's crew, by the way, with me in the white. |
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November 2007, Simpsonville |
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November 2007, Simpsonville |
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| December 2007. Greenville. |
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November 2008, Cade's Cove. I have a slight obsession with the macro button. Don't hate. |
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May 2008, Louisville. Yep, gorgeous portraits too. This is Alan & Coralyn. Alan married us in their backyard. |
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| September 2008, Atlanta's Fox Theater. Indoor photos too! I know you've seen this photo on my blog before :) |
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| October 2008, Clemson. Fab night photos! Yes, suck into the Death Valley at night for this one. |
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| January 2009, Greenville |
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March 2009, Moncks Corner |
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March 2009, Moncks Corner |
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| June 2009, Traverse City |
My favs? 5, 7, 15, 10 in that order. LOVE 5 and 7!!
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested in the p&s lessons. Just keep them extra simple. Like, I've never even heard of a macro button? I have a kodak something or other, about four years old.
So true! I would be happy to be involved in a class.
ReplyDeleteToo much equipment will only bog down & hinder creativity!
Oh, John! I doubt I could teach you anything about photography that you weren't very well versed in already! :)
ReplyDeleteI am DEFINITELY one of those people who say they need a better cam to take better pics! I'd love lessons on how to better my p&s shots!
ReplyDeleteLove the ones you posted.. Really good, dude!