tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post470226390914105935..comments2023-11-29T00:37:27.962-08:00Comments on PRETTY GIRL SHOOTER: Become a Photo Myth BusterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-14468634891827311502012-01-22T18:54:53.689-08:002012-01-22T18:54:53.689-08:00The best gear you can own is what is between your ...The best gear you can own is what is between your ears and a great eye. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to sell you something.<br />The greatest photos in the world were shot with manual cameras, without built-in meters or artificial lighting.The Photodawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-71492665191356069172012-01-22T16:23:08.815-08:002012-01-22T16:23:08.815-08:00Gear. A carpenter can build a house with a handsa...Gear. A carpenter can build a house with a handsaw but can do it faster and probably better with fewer mistakes with a circular saw, a miter saw and a jig saw. <br /><br />For me Craftsman tools are adequate because I'm not a professional carpenter and they won't stand up to the needs and rigors a professional puts that gear through.<br /><br />The knowledge that a professional carpenter has will allow him to accomplish his tasks to the level his client expects with inferior equipment but not with the ease his professional equipment affords.<br /><br />If I were a professional photographer I would NEED a Nikon D3/D4, but since I'm not, my D300s is more than adequate for my needs but appropriate gear is important.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033099579079928848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-69706045743515703692012-01-22T12:41:37.297-08:002012-01-22T12:41:37.297-08:00Bill-- I'm not arguing against having a fair a...Bill-- I'm not arguing against having a fair amount of gear. But all that gear doesn't need to be the top of the line. I have plenty enough gear to give me a variety of choices when approaching different photographic situations. I don't have them all covered, obviously, but then I don't pursue all genres of photography. I consider myself a specialist, not a generalist. And in my specialty, I have most any situation covered, gear-wise. And I've worked hard to learn how to apply the gear I use in various situations. As you said, it's also about knowing how to use the tools, not just having them.jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-9632913702034768802012-01-21T17:24:09.585-08:002012-01-21T17:24:09.585-08:00Gear = tools. The more tools you have, the more ch...Gear = tools. The more tools you have, the more choices you have for doing what you want to do, but you have to know how to use those tools. Expensive tools don't do anything on their own. You have to have a vision of what you want to accomplish and how you intend to do it. Learning = doing. The more you do, the more you learn. People who get out and shoot are more likely to get the image they want than people that don't get out and shoot. It sounds simple, but it's not. It's like driving. Once you get some experience, you don't have to think about what you are doing, you just do it.Bill Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489162998247361041noreply@blogger.com