???? You must be watching too many shills who only concentrate on photography. I love to bash those who move from system to system, thinking a name on a camera body will make them a 'better' photographer. Not even close. I love my Sony cameras as they are comfortable to use, not something that will give me trouble. It was like my Nikon F2 of old. It was a machine that I loved. It was comfortable, it was me and we did great stuff in the past. Ultimately, it is you capturing that image you see and putting it on your wall. I can go through all the different cameras I went through over the decades, having a blast all the way. Ultimately, I had to settle on a system and for years it was the Nikon F system.
This video was extremely encouraging to me. Being predictable and photos all blending together is an easy trap to fall into. Thank you for summing this up in such a short video yet very informative!
Starting digital photography over 16 years ago, I started with a Canon point & shoot camera. I used the presets on the camera at first to see how the camera would choose the different settings for different subjects. After a while I realized that aperture would be my first setting in would set my camera, this was depending upon the subject and how much of the photo i wanted in focus, this led me to using aperture priority. So after aperture I would set ISO again depending upon the amount of lighting and how fast of a shutter speed is needed. I used exposure compensation to fine tune the way i wanted my photos to look, this allowed me to concentrate on the subject that I was photographing as I felt lighting, subject and composition were the most important part of photography. I know that many photographers use manual mode but it's not the best for everyone and every situation. People pay a lot of money for camera bodies and shooting in manual mode all the time disregards the technology that you paid so much money for.
My first comment was halfway through the video, and now that I have finished you touched on the most important part of photography that is over looked, the person behind the camera. I to over the years have added many more cameras than I need, but the reason I have so many camera bodies is the same reason I don't use a smartphone for photos. I still have the very first DSLR i purchased, a Pentax K100D Super, over the years I added many newer bodies and when I started photographing events, I expanded my camera and lens collection. I was still working as a State Corrections officer when I started shooting events, it started slowly photographing the Memorial day event at work and later a few weddings for coworkers. after photographing my third wedding and other projects for the facility, I became known as the facility photographer and I got to photograph the retirement portrait of the next to last Superintendent, i also put together a photo book that was presented to him at his retirement party. When I retired after 41 years my photography work is the one thing that I felt good about. Two years before I retired and three years after I photographed any event that I could get. Weddings, Baptisms, family photos and portraits, birthdays and a motorcycle club photo shoot. Photographing events was not about making money, I worked with people of all different ages, the oldest couple were 7o years old when he got married. I was collecting my Social Security and pension so for the first time i was getting paid with out working. It was a strange feeling, so photographing events for people on a budget made the transition to retirement easy. It pushed me and for the first time i felt like I was doing something I enjoyed and being a part of a couples important day was something I never thought would happen. I used a wide variety of glass during this time, everything from a Pentax wide angle fish eye zoom lens to standard 24-70 F2.8 and many different prime lens from 20mm to 85mm, used both full frame and APSC camera bodies. I worked by myself and many events were photographed out doors so I used every angle, body position and vantage point to get more interesting photos. When children were involved in many of my events, being over 6ft tall many times i was the tallest person in the room, so many times i would shoot from a sitting or squatting position. I will finish by saying that event photography is the hardest thing in photography i have done.
Yes, it comes down to the photographer more than the equipment. I suppose we all fixate too much on kit, or fast lenses, or emulating someone else’s style. One photographer I follow sold all his gear and bought one fixed lens 28mm camera-to force himself to simplify and focus more on creative composition. As a result, his photography blossomed. Thanks for a helpful video.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Honesty is something I always aim for, especially in my approach to photography and these vlogs. It’s great to hear that it resonates with you!
Beautiful video. As a photographer who does this half for fun and half for money, I resonate with many of the "mistakes" you made. I place great value out of these "mistakes" and I can attribute them to making me a better photographer than I was years ago. Although an obsession with technicalities such as ones you have described hampered my creative process, learning the tools of the job ultimately makes the process flow easier. I encourage learning through examples of others as inspiration and discovering new techniques (even ones you will never use) is always a fun learning experience. Ultimately, I wholeheartedly agree that when it comes to bringing your soul into this art, translating emotions and experiences into a visual medium is the truest, most aesthetic, and most human thing a photographer can do. Perfection through imperfection is beauty, and learning "how", but more importantly "why" is a process which can take a lifetime to understand. Practice and thought through reflection is a slow and tedious process, but one which brings joy as you begin to unravel what photography means to you. I hope one day, I will be able to find my inner peace, and to be able to express who I was through my photography. For those beginning this journey, go wild. Experiment with everything and absorb techniques like dry soil in a rainy day. Practice only makes you advance and mistakes are always lessons in disguise.
Presence is the most important tool in the visual arts. If you aren't there emotionally, intellectually, your photographs will illustrate that fact, no matter how dazzling or manufactured. Keepers are elusive but the more time you spend with your viewfinder the better the resolution.
This theme has been done to death on RUclips. "Stop taking good photos". "Why nice photos are bad". While it might not be click bait per se it sure has become a fad. And every one of these videos is the same. A lot of them, like this one, are well done videos and the photos are often fantastic. But the theme is silly. A good photo is a good photo. A nice photo is a nice photo. And a bad photo is a bad photo. Settings, gear and composition have NEVER dictated what makes a photo artistically "good" or "nice". Maybe it is good for a beginner to hear that following the "rules" isn't necessary. But for most anyone else this is not a revelation. What will be nice is when this RUclips theme quietly dies down and we get back to more meaningful content or at least content that lives up to title of the video.
This was superb, thank you. I hear echoes of myself in everything you just said... ive been doing this for 20 years and im still making mistakes, but slowly arriving at the same conclusions you have. Instant subscribe and insta follow. Thank you Sir.
'real photography happens in the moment, not before it' is a great quote, particularly when applied to a fast changing environs (yet it's also true, as Ansel Adams put it, quoting Pasteur, that 'chance favours the prepared mind') Connection with the subject, in the form of empathy, is one way of realising the truth in your statement. When you feel something strongly, time dilates. And fortunately, empathy can encourage rather than hinder a visual response when it's combined with discipline (by which I mean situational awareness). Maybe it's just me, but I think a lot of people, when taking a photo, are more concerned with how an audience viewing the finished print is going to respond to it - and getting a dopamine rush -instead of relating to, and paying attention to, the subject at hand in order to do justice to it.
Beautifully put! I resonate so much with this idea that a “good shot” isn’t just a random occurrence. We take thousands of photos to train ourselves in using our equipment and composing effectively, building skills over time so that we’re prepared to capture those incredible, fleeting moments. A great photo might look “lucky,” but it’s usually the result of years of experience. I also really agree with your thoughts on empathy-toward both the subject and the scene. Personally, I love shooting in fog. I almost feel my heart rate rise from excitement when I'm about to photograph in those conditions. It deepens my connection with the subject and lets me do it justice in the shot. I’ve found that my best photos happen when I’m truly present, completely immersed in the moment. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking about how others will react to our photos, and sometimes I catch myself doing that, too. But as you pointed out, this mindset can be counterproductive. Staying focused on the present moment and the scene in front of us always leads to more authentic work. Thanks so much for sharing such a thoughtful perspective John-I really enjoyed reading it!
Συγχαρητήρια για το βίντεο Αριστείδη. Εξαιρετική και η εικόνα και ο ήχος. Σχετικά με το περιεχόμενο, θα συμφωνήσω σε όλα μαζί σου και προσπαθώ και εγώ από τη πλευρά μου να κάνω το ίδιο.
Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα καλά σου λόγια Γιώργο! Χαίρομαι που σου άρεσε το επίπεδο της παραγωγής. Είμαι σε μια φάση που προσπαθώ να ανεβάσω την ποιότητα των βίντεο τόσο τεχνικά όσο και σαν περιεχόμενο και είναι ωραίο να βλέπω πως αυτό φαίνεται. Σε ευχαριστώ ξανά για την υποστήριξη!
The gear is important. The smaller the gear, the better 😅. I wouldn't carry a big heavy camera and lens everyday. I think everyone interested in photography must have an small camera with small lens on it.
Gear is important!Don't get me wrong!My point is that you shouldn't think about the gear all the time. Going out with 4 lenses, constantly swapping lenses, etc, is counterproductive. These days, I just decide on 1 camera and a good prime lens before going out, and I stick to it for my entire photo walk. And whether I am going on a photowalk or not, I always carry my Ricoh with me. I agree with you on that. A small camera with a small lens, or something like the Ricoh, should always be with you. What is your EDC?
@@AristeidisSfakianos my only problem with these cameras is the lack of viewfinder (and how easily the RX100 sucks dust into the sensor). I sold my other Sony gear (a6000 and lenses). I'm thinking on which system to get. Nikon seems great but the size is a con. Fuji could be near perfect, cameras like the XE4 or XT30 have viewfinder and are on the small side.
@amermeleitor I've heard many people worry over the lack of viewfinder in small cameras like that. Ricoh gives you the option to mount a viewfinder, but it is quite expensive. Fuji XT-30 is a good option with the viewfinder the way it is incorporated into the camera. The same applies for the xpor system. However, these cameras are a bit bulkier. What about the ever popular x-100v?
I primarily do street photography. I use to ask myself should I take this shot. I no longer do this. When in doubt I take the shot. During the time I’m deciding whether to push the shutter the subject frequently moves and the decisive moment has past. I use a digital camera so there is no financial cost for pressing the shutter and being wrong. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
That’s exactly the mindset I’m talking about Marty! We can’t always predict when the decisive moment will happen, and even if we sense it approaching, we won’t know for sure until it manifests. So, the best we can do is to shoot and hope for the best. Worst-case scenario, we just need more hard drives to store the less productive shots (I never delete photos, either). And really, there’s no harm in that!
I have a totally different experience, my photography got better when I found my focal length, when I bought a full frame camera and a very good lens. That's when I felt the drive to shoot more and that's when I felt that I can finally focus on composition. I understand why you make these videos, why every influencer makes them. You all seem to disregard the fact that your experience with different cameras and glass made you the photographer you are right now. So I completely disagree, that journey is just as important as composition or living in the moment.
I see many people like this one as aimless in the world of photography. Like someone painting an image, there has to be a purpose. When I listen to Aristeidis, I see something missing, yet he is almost there. The missing piece is photojournalism, a style and technique to get THE picture. That is what he is striving for yet doesn't realize it. Being trained in PJ style was a godsend for me. Using a camera and the lenses to get the picture was important. Knowing the hardware is very important as your composition skills. Most everyone I see on YT are shills for hardware. Most have so-so photography skills. When you fully understand the hardware and the artist in you, then great shots will emerge. For us old timers, we went through film like water. It disciplined us to not waste film, to compose, to think about what we wanted. Maybe it would be great for young photographers to grab an old camera from the 70s, get a few lenses and fire off rolls of film. Learn, slow down, understand lighting. Using basic mechanical cameras taught me a lot. I easily translate that to today's digital cameras. But then I think back to those days, and with a mechanical camera, I set the aperture, shutter speed and focus. When I pressed the shutter button, it fired. It didn't think. And by using mechanical cameras, I learned timing, and timing got me some great pictures. We live in a world where our digital cameras hold our hand. My Nikon F2, great camera, was no more potent than a simple Pentax Spotmatic F. We forgot how to really shoot photos.
I think you miss the point. We all have our own processes and aims. I would never question yours so why should you question others? We can share experiences and tips without trying to invalidate others perspectives and styles.
Πολυ ωραιο βιντεο και ευχαριστες φωτογραφιες. Εχεις δικιο οτι οταν καποιος ξεπερασει το θεμα του εξοπλισμου ανοιγει ενα τελειως νεο κεφαλαιο στη φωτογραφια. Ολες οι φωτγραφικες μηχανες απο το 2015 και μετα ειναι αψογες και ολες οι εταιριες καλυπτουν ολα τα εστιακα μηκη κατα καποιο τροπο. Αυτο που διαφερει ειναι το μεγεθος σωματος και αισθητηρα και το συνολικο κρατημα της μηχανης με το φακο. Φωτογραφιζα χρονια αναλογικα με μια pentax mx και οταν γυρισα σε μια nikon f3hp το ποσοστο φωτογραφιων που μου αρεσαν ανεβηκε αλλα ο ογκος και το βαρος με εκαναν να μην την παιρνω μαζι μου συχνα. Τωρα πια το μονο που με ενδιαφερει ειναι η καμερα να εστιαζει οχι αργα και το σκοπευτρο να ειναι φωτεινο ωστε να μπορω να φωτογραφιζω με γυαλια. Επισης καλο ειναι κανεις να μενει με ενα εστιακο μηκος για καιρο ωστε να το μαθαινει. Πχ εγω δεν ταιριαζω καθολου με τα 40μμ αλλιως λογω ογκου φακων θα πηγαινα ξεκαθαρα εκει. Καθημερινη εξασκηση ειναι αυτο που βοηθαει την ολη εξελιξη και κανει καποιον να ξεχνα τις περισπασεις.
This is amazing! Finally a video that focus on the importance of photography and don't try to please the camera manufacturer.
Although I do like gear photography is a lot more than that! I am glad you appreciated this!
???? You must be watching too many shills who only concentrate on photography. I love to bash those who move from system to system, thinking a name on a camera body will make them a 'better' photographer. Not even close. I love my Sony cameras as they are comfortable to use, not something that will give me trouble. It was like my Nikon F2 of old. It was a machine that I loved. It was comfortable, it was me and we did great stuff in the past. Ultimately, it is you capturing that image you see and putting it on your wall. I can go through all the different cameras I went through over the decades, having a blast all the way. Ultimately, I had to settle on a system and for years it was the Nikon F system.
@@bondgabebond4907 well said!!!
This video was extremely encouraging to me. Being predictable and photos all blending together is an easy trap to fall into. Thank you for summing this up in such a short video yet very informative!
Starting digital photography over 16 years ago, I started with a Canon point & shoot camera. I used the presets on the camera at first to see how the camera would choose the different settings for different subjects. After a while I realized that aperture would be my first setting in would set my camera, this was depending upon the subject and how much of the photo i wanted in focus, this led me to using aperture priority. So after aperture I would set ISO again depending upon the amount of lighting and how fast of a shutter speed is needed. I used exposure compensation to fine tune the way i wanted my photos to look, this allowed me to concentrate on the subject that I was photographing as I felt lighting, subject and composition were the most important part of photography. I know that many photographers use manual mode but it's not the best for everyone and every situation. People pay a lot of money for camera bodies and shooting in manual mode all the time disregards the technology that you paid so much money for.
Great video Aris !!!! Beautiful !!!!
Thank you so much!🙏🙏
My first comment was halfway through the video, and now that I have finished you touched on the most important part of photography that is over looked, the person behind the camera. I to over the years have added many more cameras than I need, but the reason I have so many camera bodies is the same reason I don't use a smartphone for photos. I still have the very first DSLR i purchased, a Pentax K100D Super, over the years I added many newer bodies and when I started photographing events, I expanded my camera and lens collection. I was still working as a State Corrections officer when I started shooting events, it started slowly photographing the Memorial day event at work and later a few weddings for coworkers. after photographing my third wedding and other projects for the facility, I became known as the facility photographer and I got to photograph the retirement portrait of the next to last Superintendent, i also put together a photo book that was presented to him at his retirement party. When I retired after 41 years my photography work is the one thing that I felt good about. Two years before I retired and three years after I photographed any event that I could get. Weddings, Baptisms, family photos and portraits, birthdays and a motorcycle club photo shoot. Photographing events was not about making money, I worked with people of all different ages, the oldest couple were 7o years old when he got married. I was collecting my Social Security and pension so for the first time i was getting paid with out working. It was a strange feeling, so photographing events for people on a budget made the transition to retirement easy. It pushed me and for the first time i felt like I was doing something I enjoyed and being a part of a couples important day was something I never thought would happen. I used a wide variety of glass during this time, everything from a Pentax wide angle fish eye zoom lens to standard 24-70 F2.8 and many different prime lens from 20mm to 85mm, used both full frame and APSC camera bodies. I worked by myself and many events were photographed out doors so I used every angle, body position and vantage point to get more interesting photos. When children were involved in many of my events, being over 6ft tall many times i was the tallest person in the room, so many times i would shoot from a sitting or squatting position. I will finish by saying that event photography is the hardest thing in photography i have done.
Hi Aris, your advice very good, and your photos really inspired 🎉
Yes I agree. Fantastic video Ari. Great points very well made. Keep um coming
Yes, it comes down to the photographer more than the equipment. I suppose we all fixate too much on kit, or fast lenses, or emulating someone else’s style. One photographer I follow sold all his gear and bought one fixed lens 28mm camera-to force himself to simplify and focus more on creative composition. As a result, his photography blossomed. Thanks for a helpful video.
Great vlog. Honesty is always the way and your approach is both honest and true.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Honesty is something I always aim for, especially in my approach to photography and these vlogs. It’s great to hear that it resonates with you!
Amazing video, always so inspirational. Thanks.
Awesome!I am very glad you liked it!👍🙏
thank you for this
Grate video!
Thanks, man!Glad you liked it!🙏
Beautiful video. As a photographer who does this half for fun and half for money, I resonate with many of the "mistakes" you made. I place great value out of these "mistakes" and I can attribute them to making me a better photographer than I was years ago. Although an obsession with technicalities such as ones you have described hampered my creative process, learning the tools of the job ultimately makes the process flow easier. I encourage learning through examples of others as inspiration and discovering new techniques (even ones you will never use) is always a fun learning experience. Ultimately, I wholeheartedly agree that when it comes to bringing your soul into this art, translating emotions and experiences into a visual medium is the truest, most aesthetic, and most human thing a photographer can do. Perfection through imperfection is beauty, and learning "how", but more importantly "why" is a process which can take a lifetime to understand. Practice and thought through reflection is a slow and tedious process, but one which brings joy as you begin to unravel what photography means to you. I hope one day, I will be able to find my inner peace, and to be able to express who I was through my photography. For those beginning this journey, go wild. Experiment with everything and absorb techniques like dry soil in a rainy day. Practice only makes you advance and mistakes are always lessons in disguise.
Presence is the most important tool in the visual arts. If you aren't there emotionally, intellectually, your photographs will illustrate that fact, no matter how dazzling or manufactured. Keepers are elusive but the more time you spend with your viewfinder the better the resolution.
This theme has been done to death on RUclips. "Stop taking good photos". "Why nice photos are bad". While it might not be click bait per se it sure has become a fad. And every one of these videos is the same. A lot of them, like this one, are well done videos and the photos are often fantastic. But the theme is silly.
A good photo is a good photo. A nice photo is a nice photo. And a bad photo is a bad photo. Settings, gear and composition have NEVER dictated what makes a photo artistically "good" or "nice".
Maybe it is good for a beginner to hear that following the "rules" isn't necessary. But for most anyone else this is not a revelation.
What will be nice is when this RUclips theme quietly dies down and we get back to more meaningful content or at least content that lives up to title of the video.
This was superb, thank you. I hear echoes of myself in everything you just said... ive been doing this for 20 years and im still making mistakes, but slowly arriving at the same conclusions you have. Instant subscribe and insta follow. Thank you Sir.
Very helpful, Thank you! ❤
'real photography happens in the moment, not before it' is a great quote, particularly when applied to a fast changing environs (yet it's also true, as Ansel Adams put it, quoting Pasteur, that 'chance favours the prepared mind') Connection with the subject, in the form of empathy, is one way of realising the truth in your statement. When you feel something strongly, time dilates. And fortunately, empathy can encourage rather than hinder a visual response when it's combined with discipline (by which I mean situational awareness). Maybe it's just me, but I think a lot of people, when taking a photo, are more concerned with how an audience viewing the finished print is going to respond to it - and getting a dopamine rush -instead of relating to, and paying attention to, the subject at hand in order to do justice to it.
Beautifully put! I resonate so much with this idea that a “good shot” isn’t just a random occurrence. We take thousands of photos to train ourselves in using our equipment and composing effectively, building skills over time so that we’re prepared to capture those incredible, fleeting moments. A great photo might look “lucky,” but it’s usually the result of years of experience.
I also really agree with your thoughts on empathy-toward both the subject and the scene. Personally, I love shooting in fog. I almost feel my heart rate rise from excitement when I'm about to photograph in those conditions. It deepens my connection with the subject and lets me do it justice in the shot. I’ve found that my best photos happen when I’m truly present, completely immersed in the moment.
It’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking about how others will react to our photos, and sometimes I catch myself doing that, too. But as you pointed out, this mindset can be counterproductive. Staying focused on the present moment and the scene in front of us always leads to more authentic work. Thanks so much for sharing such a thoughtful perspective John-I really enjoyed reading it!
Συγχαρητήρια για το βίντεο Αριστείδη. Εξαιρετική και η εικόνα και ο ήχος. Σχετικά με το περιεχόμενο, θα συμφωνήσω σε όλα μαζί σου και προσπαθώ και εγώ από τη πλευρά μου να κάνω το ίδιο.
Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα καλά σου λόγια Γιώργο! Χαίρομαι που σου άρεσε το επίπεδο της παραγωγής. Είμαι σε μια φάση που προσπαθώ να ανεβάσω την ποιότητα των βίντεο τόσο τεχνικά όσο και σαν περιεχόμενο και είναι ωραίο να βλέπω πως αυτό φαίνεται. Σε ευχαριστώ ξανά για την υποστήριξη!
The gear is important. The smaller the gear, the better 😅. I wouldn't carry a big heavy camera and lens everyday.
I think everyone interested in photography must have an small camera with small lens on it.
Gear is important!Don't get me wrong!My point is that you shouldn't think about the gear all the time. Going out with 4 lenses, constantly swapping lenses, etc, is counterproductive. These days, I just decide on 1 camera and a good prime lens before going out, and I stick to it for my entire photo walk. And whether I am going on a photowalk or not, I always carry my Ricoh with me. I agree with you on that. A small camera with a small lens, or something like the Ricoh, should always be with you. What is your EDC?
@@AristeidisSfakianos Sony RX100 (the old original one) or Sony Nex 5T with the 20mm 2.8 pancake
Interesting choices!I am currently looking into smaller kit like that to present alternatives here in the channel, and this will be useful!Thanks!
@@AristeidisSfakianos my only problem with these cameras is the lack of viewfinder (and how easily the RX100 sucks dust into the sensor). I sold my other Sony gear (a6000 and lenses). I'm thinking on which system to get. Nikon seems great but the size is a con. Fuji could be near perfect, cameras like the XE4 or XT30 have viewfinder and are on the small side.
@amermeleitor I've heard many people worry over the lack of viewfinder in small cameras like that. Ricoh gives you the option to mount a viewfinder, but it is quite expensive. Fuji XT-30 is a good option with the viewfinder the way it is incorporated into the camera. The same applies for the xpor system. However, these cameras are a bit bulkier. What about the ever popular x-100v?
It never hurts to drink Guinness whilst debating things.
It might help in the decision-making process someone might say!😅
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I primarily do street photography.
I use to ask myself should I take this shot. I no longer do this. When in doubt I take the shot. During the time I’m deciding whether to push the shutter the subject frequently moves and the decisive moment has past. I use a digital camera so there is no financial cost for pressing the shutter and being wrong.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
That’s exactly the mindset I’m talking about Marty! We can’t always predict when the decisive moment will happen, and even if we sense it approaching, we won’t know for sure until it manifests. So, the best we can do is to shoot and hope for the best. Worst-case scenario, we just need more hard drives to store the less productive shots (I never delete photos, either). And really, there’s no harm in that!
just subscribed
Thanks a lot for subscribing John! I am very glad to have you on board!
I have a totally different experience, my photography got better when I found my focal length, when I bought a full frame camera and a very good lens. That's when I felt the drive to shoot more and that's when I felt that I can finally focus on composition. I understand why you make these videos, why every influencer makes them. You all seem to disregard the fact that your experience with different cameras and glass made you the photographer you are right now. So I completely disagree, that journey is just as important as composition or living in the moment.
I see many people like this one as aimless in the world of photography. Like someone painting an image, there has to be a purpose. When I listen to Aristeidis, I see something missing, yet he is almost there. The missing piece is photojournalism, a style and technique to get THE picture. That is what he is striving for yet doesn't realize it. Being trained in PJ style was a godsend for me. Using a camera and the lenses to get the picture was important. Knowing the hardware is very important as your composition skills. Most everyone I see on YT are shills for hardware. Most have so-so photography skills. When you fully understand the hardware and the artist in you, then great shots will emerge. For us old timers, we went through film like water. It disciplined us to not waste film, to compose, to think about what we wanted.
Maybe it would be great for young photographers to grab an old camera from the 70s, get a few lenses and fire off rolls of film. Learn, slow down, understand lighting. Using basic mechanical cameras taught me a lot. I easily translate that to today's digital cameras. But then I think back to those days, and with a mechanical camera, I set the aperture, shutter speed and focus. When I pressed the shutter button, it fired. It didn't think. And by using mechanical cameras, I learned timing, and timing got me some great pictures.
We live in a world where our digital cameras hold our hand. My Nikon F2, great camera, was no more potent than a simple Pentax Spotmatic F. We forgot how to really shoot photos.
I think you miss the point. We all have our own processes and aims. I would never question yours so why should you question others? We can share experiences and tips without trying to invalidate others perspectives and styles.
Πολυ ωραιο βιντεο και ευχαριστες φωτογραφιες. Εχεις δικιο οτι οταν καποιος ξεπερασει το θεμα του εξοπλισμου ανοιγει ενα τελειως νεο κεφαλαιο στη φωτογραφια. Ολες οι φωτγραφικες μηχανες απο το 2015 και μετα ειναι αψογες και ολες οι εταιριες καλυπτουν ολα τα εστιακα μηκη κατα καποιο τροπο. Αυτο που διαφερει ειναι το μεγεθος σωματος και αισθητηρα και το συνολικο κρατημα της μηχανης με το φακο. Φωτογραφιζα χρονια αναλογικα με μια pentax mx και οταν γυρισα σε μια nikon f3hp το ποσοστο φωτογραφιων που μου αρεσαν ανεβηκε αλλα ο ογκος και το βαρος με εκαναν να μην την παιρνω μαζι μου συχνα. Τωρα πια το μονο που με ενδιαφερει ειναι η καμερα να εστιαζει οχι αργα και το σκοπευτρο να ειναι φωτεινο ωστε να μπορω να φωτογραφιζω με γυαλια. Επισης καλο ειναι κανεις να μενει με ενα εστιακο μηκος για καιρο ωστε να το μαθαινει. Πχ εγω δεν ταιριαζω καθολου με τα 40μμ αλλιως λογω ογκου φακων θα πηγαινα ξεκαθαρα εκει. Καθημερινη εξασκηση ειναι αυτο που βοηθαει την ολη εξελιξη και κανει καποιον να ξεχνα τις περισπασεις.
"Gear doesn't matter" but almost every your videos is about gear. What a hipocrisy once again.