{"id":688,"date":"2011-08-04T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2023-09-30T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:30:44","slug":"wow-great-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wow-great-camera","title":{"rendered":"Wow – You must have a great camera!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are some quite amusing things that people say to photographers from time to time, often when you show them their image on the back of the camera, or present a few prints or a recent book, or even just see the shots on the web. Things like :-<\/p>\n

“Wow – that camera’s awesome”<\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

“I wish I had a camera like that so I could get great photos too”<\/p>\n

You just politely smile, or on occasion, give them the camera and say “have a go” (with a cheeky smile). \u00a0Oddly enough, the shots they take are often not pulitzer prize winners.<\/p>\n

Its a bit like going up to Will Self and saying<\/p>\n

“I love your work Will, what pen do you use? If I had that pen, I could create fantastic novels, just like yours!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or maybe meeting up with David Hockney and saying<\/p>\n

“That painting of someone having just dived into the pool – that’s amazing, what brush did you use. If I had a that brush, I could come up with a ground breaking piece of art like that too” <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, a good camera and lens<\/a> makes a difference, in the same way a good drill does to a tradesman. If you gave me the best drill in the world, I’d probably still end up with a door that doesn’t close properly or a sink that leaked. Owning a drill and set of tools does not make me a tradesman – even though I’m a tradesman’s son.<\/p>\n

Maybe the reason a shot looks awesome on the back of the camera has something to do with the guy\/gal who has spent years learning about camera control, exposure, composition, posing, lighting etc. etc. \u00a0?<\/p>\n

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Just a thought anyway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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