Ever since I delve myself into the world of amateur photography, I find myself to be challenged. There’s always something new to learn everyday but sometimes, I have that inferiority complex as I don’t have advanced cameras.Yet at the same time, I heard many times from people who are professional, it’s not always about how expensive the camera is but how you tell the story and capture it into the frame. Sometimes, to make myself feel better, I’d like to believe that was the case. But sometimes, to push me to work harder and save up, I tell myself that having a better camera would definitely enhance the quality. Do you believe that is the case where if you have a better gear, will instantly result in a better quality? let me know what you think!
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don't worry, camera really doesn't matter, the importance is your photographing skill and how do you tell your story.
Everyone know my photographing skill is SUPER TERRIBLE, but it doesn't give me impact on telling my stories to you guys by my words.
I checked out some of your pics and they were all fine! But you're right, it's all about the story.
well, actually I don't even have any good digital camera, all the pictures are taken with my iphone 7 / iphone x 😅
somebody can tell very good story with single picture and short description, but I am not that kind of talent, I need long words to tell my story, fortunately people on liketu still enjoy reading my redundant contents 😅
Is this Prambanan in Yogyakarta? Nice shots 🙂
I tend to invest a little more into equipment depending on what I'm doing. For example, I was pretty happy with picking up a new GoPro and underwater filters for diving videos. The quality, colours and convenience were worth it.
There's always going to be a learning curve and some can achieve great results from entry level devices imo.
No, that's not prambananan, that's Plaosan Temple in yogyakarta. I had series called timeless architecture where I talk about these temples in details. Speaking about go pro, do you have any recommendation for a newbie like me? I am thinking about doing more underwater shoots.
The latest GoPro's have some really nice tech inside for getting video but not so great for photos imo. I may invest in something like an Olympus TG-6 if I go diving again and want some better photos. Nearly all cameras will need a diving housing if you go deeper down, even the GoPro. It's fine for snorkeling though.
The pros seem to use SLRs and dive housings but that's another level of cost/footage I know little about.
Hola.
La fotografía es un arte.
La cámara toma la foto,
Pero eres tu quien toma la decision y escoge la imagen con la que cuentas una historia.
Como todo en este mundo, a la fotografia se le exige adaptarse al avance de la tecnología para mejor definición y vibración de colores o el HDR...pero realmente es asi el mundo? Es asi como lo percibimos? No para el ojo humano por lo menos.
La tecnologia nos ayuda a apreciar lo que nuestra percepción limitada se pierde.
Pero somos los fotógrafos quienes encontramos el detalle, el angulo, la perspectiva, el color, la narrativa y el arte en una imagen.
Saludos
If you can saw a straight line with a handsaw and then get a powered Skil saw, let's say, you have learned way more than the guy who started on an electric saw. If you get the best guitar in the world it is not going to give you ideas. It may sound good and be easy to play but that's it. The down side is then you have no excuses for your limitations. As far as I can tell subject matter and framing are the big things you need to have a great photo. My son has a good eye and takes great photos from his phone. Better tools can help but they won't give you creativity. Did Shakespeare need a word processor to write his best works? If he had a better quill pen would they be better? Follow your personal muse where it leads.
That's a good analogy too! I recently saw people taking great photos just from their smartphone, I suppose your Son is one of them, the one that takes great shots from a mobile phone. Thanks for the encouragement too :D
I guess it's a relative thing when talking about "quality" because it is a constant mouse chase to achieve desired effect, perhaps easily done with phones today, but difficult with expensive gear in the past.
I've dabbled with expensive prosumer grade gear and found it to be quite overwhelming without the prerequisite knowledge behind it to get the "most" out of it. Even after spending a lot of time learning, and practising, I feel like there are still large gaps.
But you're right in that the story is more important. So many great shots are empty stories which don't help to create a compelling narrative.
That's interesting insight. I tried some professional gears in the past but my knowledge was limited nor satisfying. So, it didn't came out as how I'd like it to be. There's a saying, a picture is worth a thousand words. I guess that's only true when the shoot is good and is already telling a story.
Having been around cameras that cost the amount of a house here, it's definitely a mixture of both. You can use any camera to make something special, but it ultimately depends on what you want to create. There's going to be limits in how a particular lens or camera will react to certain lighting conditions and only so much you can do about it. There's also only so much you can do about things such as noise, sharpness, focal lengths, and even shutter speeds.
More expensive gear definitely makes a grand difference, but just knowing the most important aspects of photography will help pull you out of some of those limitations and still capable of creating great images. It's to be expected that the experience you have with a camera built for addressing more areas of photography and videography will differ from something that costs a fraction of that price and performs specifically for other tasks.
Rule of thirds, understanding depth of field, focal lengths, understanding lighting and shadows and colour theory, movement and perspective. These are the fundamental tools that'll push you forward even if you're using dated/limiting gear.
Funnily enough, I was just thinking about these very concepts and considering making a video for the Movies & TV Shows community that goes into these concepts with actual examples from films. Showing how these concepts amplify emotion and context.
Ya, I am starting taking notes on basic photography techniques. I forgot about it at times but when I really take the time to, It's often a good one. You should really do those education posts. That would help many people, I think.
In some cases like the sharpness of the image, the sensor the camera has which in turn allow you to take great photos at low light conditions is really depends on the camera.
But if you are good a composing a picture, having a great idea of how to make an object looks good, even the standard camera will give you a great result. That is what they are all saying, sometimes it is true.
while you bring top class camera but don't know how to compose the image the result will just be a normal image.
you already made so many great images with your camera now, and your editing is also awesome. I had my DSLR sometime but still couldn't make a great image.
The only thing that irks me is the moon shots. I always wanted to capture it more clearly but well, I can only go so far with my camera.
my DSLR can't even get a clear shots of the moon.
your shots has been really amazing on the moon shots. Not sure how they done it in getting those moon shot so clear, I think you need a tripod and a long exposure shots cem
Yeah, the tripod is definitely one because sometimes my hand gets shaky too.
I don't know anything about photography (though I take pictures😄), but that top picture caught my attention and drew me to your blog. Isn't that the test of good photography?
Hahahah to be fair, the first picture was taken during my early days. I haven't uploaded it yet because that time, I only needed a few pictures from hundreds of shots 😅 since that picture, I think I have improved quite a bit. But glad that it draws your attention 😃
The grass is always greener on the other side :)
You can think of it this way, your camera has more computer power than the spaceships that took us to the moon in the 1960s. You certainly have more power than even the best photographers from just a few years ago. It's all about perspective. But I get what you mean, and I also lust after better gear. 😅
We always lust after a better gear :D I love the shots that you take. But the moon landing and those shots, those are definitely awesome and I have no idea how they did it in the past.
It was just a movie set. We never landed on the moon. 😁
Quite the same feeling I do have here. Although, I do use my friends' phone to take shots when they are around but when there is none, I have no other chioce than to use mine. @macchiata You said it all, its not about the type of camera used, it is about the picture it is able to paint in the mind of those who see it..!!
That's what I did in the past as well. I was borrowing my friend's camera for events and stuff like that. Which smartphone that you use for taking pictures?
That my friend's phone is a Redmi 9. Mine is Infinix Hot 7.
@macchiata
Totally agree with this one. Sometimes, people can tell your emotions from how you take the photos. Yes, it is nice to have a great and expensive camera but how you capture, make a story and compose it matters most.