Let me say it in the negative way. I would be just as lousy with an iPhone as with a DSLR. I liked these pictures and she clearly has a good eye, but the images would have had better IQ with a better camera. Thee are many really high quality compacts these days so you don't have to lug around a whole bag of stuff to get decent IQ. That basketball shot for example. Fine on blog, but the flaws become obvious with a bigger shot. The fact that many shots look fine on the web in small format or with special effects processing doesn't mean lousy cameras rule.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 4:19 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> It has been said many times that abundance of equipment can suppress >> the [necessity for] creativity. Or, maybe the opposite is correct: >> lack of proper equipments boosts up the creativity. > > > Seems to me there's truth in both statements. > > A minimal amount of equipment can certainly lead to being more creative with > what you have but there are some situations you'll never overcome without > the 'right' equipment. I visited Denali many times without the 'right' > equipment. The longest lens I had was a 300 - never got close enough to get > 'the' shot. My last 2 visits to Denali I had my 600 and came away with many > shots I could only dream about before. > > Sure an abundance of equipment can cause confusion, but in my case when I > take my 600 out for a shoot, I'm already set on what I want to capture. > > Likewise, a lack of equipment can help you become creative with what you > have. > > So the answer to the above question is - maybe. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Roshchin" <[email protected]> > Subject: Creativity vs. gear? > > > >> >> >> It has been said many times that abundance of equipment can suppress >> the [necessity for] creativity. Or, maybe the opposite is correct: >> lack of proper equipments boosts up the creativity. >> >> This guy, shooting Olympics with iPhones, has been feature in many >> news/blogs: >> >> http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/08/covering-the-olympics-with-three-iphones-and-some-binoculars/ >> >> Or see it with all photos at once: >> >> http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/08/covering-the-olympics-with-three-iphones-and-some-binoculars/?pid=3287&viewall=true >> Short link: http://goo.gl/bl2Qv >> >> Indeed, some of these photos may not have appeared if the photographer >> were sitting in the photographers' row. >> (Being in the photographers' row can be dangerous: >> >> http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2012/08/01/photographer-in-focus-with-courtside-crash/ >> ) >> Being challenged by the "inferior" equipment, he is looking for more >> unusual shots. >> >> For example, when my wife takes photos with her P&S photo camera >> at dance festivals, because of the short flash range, focus/shutter lag, >> and other inherent limitations of many P&S's, she is looking for shots >> that she can take with her camera. >> E.g. at one of tango festivals, she did this collection: >> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/jprusakova/sets/72157630979383784/ >> >> Of course, the fact that you have your top-notch DSLR doesn't forbid all >> this creativity. But it doesn't stimulate it either. >> >> The question remains open, - does too much gear hinder your creativity? >> What do you think? >> >> Igor >> >> PS. My wife made a suggestion for the actual reason why this photographer >> decided to use 3 iPhones instead of his 3 (5? 10?) DSLRs: >> their office ran out of ponies that carry the heavy photo bags. So, he had >> to carry his gear by himself. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
