Gear vs Skill

memoriesoftomorrow wrote in post #15806239
I'm bookmarking this thread... it is better than the free online quote websites

"Don't believe every quote you see on the internet"

- Abraham Lincon

"Bonjour!"

- French model from the State Farm commercial

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=bufTna0WArc

pixel_junkie wrote in post #15780303
Creativity > Skill > Gear

So true. If really talented and skilled, you can take good photos with a phone camera, better than a beginner with the best equipment.

"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question."
Yogi Berra

This might help and it talks about how to use the frame to help develop a style and a way of seeing and about try to make your work more than just the object and gets to the vision thing. Just took the quote to an entirely new level.
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=Xumo7_JUeMo

Not to point out the obvious, but better gear will produce better results in the hands of a capable person.

When you quote that, please spell my name correctly. Thanks.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15808100
Not to point out the obvious, but better gear will produce better results in the hands of a capable person.

When you quote that, please spell my name correctly. Thanks.

In some cases technically better but thats the easy part and always has been. And as sjones pointed out its not always the technically perfect photo thats important.

Fair enough, I suppose it's an all-things-equal paradigm.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15808147
Fair enough, I suppose it's an all-things-equal paradigm.

I think that gear and skill go hand in hand its the ability to see and develop a vision that is the real important challenge Any one can learn the technique and anyone with enough money can buy the gear but not everyone can see or ever develops their own way of seeing and capturing the world and its those that can that are special and they get into the galleries and they work with the right clients.

I was shooting a bike race a few years ago, and happened to strike up a conversation with the father of one of the racers. He was taking photos of his son with some small camera, I don't even know if it had detachable lenses. He said that he always liked taking photos and was in fact a photographer for the military when he toured in 'Nam. I asked to see what he shot ....



Whoa. Excellent composition and perfectly framed. Impressive.

airfrogusmc wrote in post #15808163
I think that gear and skill go hand in hand its the ability to see and develop a vision that is the real important challenge Any one can learn the technique and anyone with enough money can buy the gear but not everyone can see or ever develops their own way of seeing and capturing the world and its those that can that are special and they get into the galleries and they work with the right clients.

I'm not arguing that. A very talented photographer should in theory produce better work with better gear. Nothing less, nothing more.

Nothing will, however, help my mom's side of the family regarding composition.

gear is almost as important as skill.

When was the last time you saw a pro photog shoot an event with a point and shoot? Uncle bob can do better with his 5D3 + L glass in green box mode.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15808181
I'm not arguing that. A very talented photographer should in theory produce better work with better gear. Nothing less, nothing more.

Nothing will, however, help my mom's side of the family regarding composition.

Yep. Like I said earlier, no amount of money spent on equipment will keep my technically perfect shots from being boring...

Charlie wrote in post #15808193
gear is almost as important as skill.

When was the last time you saw a pro photog shoot an event with a point and shoot? Uncle bob can do better with his 5D3 + L glass in green box mode.

It really depends on your definition of "better". The pro with his POS P&S will likely have more interesting and attention-grabbing shots than Uncle Bob, even if Uncle Bob's are sharper and better exposed.

Charlie wrote in post #15808193
When was the last time you saw a pro photog shoot an event with a point and shoot? Uncle bob can do better with his 5D3 + L glass in green box mode.

Actually, I've seen a few sports photogs (including a previous mentor of mine) carry one around for non-action shots. I remember one guy used a Fuji X100 exclusively for travel shots, sightseeing with the team, etc. claiming the Fuji was obviously much lighter and a lot less intrusive. His shots turned out excellent, which was no surprise.