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Today’s\u00a0photography tip\u00a0isn’t so much a photography tip, as it is a life tip.\u00a0Consider it a Public\u00a0Service Announcement.\u00a0<\/strong>I\u00a0feel compelled to share it with you today, because I want to make sure that you’re starting your year off on the right foot and not getting too wrapped up in\u00a0things that ultimately don’t make your\u00a0photography any\u00a0better.<\/p>\n During workshops, on forums\u00a0and via email\u00a0correspondence, I see some photographers who focus so\u00a0hard on the\u00a0extremely technical\u00a0aspects of this craft<\/strong>, and they often end\u00a0up\u00a0confusing themselves and making\u00a0it harder for them to\u00a0open their minds and find their\u00a0creative vision.<\/p>\n Magazines, camera forums\u00a0and many blogs (certainly not mine, though!), are full of articles\u00a0which\u00a0lead you to believe that certain\u00a0technical\u00a0aspects\u00a0of your digital sensor will determine\u00a0whether your\u00a0camera is\u00a0capable of\u00a0making great photos.<\/p>\n Naturally, some\u00a0people read these articles and fall into the endless pit of speculation and worry\u00a0that their\u00a0camera might not produce the same\u00a0high\u00a0quality imagery\u00a0as some other\u00a0camera. It<\/strong>\u00a0becomes an\u00a0endless, and sometimes hopeless cycle<\/strong>, and sadly it does noone any good,\u00a0except the\u00a0magazines and blogs who get\u00a0the clicks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The\u00a0truth is that when we’re talking modern DSLRs and\u00a0mirrorless cameras,\u00a0EVERY SINGLE\u00a0CAMERA ON THE MARKET\u00a0<\/strong>has a great sensor<\/strong> and EVERY SINGLE CAMERA ON THE MARKET has the tools that will let you take wonderful,\u00a0beautiful, visually captivating imagery<\/strong> that will wow you and your\u00a0viewers.<\/p>\n And, I GUARANTEE, with near 100%\u00a0certainty, that if your\u00a0capture an\u00a0amazing moment in gorgeous light with compelling compositional techniques, NO ONE ON EARTH will\u00a0care if it has a little bit of noise<\/strong>, and NO ONE ON EARTH<\/strong> will\u00a0speculate how it might be improved ever so\u00a0slightly if you\u00a0had shot it on a\u00a0camera with a bigger sensor. And if they do, then they aren’t the right\u00a0people with whom you\u00a0should be sharing your awesome,\u00a0heartfelt imagery.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sure,\u00a0some cameras will show a remarkably slight variance\u00a0in noise when shooting\u00a0in low light, and some cameras will render detail with slightly more\u00a0resolution and edge sharpness when you zoom in and view all the\u00a0pixels at 100%.<\/p>\n But your viewers won’t do that. And they won’t\u00a0care. And\u00a0neither\u00a0should you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The bottom line is that if you love using your\u00a0camera<\/strong>, if it makes you WANT to go take pictures, if you have fun when you shoot and you like your imagery, then that’s all\u00a0that really\u00a0matters. <\/strong>Worrying about the\u00a0extremely\u00a0technical stuff that\u00a0doesn’t really matter in the end only takes away from your\u00a0enjoyment\u00a0of the process. It certainly won’t make you a “better” or more creatively\u00a0fulfilled photographer.<\/p>\n Don’t fall into that trap. Don’t become a statistic on some overly\u00a0technical camera\u00a0forum, and for pete’s sake, don’t worry about the stuff that\u00a0doesn’t matter. In fact, don’t worry at all.<\/p>\nYou know what I’m going to say next, don’t you?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SEP17-01094.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\n\n\nIt\u00a0isn’t the camera\u00a0that makes the pictures great, it’s you<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n
Just go\u00a0outside with your camera, enjoy the fresh air, look at stuff, take\u00a0pictures of things you like and let the process fill you with unending joy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
That’s what matters.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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