And the worst argument is that you must be jealous of the followers these fanatics have, when in reality, we pity them. We're from the era when we envied the photos, not the likes.
I got into a conversation with a guy once, me with a camera, him with a camera, camera bag, a tripod strapped to the bag, two other cameras strapped around his neck a vest—a photographer’s vest (those vest are always a good GAS indicator) and a CANON ball cap. He started the conversation with, “What do you shoot?”, and sarcastically I said, “Photos mostly.” He chuckled then he began to run down his list of gear as he produced a business card with his social media @‘s on it. Seeing his work, it showed that he definitely invest in gear, but not “photography” as you mention.
Being a frugal photographer (two words that rarely never appear next to each other), I take great comfort and pride that the image should always come first regardless of the gear.
Being a wedding pro for 25 years, I've NEVER been asked by a bride what lens or camera I used.
Thank you, Chris! This post was born out of a 1.5h conversation with Renato (who commented above), in portuguese, in Fotografia Cotidiana, which is CameraClara's sibling newsletter.
And the worst argument is that you must be jealous of the followers these fanatics have, when in reality, we pity them. We're from the era when we envied the photos, not the likes.
I agree, man!
And influencers talk about whatever piece of crap they’re getting paid to help some company convince us we need this week
Preach!
I got into a conversation with a guy once, me with a camera, him with a camera, camera bag, a tripod strapped to the bag, two other cameras strapped around his neck a vest—a photographer’s vest (those vest are always a good GAS indicator) and a CANON ball cap. He started the conversation with, “What do you shoot?”, and sarcastically I said, “Photos mostly.” He chuckled then he began to run down his list of gear as he produced a business card with his social media @‘s on it. Seeing his work, it showed that he definitely invest in gear, but not “photography” as you mention.
"photos mostly" HAHAHAHAHA. This one cracked me out!!! So wise! I'll steal it! Thanks for the comment!
I couldn't love this piece more!
Being a frugal photographer (two words that rarely never appear next to each other), I take great comfort and pride that the image should always come first regardless of the gear.
Being a wedding pro for 25 years, I've NEVER been asked by a bride what lens or camera I used.
Thanks for this!
Thank you, Chris! This post was born out of a 1.5h conversation with Renato (who commented above), in portuguese, in Fotografia Cotidiana, which is CameraClara's sibling newsletter.
We stand on the shoulders of those who came before. Fail to do so, and you never get off the ground.