Your Camera Does Not Matter © 2005 Ken Rockwell - The Diigo Meta page

• 08 Apr 09
  

  Baron Mok

  photography

  • Compelling photographs come from inspiration, not
    duplication
  • Cameras don't take pictures, photographers do. Cameras are just another artist's tool.
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  • • A camera catches your imagination. No imagination,
      no photo - just crap.
    • The word "image"
      comes from the word "imagination." It doesn't come come from "lens
      sharpness" or "noise levels."
    • Your
      equipment DOES NOT affect the quality of your image. The less time and
      effort you spend worrying about your equipment the more time and effort
      you can spend creating great images. The right equipment just makes
      it easier, faster or more convenient for you to get the results you
      need.
    • It’s nothing but a
      matter of seeing, thinking, and interest. That’s what makes
      a good photograph. And then rejecting anything that would be bad for
      the picture. The wrong light, the wrong background, time
      and so on. Just don’t do it, not matter how beautiful the subject
      is.
    • People
      know cars don't drive themselves, typewriters don't write novels by
      themselves and that Rembrandt's brushes didn't paint by themselves.
      So why do some otherwise intelligent people think cameras drive around
      and make pictures all by themselves?
    • We
      all know how to play the piano: you just press the keys and step on
      the pedals now and then. The ability to play it, much less the ability
      to stir emotion in those who hear your playing, is an entirely different
      matter.
    • Don't presume the
      most expensive gear is the best. Having too much camera equipment is
      the best way to get the worst photos.
• 06 Feb 08
  

  lesleytsilucsam
• 12 Jan 08
  

  dvchwi

  camera philosophy photography

• 03 Oct 07
  

  Aditya Banerjee

  interestingarticles photography

• 03 Aug 06
  

  gurujuice

  the lowdown on photography equipment

  photoshop | digital photography

• 25 Jul 06
  

  Kelley Perry

  photography

• 22 Jul 06
  

  Blake

  photo

• 03 Jan 06
  

  kbunk01

  camera equipment philosophy Photography

• 31 Dec 05
  

  trasck :)
  • Why is it that photographers loaded with the most extraordinary gear who use the internet to get the exact GPS coordinates of Jack's or Ansel's photo locations and hike out there with the image in hand to ensure an exact copy (illegal by US copyright laws and common decency), that they get something that might look similar, but lacks all the impact and emotion of the original they thought they copied?
• 19 Apr 05
  

  Kate Connors

  article art

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  Jannah
• 01 Mar 05
  

  arndis

  other

• 23 Feb 05
  

  Jonas M Luster

  photography digitalphotography

Page Comments

• 
  Blake on 2006-07-22
  "The camera's only job is to get out of the way of making photographs

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