Many people wonder if someday mirrorless cameras will become the more popular than DSLRs. People often believe that for a camera to be professional, it has to look professional, but "let me tell you all one thing ... it's not always about size" (Hicks digitalcamerareview.com). I agree with this statement, naturally when on thinks of a professional camera, a large and bulky DSLR comes to mind, but things are changing. Slowly a new type of camera is coming to the world and it is known as mirrorless. My first post on this blog was a review on the mirrorless camera called the EOS M, and although it may look like a regular old point and shoot, it is very powerful in the sense that it has good quality. The only thing that ever held point and shoot cameras back from being professional cameras was the sensor size and lack of replaceable lenses, but mirrorless cameras changes this. People don't care about the process as much as the result, "Bottom line: My clients don't care if I carry a huge DSLR or a mirrorless camera, as long as their images are great" (Hicks digitalcamerareview.com). The same goes for me, if a picture turns out great, I'm happy, what I shot it with doesn't matter to me. Smaller cameras are actually much more practical as they are more portable and easy to carry in comparison to large and bulky DSLRs. As a closing thought, I would like to point out my big ideas post below, which states that a camera is only a tool and the same can be applied here, what is wrong with a smaller camera if it has the same quality as it's larger counterpart?
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I often see people that buy new equipment and new cameras, because they say it takes better pictures. But this quote shows the opposite is true for, "the limitations of your photography are in yourself for what you see is what we are"(Haas). This shows that the picture reflects the photographer and how they take the photo. A person can use the best camera and still take worse pictures than a professional photographer using a smartphone. Personally, I believe that the best photographers that ever existed lived in the 1900s as they still used film cameras. They knew exactly what they were doing and how to do it. Back then, photography was not just the art of creativity, but of calculations, knowledge, and logic which took it's good time. The quality also depends on what you think you see, "there is only you and your camera"(Haas). I believe that this part of the quote says that nobody is telling you how to take the picture. Pictures and picture styles are all personalized and many different people can have many different tastes when it comes to photography. Some people may believe that a photo should be shot this way and others in another way. A camera is just a creative tool that can be used in many different ways based on the personality of the user.
Image from: http://www.quotescover.com/ Quote by: Ernst Haas Landscape photography is perhaps one of the most beautiful types of photography there is and Ansel Adams was a pro. Adams grew up in San Francisco, more specifically in the seacliff neighborhood. Adams became very involved in nature and music around the age of 12, his main occupation being his piano. It was not until the year 1921 that Adams shot his first photo and began making pictures. Slowly, his intended career as a piano player slipped away and he became more involved in his photography with his portfolio named "Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras". Adams became more established in his new career during the 1930s and set out on his 60 year career as a photographer. One might say that it is easy to take a photo, but back in the 1900s it took skill to adjust and picture a photograph. There was no image preview, or photoshop to make the picture look good, but a certain skill was required. Adams, in his mind, knew exactly how, when, and where a picture should be taken by thinking and calculating. However, later on in his career Adams also started to try out other types of photography such as a architectural images and portraits (including the first picture taken of a president). Even after the invention of the colored photograph was released, Ansel Adams still prefered to shoot his photos in black and white. Ansel Adams was also a co-founder of the photography magazine called Aperture which still exists today. Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org
Image from: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf6r29p2qr/hi-res.jpg If you went hiking, would you rather bring a macro, or telephoto lens and why?
Photography is not just about what is photographed, but how it is photographed. In this amazing picture featuring a diver in the Taj Mahal Cenote, Mexico,"the overall winner for the otherworldly shot" (Gander Underwater Photography). This shot may be just another cave with some seaweed, but the way the lighting is placed makes it look like a popular destination all around the world. Light shines into this underwater cavern making it look worthy of the graphics of a stunning movie. The second place won for an,"image of a rare fire anemone" (Gander Underwater Photography). Lighting is always a key, but the sheer beauty of the object that one takes a photo of is also a very important aspect of photography. The picture of the anemone below is very intriguing as this a very rare anemone that cannot be found everywhere in the world. Underwater photography is a great and beautiful type of photography that has many different sides.
Photographers don't just think about their, camera, SD cards, and camera bags, but they need some secure storage at home too. When security of the essence, it is possible for, " digital storage to be encrypted, tamperproof, and very hard to steal", and an FIPS drive is just the right storage for the job (Jacobi Storage for Spies). FIPS stands for Federal Information Processing Standards which certifies that even the government is using the device to store data that must be kept secure. The device may not be hard to obtain, but it will keep data safe from hackers and other people that might want to tamper with private data. However, this storage device is not only hard to tamper with, but, "making[make] it abundantly apparent that someone has physically tampered with a secure device's cryptographic module", so if a hacker want to download viruses onto your computer, it will be very apparent that there is something wrong with the drive (Jacobi Storage for Spies). Lately, hackers have found away to hack devices and make the viruses download onto your computer without even knowing about it. These devices are completely secure and will keep personal data safe from intruders as well as prevent it from breaking the computer that it is connected to through viruses. These drives come in 3 different levels of FIPS security and are even more secure when it comes to higher levels. FIPS is a very secure drive for photos and will keep the hackers at bay.
Website:http://www.pcworld.com/article/2846653/storage-for-spies-how-the-fips-standard-makes-data-extremely-hard-to-steal.html The standard photographer brings camera, a bag, a lens, and a tripod. This time I will speak more about tripods and what they are need for, or rather for what they are not. In the last two posts I discussed equipment and what is really important for a photographer. A tripod is used for a variety of excursions and a regular hiking trip is not one of them. More often than one would think, people stand somewhere on a trail and set up their tripod for a picture. Better photographers learn to shoot without a tripod and still take good and shake-free photos. If one still needs more support with a lens, it is recommended to get an IS(Image Stabilization Lens). People also enjoy using tripods for videos. This is easily understandable as it is hard to keep a camera up for a long time, however it is a good practice to hold a camera still for long periods of time. In nature, if a deer, or some other wildlife comes up, they are not going to give a photographer the time to unfold a tripod. Here are some of the times at which a tripod is truly needed and useful. Portraits are a time where errors are a time at which errors are truly not acceptable, especially if one is a professional at work. Portraits usually must stay still, especially if multiple photos are taken at on area. Another time that a tripod should be used at is at night. If photos are set at two, or even one second shutter speeds, it will be very hard to get a good photo. High zoom levels also depend on the photographer. Photographers with more skill should definitely shoot with a tripod while amateurs should start by using a tripod and slowly try to gain a more stable hand. In conclusion, if a portrait is taken, it is night time, or a camera is used at high zoom levels, a tripod should be used.
Image from: http://az163874.vo.msecnd.net/143c9f515cff4d86ab6f0969faac3792/Images/Products10137-1300x1300-418683.jpg In previous post: Smartphone vs. DSLR I speak about the quality of a smartphone versus that of a DSLR and came up with the conclusion that it is the skill of the photographer that matters. The first part of the quote goes as follows, “..amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light”(Trent). This speaks about how photographers often overthink their photos and what they must do to achieve them. Even the masters at photography worry about light. The way in which the quote is organized shows how all photographers have some thing, or another they have to think about when taking a photo. However the last line, “I just take pictures…”, shows that not everything has to be perfect (Trent). No matter how much a photo is prepared, estimated, or planned out it is still just a photo and as long as it holds a memory, or some other precious feeling it is good just as it is. Overall, this photo shows the truth about photography, because neither past, nor future matters, but what must be preserved is the present.
Quote made with: http://www.quozio.com/. Quote by: Vernon Trent Smartphone cameras have recently been rising in quality and people have been wondering if it is as good, or maybe even better than a DSLR. There are several differences in the quality of the iphone pictures and the DSLR pictures, because of the hardware, “we’re dealing with hugely different lenses and sensor sizes”(Hutchinson, 3). A DSLR has a way bigger body which allows for a lot more features than a smartphone can offer with a larger sensor which allows for better lighting as well as a different lens and quality of glass. These play role in the quality of the pictures taken, a large sensor captures light much better than a small one, and the kind of glass effects blurring vignetting, and other aspects that affect the image. However, this is not meant to put down the photos of a smartphone, “the skill of the photographer matters more than the equipment”(Hutchinson, 3). I agree with this point of view, sure a DSLR gives you a lot more options and ways to get in a better picture, but a truly skilled photographer should be able to do so with any device. Any kind of smartphone is great as a camera for those who just want to take photos and people who are so good at taking photos with a DSLR should still be able to shoot pictures on a phone. In truth, the answer has never really been the equipment, but the skill with which the equipment is used.
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