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Photo.net - Making Photographs
Just stumbled across what promises to be a thought-provoking article entitled “Making Photographs” (as opposed to Taking Photographs) by Philip Greenspun at Photo.net. The article is split into 5 sections: Light - Lens - Film - Exposure - Camera.
Here’s how the Camera section begins:
“We’ve arrived at the last and, to my mind, least important chapter in the text. As noted on the cover page, this is where most photography textbooks start. Generally your choice of camera will not have much effect on the final image. Certainly the brand of camera that you choose will have virtually no effect. However, if you’re a nerd like me, there is a certain satisfaction in knowing what tools are available to the photographer and how they work.”
Website: Photo.net - Making Photographs
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#1 Tom Morris
I am not going to rest until I worked my way up in society, so that I can make it a law that everbody in this country has to read Philip Greenspun's article on "Camera" before buying one. Because it's the most relevant thing I've read on the subject.
I'd agree with him - cameras are the least important part of photography. In the same way that pens / typewriters are the least important part of writing. As long as you buy something you can afford, and suits your needs, nothing else matters.
(Perhaps it's because I'm an A-level Art & Design (Photography) student...)
11:53 pm - Friday, March 7, 2003
#2 Mark Goldstein
That definitely sounds like a cash-strapped student talking!
I think Philip Greenspun definitely has a valid point, one that is echoed in Mike Johnston's column this week about The Digital Dilemma. Getting caught up in the pursuit of what we see as better equipment can actually get in the way of taking photographs, rather than helping. There's a fine balance there...
3:20 pm - Tuesday, March 11, 2003