My camera’s not the flashest on the market. (See what I did there?) It barely zooms. When it does, it loses focus. It’s six megapixels. It’s not waterproof. It’s not super slim. It’s not super huge with different lenses and features. It’s not SLR. Its owner barely remembers what SLR stands for.
I don’t even have an iPhone. No apps to make photos look retro, or modern, or sepia-toned, or even drawn with a pencil.
My camera is functional. It allows me to capture the memory, and move on.
But every now and then, it surprises me. Here’s proof that a fluke of timing can have more to do with capturing a good photo than anything to do with your camera or your (lack of) photographing ability:
A photo I took on the spur of the moment that is instantly elevated to favourite status. I love the grin on Ashleigh’s face, and the absolute trust she has in her father.
What’s your secret for taking a great photo?
Hey EM,
Found this for you,
http://lrpuzzles.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-post.html
I am with you, anyone can take a good photo with any camera. It’s about learning what your camera can do and learning what makes a good photo. I do have an iphone, a really nice DSLR and a fancy pants waterproof camera, but the difference between the photos I take now and the photos I took 7+ years ago before I got all those things was that NOW I know how to take a photo properly. How to look for the light, how to look for composition, how to get the right angle, stuff like that. But you know what else, even professional photographers still take snap shots where they don’t do any that stuff. They take the photo solely to preserve the memory at the time, technical details be damned. If a photo means something to you then it’s perfect, no matter what went into it or what camera it was taken on.
Great photography Em! Although it makes me feel nervous just looking at it! I hope Cam catches Ashleigh! I guess if he had dropped her we would have had a ‘Throwing kids in the air is not a good idea’ kind of blogpost!