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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Albert Pedrosa
Photo mania
FEW days ago, I accompanied a friend to buy some camera accessories. From the time he bought his camera, he’s been always asking me on what to buy next and often times, my answer was “don’t buy until you’ve reached the limits of what you have now”. Although I understand that there are essentials or “must have” accessories when shooting a particular genre, there is no better teacher than frustration.
Frustration is a catalyst for creativity. It makes you look closer on what you have and how you can maximize by understanding the essential elements of photography. By the time you’ll get your hands on the camera gear you’ve been wanting, they’ll become a tool in the hands of an expert.
In my experience, I’ve encountered countless times that an equipment or an accessory would have made my work easier. I could have done it better if I had a wider lens or maybe an ND filter perhaps or a more consistent white balanced strobe head or maybe a better modifier for my lights.
The list can go on and on. Probably even the most successful photographer would still have a list of “must have”.
If you will tie your learning from the things that you need to capture photos just like the pros, then you’ll end up with gadgets left and right confused on which one to use. By the time you realize your mistake, you’ll probably end up selling your gadgets anyway. I hate to say this but I know some photographers who has has top of the line equipments and can’t seem to get a decent photo.
There was a time when I needed an ND filter to reduce the light because I wanted to shoot within the flash sync limit since I was shooting with a strobe light. I cannot close my aperture because I wanted to get a blurred background. Given the difficulties, I was forced to find a background that would compliment my subject. I also tried to maximize my focal length to get an acceptable depth of field.
In the end, faced with limitations, I learned and opened a lot of aspects in photography for me to explore. Most especially, I also learned to plan ahead and simulate possible conditions during the shoot and possible alternatives given the equipments that I have. Even after careful planning, things can still get messy and learning cycles back again.
Countless times I’m in this problem solving mode during the shoot. Whether I solve it or not, the opportunity to learn is always present. Quoting from Dexter Maneja’s facebook status, “everything you read, heard and attended is useless... if you don’t practice... practice! practice! practice!”, the only way to learn is to keep on shooting.
If you think you’re ready to buy some gears, you can hook up with Peter of PhotoShop PRG near baseline or Ceasar of Macy’s in A.S. Fortuna St. If you’re somewhere in Gorordo, you can visit Ryan of F8 and somewhere in IT Park is iClick and Pixel Pro in Parkmall. You can also visit Canon Service Center in Lahug and Nikon in Banilad BTC.
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Camera Equipment Overload | Sun.Star
Camera Equipment Overload
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