You’ve all heard it “Wow, what a big camera you have, you must be able to take an awesome photo!” Yeah, well, in some cases this is true, let’s explore it a little bit further shall we? Most people are happy to jump into the bandwagon that’s named “It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer” and while there is a large salt & vinegar flavoured chunk of truth in that statement, there’s also call for more attention to be given to the other end of that argument… the gear… everyone loves gear, right?
Here’s the images… Can you tell which one is which?
Apple number one…
And, Apple number two…
Cameras used were the Canon 30D
..oh, and the audio! That’s the Rode VideoMic
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love the backing music
and wish that had been a cake rather than an apple. I looove cake.
I’m pretty sure I know which image is which and I’d imagine a stock site would see the differences also. unless they are blind (not likely).
You gotta have some good gear to make pics for commercial use unless your extremely good at all the other behind the viewfinder stuff and maybe shoot film.
on a slight tangent didn’t someone have an iphone pic published as a cover on a big name mag recently….I know thats a limited use case and probably more as a statement by the mag about the technology rather than any real shift in the use of more basic camera gear for commercial use but interesting shizzle anyhoo.
anyway I agree with everything you say and I’m rambling so back to my bed to cough up ugly stuff! l8rs
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Good cameras deliever good quality images, good photographers take good photos.
i agree with everything you say. ultimately, i think it’s the photographer who takes the photo, at least in the creative sense and often in the technical sense; and yes, there are fundamental differences between cameras, as you move up the line, which bring new depth to the work. i’m confused though… or maybe missing the point… you listed three cameras — or, two cameras proper and one camera phone — but you only have two images. are the stop motion sequences of the apple taken by all three? *forgets* *rubs head* …then again, it’s rather late here, so maybe we should ignore this comment as a whole
also, hi! nice to see you… talk! and move! and that’s a great great great song
xxBex
Once again… nail on the head!!! Well done mate!
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Just last month I rabbit trailed onto a blog that did a post about her kids in the park. ALL pictures were taken w/her phone. It was a great post and the angles she took the pics with made the photos. The best quality shots for print, not so much. Awesome photos, absolutely.
Funny little experiment.
I guess if you wanna sell to stock agencies, it’s indeed the gear that makes a difference, since they want hi-res shots without artifacts. Although that doesn’t mean that these shots are any ‘better’ from an aesthetic perspective – they just meet the stock agencies’ pre-defined criteria better. There have been exhibitions and artistic best-seller books of photos taken with Lomos, Holgas, Polaroids or even cameraphones. All crap gear, measured by conventional standards. Yet the photos can be astounding, magical, from an artistic point of view. It’s all in the eye of the beholder, huh?