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Hell. Yes.
That being said. I would like to reiterate what I keep saying: Pick the right format for what you are trying to accomplish... Better yet, always be ready - and carry SOMETHING on you that you are able to snap photos with. You never know when a situation may present itself to you. Even if it is for the mere purpose of documentation or "journaling" your ideas. Just always be taking notes in any form.
David Guttenfelder is an Associated Press photographer currently stationed in Afganistan. Guttenfelder shoots with his normal gear, but he has taken up a personal project - documenting "normalcy" during his downtime. The catch is - he is using his iPhone. I find this fascinating because I have been doing the same type of thing lately. Not so much for professional photography, but mostly for ideas. I have found my photographs to be more natural and dramatic in this form. There are different things that you can do to manipulate your photography with a nice camera, but if you are trying to shoot something that is a little lo-fi why not just use something a little more "lo-fi". Just a thought, but one to seriously consider. Of course it is important to know how to use an SLR and understand how they work, but you should be aware that there are always different ways to arrive at a good photograph or body of photographs.
check out his slideshow HERE
2 comments:
This is interesting to me. It is interesting that he can retain such a "vintage" or somewhat professional look by using an iPhone. I think this speaks to our culture and the advantage that technology allows for us. We can have a camera wherever we go! But I think we also must keep in mind that no matter how interesting the camera of choice is, that alone will not always yield results. Not that results are what we need. But the camera of choice should not dictate your process, necessarily.
I agree that we should keep a way to document new ways of seeing things, always. But I don't think that it necessarily has to be with a camera. Keeping a mini journal, or notepad is also a way to do that. Maybe because I enjoy trying to put into writing what I see or a new idea, this works for me too. For example after being in the art museum on Friday, I should have had a notepad with me because I saw so many new ways of seeing things. This was not necessarily through the photography I saw though. There was a room with three really bit pieces in the room: a duct tape frame with a wire leeking into the open space of the room, a sort of carpet tri-folded and hung on the wall and a series of canvases sewn together with wire leading to a sort of black vortex. This room FREAKED ME OUT! I could honestly not be in that room for a very long time because it was so dominating. All of the pieces were huge and it scared me. What I'm trying to say is that there were only a few pieces in the room. They were all different, but together had the same effect on me as a collaboration. It created this really strange feeling in me. Thus, I think it is important to remember the effect the images have on the viewer, isn't that what it's all about?
I agree, camera choice does not yield results... However I do think that every photographer should consider different cameras to make sure they are using the right one to fit the "scene". It's kind of like how certain "photographers" these days are either die hard Nikon/Canon. Honestly, what's the problem with using a Nikon for one thing, and a Canon for another? It's what I do and I get different results from both.
I don't know, I guess once you start experimenting with cameras you visualize different situations where one would be better than another.
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