Do I Need A Professional Camera To Become A Photographer?
Have you
ever heard of someone say, “My photos would be much better if I had the same
camera as you or this photographer?” Perhaps even you yourself said something
similar. But is this phrase true? Or do people simply wishful thinking and thus
manifest their ignorance?
Will a
professional camera really make an amateur a better photographer? Will your
shots really be outstanding in an instant? Sorry, but no. In fact, the camera
is not fundamental in pumping professional photography skills.
Before
someone points out now that such a statement is too biased from the lips of
photographers who themselves use cameras and lenses of the highest quality, we
note that they did not always have the same professional equipment. Most
photographers began their career with a simple compact camera.
The price of
your equipment does not define you as a photographer; note that you can take
superb, first-class, professional-looking images even with a budget SLR camera.
Camera does not detect professional photographer
An example
from life.
Dawn at the
Tidal Basin When the sun begins to rise above the horizon, serene cherry pink
trees rise above the hectic city. Around hundreds, if not thousands of tourists
and photographers. One of them is a man with a camera for $ 4,000, a lens for $
2,000 and an excellent tripod. After a few minutes, he looks at the display of
another photographer and asks what settings he uses. In response, it receives
aperture, ISO and shutter speed. Now he is trying to apply the same settings on
his camera.
Meanwhile,
the second photographer uses a 6-speed ND filter to achieve a long exposure,
unlike the first. So what happens when he uses a 30 second shutter speed? The
image becomes completely white. He is not a bad photographer, but it is
surprising that a person with such an expensive camera does not know how to use
it.
Having an
expensive professional camera does not guarantee that its owner is more
professional than anyone with an entry-level camera. The camera does not
determine the weight of the photographer - you need to know this a priori.
Experienced photographers can get a solid image using the equipment they have,
because they know how to use it (!), And, most importantly, they understand the
basics of photography.
Learn the basics of photography art
The biggest
favor you can do to yourself as an aspiring photographer is to master the
basics first. Learn how ISO, shutter speed and aperture work together . Read
material on photography composition and techniques to help you create more
attractive shots.
Why then do professional photographers have professional equipment ?
If the
mechanism is really not so important, then why do most professional
photographers use expensive and high-quality tools for their work? Isn't that a
bit controversial?
Needless to
say; a $ 4,000 camera is more productive than a $ 400 camera, and a $ 2,000
lens is better than a $ 200 lens. However, expensive equipment will not allow
you to take better pictures if you do not know how to use them and have minimal
knowledge of photography. However, it will create higher quality image files
from the photos you take.
Thanks to
the improved dynamic range , more megapixels and large sensors, top-end cameras
make large and high-quality files, which you can then configure more
conveniently in the post-processing process without compromising image quality.
Since the
files are much larger, you can also print large images. Setting high ISO values
will not give ugly graininess when shooting at night in landscape
photography, for example, etc.
When you study
photography, how science and your ambitions grow, you yourself will feel the
need to switch to professional-quality photo equipment and not because your
pictures will become better because of this, but because you can improve the
technical quality of your files.
If you do
not want to go anywhere further than publishing images on the Internet, you do
not need to buy the most expensive equipment. You won't see much of a
difference between an entry-level camera and a professional camera in a smaller
.jpg file format optimized for the Internet.
Entry-level camera examples
Below are
pictures of the photographer Christian, which he once took on an entry-level
SLR camera with a whale lens. The photographer is satisfied with these shots to
this day - they would not look somehow different if he made them with the more
professional equipment that he now possesses.
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