Your Camera Doesn't Matter

"It's always better to spend your time and money on learning art and photography, not by spending it on more cameras.

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So why do the artists whose works you admire tend to use fancy, expensive tools if the quality of the work is the same? Simple:

1.) Good tools just get out of the way and make it easier to get the results you want. Lesser tools may take more work.
2.) They add durability for people who use these tools hard all day, every day.
3.) Advanced users may find some of the minor extra features convenient. These conveniences make the photographer's life easier, but they don't make the photos any better.
4.) Hey, there's nothing wrong with the best tools, and if you have the money to blow why not? Just don't ever start thinking that the fancy tools are what created the work."

Read the full post here (From Ken Rockwell).

Think about it the next time you want to buy a faster computer :)

(Also, read a previous post of mine)

Ken Rockwell about Macs

Look what Ken Rockwell says about Macs and Windows:

"Last week a colleague asked if I knew how to fix his virus-dead computer. I responded "Buy a Mac." I was right: he was on a windows computer, which are designed to get viruses so that you have to replace them every couple of years."

"I remember back when I had a job and my employer's crappy $4,000 windows laptop was in for one of its usual repairs for the week. I continued to work unimpeded on my personal Mac.

When I met my boss and handed him all the paperwork he wasn't expecting to get, he said "I thought your computer was in the shop?" "Yes," I said, "so I did this all on my Mac." He had no idea that all our secret and proprietary hoop-de-do files worked even better on my Mac than the windows crap Tektronix used, like most computationally more foolish US businesses."

"If you want to get something done, get an Apple. It's all you'll need for a very long time."

Talk About Your Salary

Another great post from Ken Rockwell is at his web site.
It is called "Talk About Your Salary".

"...you will discover that someone stupider, less experienced or subordinate to you makes more. When you find this out, these facts used properly will get you the raise you deserve."

The Two-Hour Rule

I read "The Two-Hour Rule" article from Ken Rockwell and I found it very interesting.

Your Camera doesn't matter

I just read another great article from Ken Rockwell and I would like to share it with you. It is here and is called "Your Camera doesn't matter".

He talks about creativity and the fact that "A camera catches your imagination".

The same is true for computer programming: it does not matter which keyboard or computer or computer language you are using; what matters is how you use it.

Please read the rest of the article to learn more.

How to Afford Anything

Happy New Year!

I just read a great article from Ken Rockwell and I want to share it with you.

The article is here and is called "How to Afford Anything".

The Two Kinds of Photographers

I just found a gem in Ken Rockwell's photography site. The article is called "The Two Kinds of Photographers" and can be found here.

His point is that "There are two kinds of photographers: those who make pictures, and those who talk about it".

A small part of his article says the following:

"I had an epiphany in 1989. When I searched through over 15 years of my archives dating from 1973 looking for some of the great shots I knew I must have made, I found nothing! The good shots only existed in my imagination! I realized that all I ever did was tell myself that I was a great photographer just because I knew every nuance of technique and camera and lens design. I had nothing to show for it. From that point on I decided to stop worrying about the technology and focus my considerable expertise and creative instincts on creating photos instead of reading about it."

More or less the same applies to programming! Please read the rest of the article.