{"id":4687,"date":"2012-02-15T20:47:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2012-02-15T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T20:55:21","slug":"technique-vs-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=4687","title":{"rendered":"Technique vs Equipment……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the last few weeks I’ve constantly been talking with my customers and friends about the new incredible cameras being released by Nikon. \u00a0The Nikon D4 a 16.1 mp pro monster and the exciting new Nikon D800\/800e that has 36.3 mp promise to deliver unbelievable results. \u00a0I have been shooting the D4 for over a month and can tell you it is everything I would have hoped for. \u00a0The \u00a0production D800 is not on shore yet, but I look forward to shooting it as well. \u00a0These cameras will open up the doors to some of the most spectacular “technical” images yet, but they will be unable to do something, very important, \u00a0that no current camera can do either, find a great subject, in great light, and then decide how to compose it! \u00a0The impact of a photograph goes well beyond technical quality.<\/p>\n

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To make a wonderful image you must find something that is an interesting or compelling subject. \u00a0You then have to have the right light to make that subject look spectacular, and finally you must decide where to place the subject in the frame and how to use the surroundings to focus the eye onto the subject. \u00a0As advanced at the D4 and D800 are, they can’t do that. \u00a0Because that is the job of the photographer! \u00a0 There is a wonderful story I’ve heard from several different people, I assume it is true, it sure could be. \u00a0 The story goes that Ansel Adams was speaking at a college in California, and the students kept asking technical questions, what film, what developer, what lens, what tripod he used, \u00a0etc, etc. \u00a0So Mr Adams went out to a drug store and bought a Kodak Instamatic camera and some black and white instamatic film. \u00a0He proceeded to go to the beach and shot some images, he then processed the film, and made enlargement, and displayed them at the college. \u00a0When they got rave reviews he slipped his instamatic out of his pocket and revealed the tool he used! \u00a0His point was simple, it’s the photographer not the camera.<\/p>\n

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If you have the best camera and best lenses, \u00a0and use great technique and vision, \u00a0you will likely make great images. \u00a0Just buying great equipment alone will not make you a great photographer….<\/p>\n

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By-the-way, the shot above is \u00a0a 60% crop, out of an image from a 10 megapixel point and shoot camera! \u00a0If you do buy one of the great new cameras, (and I know many of you will), don’t forget to use great technique too!<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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