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MichaelSpotts
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Oceanside, CA, United States
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http://www.riverridgephoto.com
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Well, this is a compact, huh? Nice.
newpictaker: Nice post. I would like to have seen a photo shoot with this gear, though, for inspiration. I see a lot of stuff that says use the 50 1.4 over the 50 1.8, for example. OTOH, I've seen DigitalRev give a pro a Lego camera and take great shots.
Look through my site, all of it was shot with this gear.
steve88: Thanks for sharing all of this info and advice. It's really helpful for those of us who might be considering trying to make a full-time living as a pro. Also, it would be nice if you would consider offering online courses for those of us who aren't in the CA area. Thanks again for the article!
Actually, I do offer courses via Skype or in person. :)
crasher7: I would love to hear your thoughts on a Professional Fine Art photography career as opposed to an event shooter. I am taking the leap into art fairs, craft shows and showcases. Printing my own work, cutting mats, bagging and building displays. I would be very interested in hearing and reading myths, do and don't and solid sage advice.
I'd love to give such advice, but it's out of my field of speciality.
Devendra: go with canon? which koolaid are you drinking? and then you shoot with Canon 40D?
i stopped reading after that
i wish DPR would monitor this absurd articles from so called "pro"s
You stopped reading because you think gear makes a pro. What makes a pro is quality work. Look through mine and tell me its not. Better yet, tell my clients from the past decade.
ftphoto: Coming from film - large, medium and 35mm format there is always an over emphasis on the latest greatest piece of equipment. I for one do not like the proliferation of expensive "Fast Zooms" when I am far more confident with a prime or two within the same range. If you need to zoom - use your feet.
This was a refreshing and honest article on one Professional's personal experience and recommendations. If you can afford a Hassey or Phase One Digital Medium Format set up then by all means go for it. It won't make you a better photographer / artist however nor allow you to capture images that are "impossible" with lesser equipment (you define that one).
Thanks for a refreshing perspective and one that is quite sensible!
Glad you appreciated it!
Liya, I see what you mean, but... I have made my living for nearly ten years, almost exclusively with crop-sensor cameras. As you said, my work was "truly truly stunning" to you... with Canon 60Ds! I'd rather put the money into lighting and lenses, and only then a full-frame camera.
Glad I saved my Voigtlander 35mm viewfinder all this time...
Tom Goodman: Amazing. No one moves anything but his/her head.
You missed the circles. This tool masks everywhere but their heads.
ThePhilips: The church of equivalency has many followers this days.
Correlates well with poor math scores in US.
At least I see no other explanation why many people here can't grasp meaning of the simple math term like "ratio."
Science takes for granted that our phenomenal experiences correlate with the numenal, and therefore is a method of implicit faith in reality as we know it.
Andreas M: What's a "propitiatory external microphone?"
Think they meant "proprietary", unless this microphone appeases wrath.
Great dynamic range.
I question whether the designer is himself an avid photographer.
Looks like a solid compact. For daytime shooters, why get the S100 over this? I expect this camera to cost 40% less and it seems more robust in terms of focal reach, 25-500mm. Looks good, too.
*low whistle*
Thanks, Dan. It was approaching freezing and I didn't have a tripod with me (doh!) so I was supporting my camera with my jacket. Brrrrr!
It's ISO 100 with DR400... so effectively the areas that were in shadow are exposed at ISO400. Thus outside is smooth and inside the boat is grainier.
Excellent image and interesting read. I empathize with your overwhelming archive of unedited work. Thanks for posting.
I've been shooting with my iPhone for more than a year, often with excellent results (from an aesthetic, not a measurebator's standpoint).
Samples:
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/9326324120/she-walks-in-red
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/5995085560/flow
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/7683984809/at-the-sandstone-cliffs
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/6342829269/colorado-iphone-4-hipstamatic
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/9422422734/skip-to-the-sea
http://www.michaelspotts.com/post/5585132172/lovely
Beautiful image.