My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

John Gellings wrote:

nonicks wrote:

nurseMarty wrote:

Dear nonicks:

Nice set of kit. Do you NEED, much less want, anything else? Why?

Education or experience may be the way to go. Take a workshop. Learn more about what you love shooting. Surround yourself with others who love what you are doing. Maybe take a workshop with somebody who loves what you are doing and is a Fuji ambassador.

I just signed up for a four day workshop with Hugh Brownstone of three blind men and the elephant from YouTube. October in NYC on the street. $1900 plus airfare, room & board. I’m a street photographer and have done it for ~ 10 years. Open to learn more. Open to implement what I’ve learned but am not doing. Open to criticism (feedback). Will have fun. Maybe learn or be reminded of things. Did I mention having fun?

Or take a photography class at the community college. You have enough gear to do what you want. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Mask on Nurse Marty

Thank you nurseMarty! This is a great suggestion!! I really need to experience one of those NYC street photography workshops. I am sure I will enjoy it very much with people who share the same passion.

Can't wait to hear more from you about the trip in October. I am excited for you! For $1900, you will work with some great mentors who will teach you the techniques and give you feedbacks while touring you around the city! Wow, this is a great deal indeed!

These classes certainly offer the opportunity to be with likeminded people and let you tour nyc with them. However, you are not going to learn much in 3 days. It’s better to spend your time going to galleries and museums, buying artist books and really looking at what makes a great photograph. It takes a lot of time to learn.

It is sort of what I expect too. However, the opportunity of taking pictures around town with a group of experienced photographers is golden.