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Re: Think about it Gabe...

Posted By: David Cooke (199.182.71.13)
Location: Tacoma, WA
Date: Friday, 11 July 2003, at 11:25 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Think about it Gabe... (Chad Boutin)

Chad speaks the truth. As they say in the building trades, "only the poor workman blames his tools".

For instance: I'm not "all that" as a photographer, but I can hold my own... and I don't own a camera that is less than 20 years old. The shots of Dania that I have been posting recently were shot with a '70s vintage Minolta XG-1 -- manual focus, aperture priority only, no program modes at all -- really just a low-end, consumer grade SLR in it's day. (I know, I know... you're all thinking "yeah, and it shows, David")

The point is that it's all about technique -- your tools are an extension of yourself, but it is you that actually makes the photograph.

: James, this same drum you beat, "Not all
: of us can afford to use top of the line SLR
: digitals or shoot film all the time"
: has no bearing on the quality of work you
: shoot. For gods sakes I have seen half the
: gear do twice the work. I used to assist a
: photographer (yes I had to DO MY TIME, it
: wasn't magic) who would tell us assistants
: that he could shoot with a point and shoot,
: the camera was simply for the client to be
: impressed. I shoot with so much beat-up foam
: core that a craft store would be embarassed!
: Dont give us that same old diatribe, Ive
: told this to you before, sack up, not trying
: is the only thing that separates you from
: the work you are going to do tomorrow. So if
: you arent going to post here, fine dont,
: that wont solve the issue...

David Cooke / fine photography

Messages In This Thread

• Farewell All
  James Bernard (12.224.142.203) -- Thursday, 10 July 2003, at 8:21 p.m.
  • Re: Farewell All
    Gabe Choy (172.195.100.212) -- Thursday, 10 July 2003, at 11:32 p.m.
    • Think about it Gabe...
      James Bernard (12.224.142.203) -- Friday, 11 July 2003, at 3:00 a.m.
      • Re: Think about it Gabe...
        Chad Boutin (66.178.145.151) -- Friday, 11 July 2003, at 10:06 p.m.
        • Re: Think about it Gabe...
          David Cooke (199.182.71.13) -- Friday, 11 July 2003, at 11:25 p.m.
          • i have to stand up and be counted here...
            WilderHancock (66.52.240.70) -- Friday, 11 July 2003, at 11:52 p.m.
        • Digital != Bad
          Josie Nutter (12.102.48.190) -- Tuesday, 15 July 2003, at 7:13 p.m.
      • Re: Think about it Gabe...
        J. Patrick Bowman (198.81.26.136) -- Saturday, 12 July 2003, at 6:27 p.m.

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