I'm sick to death of artistic arrogance. A $10,000 lens means nothing to me. I have a $700 camera and shoot with the stock lens. Does that make me a "wannabe"? What if I truly love taking pictures but don't have gobs of money just laying around to buy new gear? What if I have a family to feed with most of my money and see taking what most people consider good and even great pictures for some extra cash as a great thing? Does that make me a "bottom feeder"? Some sort of low life?...because I don't have $10,000 to throw at a goddamn lens? I was invited over by a rather famous photographer named Bret Lopez because my husband has worked for him in the past. He shot for Vogue and Coca Cola to name a few names. This man is filthy rich and most likely has one of those $10,000 lenses. He said and I quote "a great picture comes from the photographer and not the camera". He proceeded to show me some phenomenal shots he took with various low end cameras just for the heck of it...Polaroids, a pinhole camera, etc.
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Arrogance
I'm sick to death of artistic arrogance. A $10,000 lens means nothing to me. I have a $700 camera and shoot with the stock lens. Does that make me a "wannabe"? What if I truly love taking pictures but don't have gobs of money just laying around to buy new gear? What if I have a family to feed with most of my money and see taking what most people consider good and even great pictures for some extra cash as a great thing? Does that make me a "bottom feeder"? Some sort of low life?...because I don't have $10,000 to throw at a goddamn lens? I was invited over by a rather famous photographer named Bret Lopez because my husband has worked for him in the past. He shot for Vogue and Coca Cola to name a few names. This man is filthy rich and most likely has one of those $10,000 lenses. He said and I quote "a great picture comes from the photographer and not the camera". He proceeded to show me some phenomenal shots he took with various low end cameras just for the heck of it...Polaroids, a pinhole camera, etc.