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Do you use more than (1) camera?
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I’d wait until summer! Must be some great photo opportunities up there though.
Sorry flight has already been booked. But I get three weeks for vacation each year so I can go again.
like most things, learning new skills is often confusing at the start, but with practice gets easier. most of us here have been shooting for years. but we were just as confused as you in the beginning.
I had some good teachers. But as it’s all digital I just tried things. No cost in getting it wrong these days.
I remember the days of developing B&W film and making prints. I started doing that for research in a microscopy lab and the university where I was a PhD student would allow us to use for personal photographs provided we replenished chemicals and paper.
I prefer digital because, as @Apple fanboy said, it's far cheaper to experiment. That being said, I now have a lot of digital photos I haven't made prints of.
You have to back this statement up with some kind of sales figure..what your mom does may not be representative of the market.
Just asking, why you choose the dead of winter to go to Alaska. How far north do you venture.
Totally off topic but is that the norm there? We get 5 weeks vacation plus the standard 8 bank holidays. I usually struggle to get mine in though.
Yes it is. Some companies you need to wait a year or so to get vac time but this company gives new employees vac time right off the bat. I am not a new employee however. At this company if you don't use it you lose it.
I think that's been happening. Although I own a variety of so-called "real cameras," I've been shooting exclusively with an iPhone for around six years. It's good enough for what I like to shoot (mostly people in their environments).
It is unfortunate that consumer cameras may go away in 10 years to phones. I like my Powershot.
Way of the world, evolve or die out. Dinosaurs went away. I like the tyrannosaurs rex. same with technology
I still like my non-phone cameras - they have their place. But I like the idea of never having to think or worry about bringing a camera with me when I leave the house. And thus I've captured more interesting serendipitous photos over the last 5 or so years because my phone is always with me and I never know when I'll see something snap-worthy.
That stance becomes trickier when engaged in a specific photo project - especially when people are involved. But that's a whole 'nother conversation.
Well I will keep my Powershot and if it breaks I will get it fixed or buy used on eBay.I still like my non-phone cameras - they have their place. But I like the idea of never having to think or worry about bringing a camera with me when I leave the house. And thus I've captured more interesting serendipitous photos over the last 5 or so years because my phone is always with me and I never know when I'll see something snap-worthy.
That stance becomes trickier when engaged in a specific photo project - especially when people are involved. But that's a whole 'nother conversation.
I started out experimenting with photography in the early digital period, after film but before phones had decent cameras, I remember my old Canon Powershot with pleasure. But it was mostly for holidays, I didn’t take it with me very often on day trips. Ever since I had my iPhone 7 I’ve taken a renewed interest in photography, and these days I keep an eye out for interesting subjects whenever I go walking. It’s just so convenient to have a decent camera in your pocket wherever you go.
The Canon Powershot has improved a bit over the years. I did have a 2009 model but upgraded this year and boy oh boy is the newer model SO MUCH better!
With a bit of digging through the history of the series — model numbers sure proliferated on these — it looks like mine was a 2002 Canon Powershot G3 with a 4 MP sensor. I gave it away to a family member in the end, and it sparked their interest in digital photography just as it did mine.
But it was always a hassle to take it along, you had to make sure it was charged, that you had enough space for a batch of new photos and it was a fair weight. Smartphone cameras have been my liberation, all you have to worry about is subject and composition.