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Do you think people who use "point and click" cameras should NOT call themselves "photographers"? |
Even if their work is really professional looking? A real photographer is in it for how good the picture is not the equipment they use. Do you think that is true? It's the person not the camera? If a person has a good eye as they say they can take excellent pictures with a crappy camea phone or throw away point and clicks in my opinion!!! What do you think? I think the eyes behind the camera make the artist. A professional photographer might want equipment that is more versatile or more durable than a point and shoot camera, but the equipment does not make anyone any less capable of taking great photos. I invite you to visit my little Flickr site, http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei... I only have 45 phots up so far. I'm not saying that I'm a great photographer or anything (or even that I took all of the photos - my wife took two), but look at the pictures and THEN look at the different cameras. If you like any of them at all, I'll bet that it has nothing to do with whether I used my over-$2,000 set of a Nikon D200 and Nikkor lens or my under-$200 Nikon Coolpix 4 MP camera. I'm not a pro photographer, but I'd rather make my living with the camera that I know I can count on time after time than anything else, though. Someone who makes their living can legitimately call themselves a professional photographer. This does not mean that they are any good at taking photographs. i don't think that it really matters what equipment you have. the reason for using the professional or 'prosumer' cameras is just that you have more control over the outcome, as far depth-of-field and shutter speed. i'm a photography student A photographer is someone who makes photographic images. Whether with a camera phone or a $2000 SLR. A good eye cannot be bought, it must be learned and shaped. Happy shooting! It sounds like someone has bragged to you about their new camera phone. You got irritate with this person, and want our opinion if you have a right to get upset or not. I don't have any cellular phone because I don't feel the need to have one. Maybe you should go get yourself one, and try it out. You might feel better, and enjoy the person with this camera phone better. You will be surprise to know this: The other day I saw on TV, this man took a picture of one of celebrities. He got $ 150,00 for it. Hope you have a better day today. I've seen some crap photos taken by so called professional photographers. You should check out my friend's sister's wedding photos. All are crap. Very sad. I am a recreational photographer, and I have a great digital camera. Yes, it's basically point and click, but I've used it to take some very textured and interesting photos. It's partly in the eye, and also in being able to manipulate light and shadow. The professional quality cameras (the SLRs) are pretty cool. They have a wider zoom and the picture quality can't be beat. But if you don't have a talent behind it, it's just a very expensive toy. Check out some great photos taken by amateurs at http://www.flickr.com/ Lots of people dub themselves professionals. Most are, some aren't. I've made some damned impressive photos with my year and a half old point and shoot, but I've made better ones with my DLSR. I do portrait photography, and when I go to my local photo-spot that a lot of other photographers use, it saddens me to see someone with a long-zoom P&S or an ultra-thin, ultra trendy P&S acting like a professional. It's definitely not just manual controls that SLRs have over P&Ss; the image quality is night and day at 100% zoom. It's rather moronic to think that you can make a living doing portraits with a P&S. I won't explain the difference in sensor size or the fact that P&Ss can't give you anywhere near the amount of bokeh an SLR will. That's another lesson all together. But then again, what makes you a professional depends on way more factors than what type of camera you have. People who try and get into the business with a point and shoot need to do a lot of research to find out what they're getting themselves into. So, no. But it's not just the camera. You have to have good business skills, customer relations, and actual photography skills. |
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