The Secret To Taking Great Photos


zaren

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Make sure your camera is WELL USED AND ABUSED, pushed to the limits and beyond.

Just like this guy's camera;
elliot-erwitt-leica-m3.jpg
 

It's so pretty!
 

somewhat..the camera still looks good.
even more retro.
 

BTW, you can read about the camera's owner here;
Elliott Erwitt
 

What if abuse the camera and still cannot produce good pictures? :bsmilie: someone will call for social services to step in? :bsmilie::bsmilie:
 

What if abuse the camera and still cannot produce good pictures? :bsmilie: someone will call for social services to step in? :bsmilie::bsmilie:

then LOOK at lots of really good pictures, SLAP yourself a few times, and go out and ABUSE the camera even more!!!
 

Sion said:
Corrective Service will step in to retain you in a home until you repent at being a bad shooter. :bsmilie:

Then Camera Care Services will confiscate your camera and put it in trust of someone else temporarily until you become a good photographer hahahhaha
 

zaren said:
360 quid!!!!!! walao!!!!!

but if you win 1st prize in the sentosa flowers contest, then you can buy the book AND chia us a nice meal at peach garden :)

It's $200 locally!! Cheap right? :bsmilie::bsmilie:
 

Make sure your camera is WELL USED AND ABUSED, pushed to the limits and beyond.

But it's also worth noting that having a well-used and abused camera doesn't mean that one has good photos. Merely that one is willing to abuse one's gear. Either that or you got swindled on CS B&S. :bsmilie:
 

Ah, Elliott Erwitt, one of my favorite photographers. Nice to see his camera in this condition, he used it wisely. =)
 

In order to take great photos, u need many many fans going wow wow wee over your photos.
 

It's $200 locally!! Cheap right? :bsmilie::bsmilie:

how can anything from MAGNUM possibly be cheap?!

:bsmilie:
 

But it's also worth noting that having a well-used and abused camera doesn't mean that one has good photos. Merely that one is willing to abuse one's gear. Either that or you got swindled on CS B&S. :bsmilie:

having a well-used and abused camera means that one has had lots more practice with the camera, and is more likely to have worked the subject to get better photos. it also means that one considers the camera a TOOL which does not get in the way of getting photos :)