Ford or Chevy? Wabbit Season or Duck Season? Canon or Nikon? Aaaahhhh...that's the question....
Earlier today I was watching/listening to a very interesting Podcast dealing with various lighting scenarios: flash vs natural, flash/strobe vs continuos, on camera vs off camera....etc. The host of this particular very interesting podcast was very much in the Nikon camp, but that didn't seem to make a difference on how interesting the content was. He talked about different photographs that he had taken and the lighting situations for each of them. It was very informative. Most of the photographs he presented were pretty straight forward and not overly difficult with any brand of DSLR...What I found most interesting...was that the author touted his equipment every step of the way... almost made it a point of showing how attached to his Nikon...but then something funny happened...he showed a very beautiful picture of a night time scene. It was a portrait of two women with a beautiful nighttime skyline lit-up as their backdrop...now this, this was a difficult shot to make. To be able to balance the lights of the nighttime skyline and the subjects of this portrait took some talent...and then he said something that made me smile...the kinds of smile that let's you know that a major decision that you had made a long time ago was the right one...the camera for this shot? What camera did he use for this technically difficult, beautifully toned, rich in color portrait? Why the Canon 5D Mark II, of course.
I laughed so had I almost wrecked my Ford Mustang and broke my Canon cameras...
Suffice to say, I am partial to Canon...but, I learned a long time ago that the equipment we use are just tools...the tools we use to create, and whether we choose Canon, Nikon, Sony or Samsung, does not make a difference in the final outcome. What does make a difference is the work we do ahead of time, our creativity and that final press of the shutter button (ok, and maybe some killer Photoshop/Lightroom skills, as well lol).
Time to get back to work...the 100+ shots from yesterday...and 90 minutes of 1080p HD video won't process themselves...
-Joe
Joseph Salonis is a Professional Photographer/Videographer residing in the Phoenix, AZ area and photographs all types of affairs throughout the Southwest and the West Coast of the United States. His images have appeared in various electronic and print form both domestically and internationally, including publications such as: USA Today, Livestrong.com, eHow.com and the San Jose Examiner. He can be contacted by telephone at 480-495-6672 or by email at Joe@JoeSalonis.com. You can follow Joseph on Twitter. You can also read/subscribe to Joseph's Blog.
