26/04/2024 26/04/2024

Photography Gear - How Cameras, Lenses and Other Stuff Help

Photography is drawing with light, and photography gear is simply the tools we use to capture that light and take photos. Photography gear can help us create higher-quality, better-composed photos. And that is it. It is that simple. Buy the best camera and lens you need and can afford, and learn how to use them properly.

12/04/2024 12/04/2024

Photography Gear – What To Buy And How To Use It

Get the photography gear that you need. Only get more photography gear if

The gear will help you take better photos

The gear will help you to take photos that you cannot get with your gear

The gear will save you time or money

Or

The gear you have is broken/ worn out/ about to fail.

There – that is gear sorted.

09/08/2022 09/08/2022

Do I Need New Photography Gear? My Common Sense Check That Says Probably Not.

You might want to get some shiny new photography gear, but do you actually need it? Pretty much every time I find myself looking for new photography gear, when I stop and ask myself if I really need it, the answer is no. I only get new photography gear if it will

Help me take photos that I cannot take with my existing gear, or
Help me to take better photos, or
Help me do something new, or
Help me by saving me time.
Or if I have just broken something, or something needs replacing that is life expired.

OK – that is the disappointing, dull reality. If you are looking for some shiny new gear, you probably do not need it.

08/08/2022 08/08/2022

What Is Gaffer Tape Used For? Well I Use It For Anything And Everything!

04/07/2022 04/07/2022

What Is An L Bracket Used For In Building Photography? (I Love My L Bracket)

27/06/2022 27/06/2022

What Is The Most Important Gear For Photographing Buildings?

14/12/2021 14/12/2021

Why Photography Gear Is Important - But Not That Important?

Photography gear is of course important, as you need it to take photos. What is more important though is how you use the gear and what you point it at. Composition and great image capture are more important than the gear that you use. You can take great photos with a rubbish camera, and you can take rubbish photos with a great camera.