Shelia Stone Photography

I can not tell you how often I hear, “if I only had a good camera.” I mean I have even said it a time or two. 

Same kinda of thing like I was talking about in THIS post. 

When we moved into this house recently and I was trying to figure out what travel photography images I wanted to print and frame, I said it.  Tony said it.  I said it. And we said it again and again.  The issue was this….when we traveled Europe and lived in Italy, we didn’t have a big fancy camera with a huge sensor and fancy lens.  The DSLR fade was not yet unleashed on all us mom and pops.  We were still “cool” if we just had a little point and shoot. 

I am being sarcastic with the cool thing, of course.  I totally crack up with all the folks out there spending all this money on the big fancy camera and lens.  They just have to have it to take “good pictures”.  In my opinion, you don’t need it for everyday life.  (And I emphasize the everyday life part.  There is a reason you come to photographers for portraits and why we use the equipment we use.)  But for everyday life it doesn’t matter.  You are not going to care that the camera had “x” senor or ”y” resolution.   Or that the image was taken on manual. 

These days point and shoots are sooooo yesterday and everyone that is anyone has the DSLR. Right?  Want to know what I asked for my birthday?? A little point and shoot. 

Anyways off my tan-git and back to my…if we only had a good camera.  The reason I wished we had one back then for the current issue is this…”better” cameras have bigger sensors.  Bigger sensors equal capabilities of larger prints.  I was wanting to enlarge an image to 16×20 and it just wasn’t possible.

I say all that to say this…It doesn’t matter what type of camera you have. Or what lens or what fancy filter or any other piece of equipment you have. You just need to get out there and capture the moment.  Capture your life as it is today.  Make a memory.  Create a path that your loved ones can come back to and remember. 

As I was looking for an image of my brothers and I,  I came across this gem….

It was taken with that same crappy point shoot I had when we lived in Italy.  Yes it was that old, but that is my point.  It doesnt matter the equipment,  it still gave me an image I am going to treasure for the rest of my life.  My baby was not yet one.  I remember she carried that rock around everywhere that day. 

Work with what you have and make the best of it.  Trust me, when this crazy life passes us by, you are going to wish you had just had taken some pictures. 

So get out there…and make life freeze for just a second.

ciao for now…shel