5 MORE Photography Myths BUSTED!!!!

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[jpsteiner]

My daughter composes great photos using an E-M10 mk iv. Her preferred lens is the 14-150mm f/4-5.6 (non-pro) lens. She does not like complicated tech. Shoots jpeg only. She shoots film, too. She uses a Kodak i60 point-shoot -- all plastic, even the lens. Her photos are wonderful. She takes her time and doesn't stress over gear.

[ljwaugh]

Nice to see you back to your cheery old self Brian.

[WolfgangHn]

Thank you Brian, I completely agree. The camera is a tool and nothing more. Nobody asks, which brush Picasso used, the viewer sees the creativity and inspiration!

[thegreatvanziniphotos]

Yes! Short turn around times pretty much require jpegs. Great vid, Brian.

[gfvt]

Brian, when we were kids we would see a sign "wet paint" but we had to touch it to be sure. As adults we gullibly believe anything. With digital cameras experimentation is essentially costless. Kit lenses get a bad rap, but they are intended to be budget friendly and versatile.

[TravelingBibliophile]

I am glad to see you looking happier. Your info on photography myths are very informative and true,

I definitely agree about costly equipment not making the better photo. When I was about 6 I was given a kids camera when we were going on holiday, more of my photos turned out than my mum’s ( and she had a big SLR).

You are also right about the editing piece too. I went to a show at MoMa about 12 years ago entitled Photoshop Before Photoshop. It was interesting, it showed examples from the early days of photography through to the digital age and how they were “photoshopped”. I knew that photoshopping existed before the photoshop program both because of by fine arts photography courses at University as well my nan being a professional photo retoucher and colourist in a photo studio.

[stuartriley]

During the time I was in the service of the navy, in Vietnam, I took 600 rolls of film per year in BW photographs. We called all my work, documentaries. No edits, no coloring, and no second chances to get a better shot; l did not want to be the next target. Today, I use the minimum amount edits to get the shot I wanted. Yes, I could make a masterpiece, but hey, it is just for me. So, edit or not to edit depends on the situation and who is the customer.😅

[leemoody]

Great video Brian. In the nicest way though, please could you turn the music down as I found it difficult to hear you. Thanks pal and keep up the great work

[letni]

I was looking at some photos today that I took when I first got my GX9, using the 12-32 it came with.
I can't really fault it even pixel peeping and checking out the corners like a real peeper 😃
It's a great kit lens

[brianhren]

Great list Brian! Couldn’t agree more with everything you said.

[FlatWaterFilms]

All I hear are the gear pushers. Then I read the comments. It's like groupthink. They are all smiles after dumping over 5k in the latest wonder camera.🙂

[aengusmacnaughton]

Brian -- great list, yep -- the gear is an extension of our brains/eyes/hands -- all play a part, and often the equipment features (regardless of bargain to the cost of a mortgage) help greatly but don't do it on their own! But you forgot Bonus Myth #2 -- that coffee is better than 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[paularger]

Another great video Brian! As usual, you’re spot on. Just to add to your point about lenses - it drives me mad when people say “this lens is so sharp” or “this lens is soft wide open”. All lenses are sharp - you just need to know their quirks and how to get the best from them. It’s a very rare (and very expensive) lens that is as sharp wide open as it is stopped down a few clicks.

[thomasreed]

Thanks Brian that was a really enjoyable topic.

[toxophillus]

While we are on the subject of G100D flash. I've found that I can use the Pop up for fill in, if I set the ISO to Lo100, in S mode 1/50th, it will ramp up the F no to about F16 or so according to the light but. at least it's useable. Hopefully Panasonic might give us a more useful sync speed via a firmware upgrade. By the way Brian I'm very happy for you to use any of my ideas how you see fit. I live Buckinghamshire.
Regards
John

[weatherdevil]

1: Better cameras can give clearer and higher quality images, though a photograph is down to the person taking the image.
Agreed.
2: pro ver amateur - I was amateur and managed a front cover image on the Amateur Photographer (1995) because I came in second place (runner-up they called it) for Amateur photographer of the year 1995, (should have been 1st!) did newspapers from time to time too. Agreed.
3: editing has been done in the darkroom for decades, it's not cheating, but very helpful both in the darkroom and computer, agreed.
4: Manual or auto.. manual on wet, and some auto modes on digital, agreed, saves having to think too hard when you need to be quick.
5: raw ver jpg, jpg fine unless you want posters! Saves space too. Agreed.
6: bonus.. some kit lenses are very good, others not so much, esp in the early years, i think the kit lenses have come on leaps and bounds. Agreed (as long as Zeiss hahahaha well in the early days)
my bonus
7... filter lenses today are total crap btw, not optically perfect, best look for the ones made in the 90's as a tip for ya, you'll know you've got a crap one if you wobble the lens in front of your eye, the image will "wobble" with crap ones.

enjoyed this one!

[BevThorogood]

There’s a lot of snobbery in every activity. You get the purists who poopoo anything that first got their narrative. I think you hit the nail on the head here. It’s like musicians, a great guitarist will sound great on a £99 guitar, but a bad one couldn’t make a £10k instrument sound good.

[leobrooks]

Editing is cheating!? ... ask Ansel Adams, the Zone System included significant print manipulation; or look at George Hurrell (sp?) who did many of the most famous Hollywood stars of the Golden Age...his special skill was artistic re-touching of the final prints! All the best Brian, thanks.

[lorenschwiderski]

1) Cameras can render differently, but the photographer makes a photo. 2) A professional is a paid photographer, and quality will vary. 3) Editing is perfecting an image, is part of a process within an art. It is your view of how an photo should look. In street photography it has certain limits, as it should not be staged or altered to be fraudulent. 4) If a Pro prefers shooting in manual mode, it is irrelevant in every way. The outcome is important, and also refer to #2. How you achieved the outcome, matters none, as the proof is in the pudding. 5) The last time I shot in the RAW, I was arrested for indecent exposure. 😲 Seriously, I shoot in RAW (B&W) + JPG, but used to shoot only JPG. Bonus) Some kit lens are good enough ---- Sony, not so much IMO. But then again, I don't own any Sony, preferring to use a friendly camera. 🤓 Loren Schwiderski -- street photography

[garysmith]

Brian, There is one (very important, and which harks back to your previous video)) myth that needs to debunked IMO. Myth being that photographing with a smaller camera makes you inconspicuous and less likely to be approached, and that the use of a tripod and a larger camera will attract unwanted attention. Yes there are parts of London where tripods are not allowed, also bodies like the National Trust can be officious when it comes to using tripods. Of course there is the counter argument about bulk and weight, which I agree with.
But the thing is, the general public and officials in general are not stupid, they know who's a serious photographer when they see one - looking through a viewfinder is usually the give away .

I would argue that the stream of abuse you received from that girl wouldn't have happened if you had been using a tripod, cable release and a medium format camera to photograph the war memorial. Not that you should have to change what you do of course, but I'm just trying to make a point. 'Street' photography is a contentious issue and maybe something that shouldn't be encouraged. I follow Kyle McDougall and his approach of a large camera, tripod etc.. allows him access to areas because he looks the part. Sorry to remind you of an unpleasant experience but I think trying to blend in to the crowds is sometimes counterproductive.