Tools are important in photography, but the most important tool an artist has is their brain. I used film cameras in my youth, before digital cameras existed. By the time phone cameras started to get good, my skills as a photographer had matured to a level where I was confident I could take a good picture with any photographic tool, including disposable cameras or Polaroids.
I suggest to use your phone camera. Use tools which are easy to use. I promise that using a phone camera and the basic editing tools contained therein will make you a better photographer.
Find the limits of the tool. Work within those limits. Don’t sweat the small stuff, yet.
Don’t be afraid to take 1,000 photos in an afternoon, but remember you will have to choose the best 20% of images from the session (those are made up numbers, but feels right to me).
Maybe consider taking fewer pictures. Take your time. Learn about composition. Learn about visual story-telling. Read about illustration. Look up Norman Rockwell. He was a great illustrator, but the thinking expressed in his paintings would make amazing photographs.
There is a time an place for candid photos and “spray and pray” photography.
If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you expect because of the tools, you’re doing it wrong. Have a voice, or find your voice, with humble tools and means. After you know what you want to explore, you can then begin to say what tools are appropriate for your use or not.
Tools are important in photography, but the most important tool an artist has is their brain. I used film cameras in my youth, before digital cameras existed. By the time phone cameras started to get good, my skills as a photographer had matured to a level where I was confident I could take a good picture with any photographic tool, including disposable cameras or Polaroids.
I suggest to use your phone camera. Use tools which are easy to use. I promise that using a phone camera and the basic editing tools contained therein will make you a better photographer.
Find the limits of the tool. Work within those limits. Don’t sweat the small stuff, yet.
Don’t be afraid to take 1,000 photos in an afternoon, but remember you will have to choose the best 20% of images from the session (those are made up numbers, but feels right to me).
Maybe consider taking fewer pictures. Take your time. Learn about composition. Learn about visual story-telling. Read about illustration. Look up Norman Rockwell. He was a great illustrator, but the thinking expressed in his paintings would make amazing photographs.
There is a time an place for candid photos and “spray and pray” photography.
If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you expect because of the tools, you’re doing it wrong. Have a voice, or find your voice, with humble tools and means. After you know what you want to explore, you can then begin to say what tools are appropriate for your use or not.