Photography started for me when I was going on these solo adventures and doing and seeing things that most people wouldn’t believe if i didn’t have a photo. I also wanted to inspire more people to adventure. Just get out wherever you are in go exploring. My first camera was the iPhone 4. This post is to show my progress as a photographer but also to show that you don’t need an amazing camera to capture great photos. The best camera you can have is the one that is with you and that you know how to use. I’m a better photographer now but that more from practice than from thousands of dollars of gear. Gear helps. Don’t get me wrong. Low light situations, long exposure and depth of field come into play with better cameras. But in my opinion the content of the picture matter way more than bokeh(background blur).
iPhone 4:
iPhone 5s:
Canon SL1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 & 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses:
Canon 5D mark ii w/ 24-70mm f/2.8:
Canon EOS R w/ 24-70mm f/2.8:
Food for thought. Would i be the photographer I am today if i hadn’t started with basic iPhone cameras? I think that learning how to get the shots i wanted with the limited options of an iPhone 4 and 5s made me figure out how to frame my pictures well and make the subject of my photos more obvious. learning the basics on a simple camera made getting great pictures with a complex camera easier.