Great camera or good photographer? Choose one
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
December 5, 2018 7:10pm CST
As some of you may know, my husband loves taking photos. Whenever he, or someone else, takes a great photo, you sometimes hear the remark ‘he must have a really good camera’. Have you heard this? For fun, we now say it to each other regularly whenever we have a photo that we’re particularly proud of.
But no-one says ‘you must have a great oven’ when someone produces a masterpiece of a cake or ‘you must have a great sewing-machine’ when you come up with a beautiful quilt. Any other examples?
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Dec 18
What a great photo! @JohnRoberts got it right.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv It is the eye and the composition, it seems to me.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Dec 18
The most important is the photographer. I ever saw a good photographer can still take qualified photos with a common camera. A good camera sounds to be nice for common people, but it is not a must for a professional photographer. Sometimes I even think it is a waste for a common person who uses professional camera to take photos
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Dec 18
I've actually never heard that before unless it's because someone was able to get a macro or whatever it's called of s flower as I can't do that with my camera.
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv and you have to have special cameras or not a run of the mill cameras anyway.
The picture here is amazing, I didn't look at it close earlier. Did he change the coloring on the hills or was that done by his camera?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman The early morning sun was on the hills and the lower parts still in shadow.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Dec 18
A camera is only as good as the camera eye.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Dec 18
A camera is just the tool. Granted these days there are a lot of whistles and bells on cameras that "help", but a really well shot photo has to do a lot with the person behind the camera. Yah, when I come up with a really great myLot post, people must think I must have a really cool keyboard 
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
Haha. I think my keyboard is pretty ordinary. I wonder if I'd do better with a dearer model?
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@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv - It is a fabulous photo! It almost doesn't even look like a photo ... more like a painting. No camera could do that alone. It takes a great photographer to pull off something like this!
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@DeborahDiane One of Vince's photo sites put up photographer cartoons and today's showed a guy folding laundry and his wife is standing in the doorway with her arms folded and saying "washing dishes yesterday, folding laundry today. What part of 'no you can't buy an $11,000 lens; don't you understand?" I think that lady's name is Judy!
I think that lady's name is Judy!1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 18
A great photo is a great photo (and that is a stunning photo!) I took this with a cheap cell phone!
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 18
If that was taken with a cheap cell phone, you must be a great photographer. Purely by accident we came across a big bike race in France. The Availles-Limousine race just after the Tour de France. We joined in with the crowds on the sides of the road, watched all the float things and press cars go through then all the bike-riders. It was quite exciting. This man wasn't actually in the race.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 18
@JudyEv - But he made the podium by finishing a respectable third place!
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
For me, I choose good camera because I'm not a good photographer
In here, when someone have beautiful hair they will ask "what's your shampoo."
In here, when someone have beautiful hair they will ask "what's your shampoo."2 people like this
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
6 Dec 18
In Vince's case ,a very good photographer.
What a wonderful photo
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
@rioechavez06 We have dozens of photos of our two boys too but now they are in their 40s.
@rioechavez06 (3)
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6 Dec 18
@JudyEv yes i love taking pics too especially when i got married I keep on taking pic of my daughter.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Dec 18
Can´t hink of any right now.
I take okay photos and its not the greatest Camera but I have learned to handle it.
If someone makes a cake I usually think its them that are good at making cakes not the oven.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv
You are so right and its the maker of the Cake who made it.
Not very good Ovens here at all mostly faulty and bad quality unless you have an old fashioned one to use.
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Dec 18
I think it takes a good camera but also a good operator for the camera.
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv I am happy with a point and shoot.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
A really fancy camera would be wasted in my hands as I'd get it adjusted how I wanted to then never tamper with it.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Ah no, even the best camera wouldn't produce good results if a not-good photographer were using it
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@FayeHazel That's true. Or a great violinist must have an expensive instrument.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv So true! Or I came up with another one - you wouldn't say that a painter who did a nice painting has good paints
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
7 Dec 18
I just like to use my own camera. I like to use my camera on my phone because it's quick and easy and more affordable than buying a general camera.
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
8 Dec 18
@JudyEv that's true and it's interesting how cameras and phones with cameras have both evolved over the years.
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