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Have Camera, Will Take Photos

May 31, 2008

Robert Scoble recently recorded a spur-of-the-moment interview with the founders of Twitter. As he notes in his blog post, some folks are giving him grief for not using a “professional” camera, but he notes that the meeting wasn’t originally scheduled to be an interview.

He got the video because he had a video-capable camera with him at all times. Have you ever missed a photo opportunity because you didn’t have a camera? I always recommend that photographers have a camera with them at all times.

Carrying a DSLR and lenses and other gear all the time isn’t practical for many, but even a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot camera can take some great photos. I have a Canon A540 with me all the time for opportunities to shoot when I don’t have my 40D. When it comes to getting the shot, a $150 5-megapixel point-and-shoot is far better than nothing at all.

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Get Up or Get Down: Change Your Perspective

April 28, 2008

One easy way to add a bit of flare to photos is to avoid taking them from the same viewpoint as everyone else. I once heard this referred to as “6 foot guy with a camera to his eye syndrome.”

Equipment such as a ladder or a boom can help, but even without special equipment, it’s easy to simply hold the camera above your head, or get down to the floor to either get high:

Discussions of Stuff... and Things

… or get down:

Seriously, Listening

Change it up. Change your perspective.

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