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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Claudia!" data-source="post: 211812" data-attributes="member: 8139">I believe a great amount of people fall back on the excuse of nice cameras. They assume that because they have a nice/expensive camera, they will produce great results. It may be the P&S mentality initially, but eventually they may outgrow it. I learned through my experience and growth that it is not about the price of your camera but more about the knowledge and practice that you put into improving your skills in photography. If you know what it takes to produce great results, then you can do it with ANY camera you have. If you know the basics and then some, you can apply it to any camera you pick up. The skills you acquire does not remain with the camera body. It is up to the user to create such results. A good friend of mine works at best buy. I sold her my Sony a330 (lower end, beginngrs model) when I moved to Nikon. (best decision ever) Her coworker is a Canon user. My friend does not have much money in general but loves taking photos. I help her out as much as possible. Her coworker believes that because my friend does not have pro gear, she cannot and should not be considering anything pro related. Her state of mind is completing close minded. She believes my friends work will never be good enough because she does not have professional gear. She had the audacity to tell my friend she was not good enough to shoot in manual or RAW yet. Her main reason for saying such things was due to the fact that she just started studying photography and because of the price of her gear. Eventually my friend will know more and her skills will improve. Photography is a skill and passion that we grow with... and yes eventually our cameras and the price of them grow with us but skills is the most important. At the end of the day, gear does factor in but it is not the main factor. It is more about improving your skills and applying it in your settings.</blockquote>

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