From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics

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To focus on people, know your gear

To focus on people, know your gear

From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics

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To focus on people, know your gear

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Alright. Let's talk for a minute about your camera, and how well you know it. This is another reason that I like to carry one camera and use it all the time. Having two cameras is kind of two systems I've got to learn. And frankly, if I've got two cameras, they might be two of the exact same kind of camera, one for a backup. How well you know your camera is a very important thing, especially when you're dealing with people on the street. You don't want any of your attention to be on F-stops and shutter speeds and bells and whistles. You want all of your attention to be in the little moment that you're creating with your subject because that moment is what's going to give you good pictures. All this does is record what you create between people. That, there is no magic in here. The magic is here. So make sure you're spending your time connecting with people and not connecting with your camera. That means not click, click, click, hang on just second, chimp, chimp, chimp, you know, get…

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