A down-to-earth approach to gear

When I was a kid I had this really cool T-shirt.…It's one of my favorite shirts.…It was a Spiderman shirt, and I liked it so much I hardly wore it.…As a matter of fact, I barely ever wore it, but one day I finally decided, this…was the day, this was the day where I was going to wear my Spiderman shirt and I…went to put it on and it was too small. And even as a little guy I remember…thinking about this concept that you know some things are just meant to be worn.…and the same thing is true with a camera,. It's meant to be used. It's so easy to…think about our camera gear this way:…well, it's expensive. You know, this cost me a lot of money.…

I may as well put it up on a shelf, put it in a glass case.…I don't want it to get dinged up or dirty.…We have to let go of that thinking, especially if you want to create great photographs.…I love bringing my camera with me wherever I go ,whether it's by water, out in…dirty locations, rain, snow, whatever. Because the camera is a tool, a tool…that's meant to be used.…