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I'm actually not a photographer. I may be the only one on the site who isn't. I'm just someone who has always been fascinated by photography, and love looking at other people's work. I did try it once, though. So, one my favorite things to do is watch high school football games. I go to quite a few during the season, and almost always go to the state championship games here in Texas. One year I decided I would like to photograph the game(s). After all, the games are played at AT&T Stadium, so I thought it would be neat to be able to get photos there too. I rented a nice camera and a nice lens, thinking that they would both magically turn me in to a photographer somehow. I even got a crash course from a few friends who do photograph football games on a weekly basis.
So, here I am, taking hundreds of photos, thinking I'm doing great. I can't wait to get home to scan through these pictures, knowing I've got some great moments captured, and I did! The problem is, most of my photos were out of focus, or I was actually behind the target (photographing moving targets is harder than you'd think). After going through all my photos I found out a few things 1) I had absolutely zero "good" photos and 2) I'm terrible at photography!
For those wondering, the camera I rented was a Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the lens was a Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.
The moral of the story, one that I really already knew but thought I could prove wrong, is the equipment doesn't make the photographer. You can have the best equipment in the world, but it really doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it. I'm amazed by the work you all do. One day, when I can afford to get into this and have my own camera to use all the time, I'd love to get into photography. But, for now, I'll just admire what y'all do and be happy with that, just like I've been doing for years now.
Keep up the great work, y'all! I look forward to seeing more of your photos!
So, here I am, taking hundreds of photos, thinking I'm doing great. I can't wait to get home to scan through these pictures, knowing I've got some great moments captured, and I did! The problem is, most of my photos were out of focus, or I was actually behind the target (photographing moving targets is harder than you'd think). After going through all my photos I found out a few things 1) I had absolutely zero "good" photos and 2) I'm terrible at photography!
For those wondering, the camera I rented was a Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the lens was a Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.
The moral of the story, one that I really already knew but thought I could prove wrong, is the equipment doesn't make the photographer. You can have the best equipment in the world, but it really doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it. I'm amazed by the work you all do. One day, when I can afford to get into this and have my own camera to use all the time, I'd love to get into photography. But, for now, I'll just admire what y'all do and be happy with that, just like I've been doing for years now.
Keep up the great work, y'all! I look forward to seeing more of your photos!