One camera, one lens, one year, one subject

Thanks for sharing. An impressive body of work. There are some shots that I would never have thought that camera was capable of.

Gary
 
dbarnes said:
I've never seen a better reminder of two things:

1) One camera and one lens is all the gear you really need.
2) Slow down and see!

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2013/05/08/that-tree-a-photo-a-day-by-mark-hirsch/6021/

(Don't let his choice of camera turn you off. Look what he did with it!)
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...if all you want to photograph is one tree.

Yes, it was all HE needed for that subject.

That's not the same as 'all you need' or 'all I need'.

Excellent pics, as others have noted -- but drawing the 'one camera, one lens' conclusion is not really justified.

Cheers,

R.
 
Impressive series of the guy but I think your post-description goes a bit in the wrong direction.

It seems this guy only has an iPhone and didn't really take photos before. When in this forum the one-camera-one-lens-thing is discussed it's always about self-restriction and taking only one out of their masses of cameras and lenses :)
 
Really great pics, the latest iPhone is supposed to be a great camera, but it's surprised me how good it is. I have Nokia Lumia, and that's a terrible camera...
 
maddoc said:
... have a look at his work. Basically one camera, one lens, one film (with only very very few exceptions).
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Dear Gabor,

To generalize that "all you need is..." from one photographer's pictures made with one camera, etc., is meaningless. Indeed it does not matter if you can find 50 or indeed 1000 photographers using one camera, etc. As soon as you can point to one great photographer who uses (or used) more than one camera, etc., the argument that "all you need is..." is destroyed. Unless, of course, you wish to cling to the fantasy that they didn't really need those other cameras/lenses, in which case you have to ask yourself why you think you know more about their photographic style than they do/did.

"You" is of course used here in the general sense of "one" rather than "you personally".

Cheers,

R.
 
One impressive portfolio.
i have a an e-friend posting images with his i-phone.
stunning work also.. i first looked at work of friend and thought,
"A Leica with 28mm newest.." LOL.
It takes dedication to one subject..
My constant companion these days is my lowly Canon 1200.
Occasionally i haul one of my film cameras.
Someone asked what camera for PJ,
somewhat recently and my advice was an i-phone.
Use what is right for you.
Be open to some new technologies..
i don't yet have a cell/mobile phone.
 
I feel ashamed, frankly.
yes, iphone, yes, cliches all over, but he has done complete project which clearly shows ability to dedicate to subject.
 
that's what it's all about! Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.

The camera on the new iphone is pretty impressive
 
Roger Hicks said:
Dear Gabor,

To generalize that "all you need is..." from one photographer's pictures made with one camera, etc., is meaningless. Indeed it does not matter if you can find 50 or indeed 1000 photographers using one camera, etc. As soon as you can point to one great photographer who uses (or used) more than one camera, etc., the argument that "all you need is..." is destroyed. Unless, of course, you wish to cling to the fantasy that they didn't really need those other cameras/lenses, in which case you have to ask yourself why you think you know more about their photographic style than they do/did.

"You" is of course used here in the general sense of "one" rather than "you personally".

Cheers,

R.
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I couple of thoughts here.

1. Logically, some one having more than one camera does not destroy the argument that all you need is one. All it proves is that some people have more than one camera.

2. I think some qualification is necessary here. If when we say one camera and one lens (and even one film and one subject in some cases) are all that is necessary to produce great work, then I think that is obviously true since more than a few photographers have produced great work with exactly that equipment. If on the other hand we are saying that every photographer can fulfill his or her photographic vision with just one lens and one camera, then I think that is just as obviously false since some photographers did in fact use (and need) multiple cameras and lenses to produce their work.

What I think should be taken from this discussion (and all such discussions) is that one should not wait for the ideal camera and lens to get out there and start shooting. One can learn and accomplish an awful lot shooting with a P&S or even a camera-phone.

--
Bill
 
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