The best way to practice photography regularly is to use what you have available. So in that vein, I am going to write a series of blog posts about how I do that.

First and foremost in photography you obviously need a camera. Any camera. Any camera at all.

You can create beautiful images with any camera. This is especially true in an age when the majority of photographed are viewed on computer monitors. You don’t need a camera with a ton of megapixels. A cell phone camera will do just nicely.

Vision and creativity is what counts

What makes a photo great is the vision and technique of the person behind the camera, not anything that the camera itself odes on its own. So, I urge you to not be shy about the object in your hand when you are creating images. No one has to know what camera you used to create the photos you share. No one will most likely be able to tell what you used just by looking at your photograph.

If you create a cool image that is all that matters. It doesn’t really matter how you did it. Just that you did it. I have used a wide variety of cameras over the years. And most of my images are created on cameras that are considerably outdated while I am using them.

Over the years I have created photographs using film cameras, point and shoot digital cameras, DSLR cameras, mirrorless cameras, sports action cameras, and cell phones. And I have used all varieties of these types of cameras. And I can speak from experience when I say the newer models are not always the ones that create the cool images you are looking for.

A camera is just a tool

If you don’t have time space or energy to get out the big DSLR camera but you still want to create images use something smaller. Use your cell phone. Use what you have. Your eye and creativity is the most important aspect of photography.

I often trade out my larger more professional looking DSLR cameras for a smaller mirrorless format camera when I want to be on the go. And as long as my vision and creativity is up to the challenge I am able to create images I love with those tools.

The camera is exactly that, a tool. Use it in a way that allows you to most effectively create art.

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