Friday Photo Tip #18 Use What You Got

This is a tip I wish someone would have told me when I started doing photography....

#18 Use What You Got!

The main point of my tip today is to use what you got.  Basically, don't run out and buy the most expensive equipment because you think that it will make your pictures amazing - take a step back and use the equipment you have until you can justify an upgrade.  Sure, it's real nice to have top of the line equipment out there, but being a great photographer isn't about having the best equipment - it's about understanding yourself and your camera and using the tools you have to further develop your craft.  Plus you don't want to blow all of your money at once if you don't have any other steady flow of income. The first two years that I started my business I shot with an "amateur" level camera.  It was nothing special, just a Canon Rebel XT with the kit lens and a 70-200 f/4.5 lens which, at the time I thought was super expensive.... LOL.  I couldn't afford anything better than that, plain and simple.  But it's ok, because you can still take great pictures! Here are some shots I took with that camera.