Just another tool

The camera for an artist is just another tool. It is no more mechanical than a violin if you analyze it. Beyond the rudiments, it is up to the artist to create art, not the camera. - Brett Weston

A fellow photog posted this to his Facebook Wall today. This is what I am striving for in my photography. To get past thinking about f/stops and shutter speeds and become more creative. I hope that time comes soon.

March 4, 2011 : Checking in

Today, I met up with photog Jay Bryant for lunch at Tico's Eatery in Princeton.  Jay and I sat down with two delicious paninis and chatted about social media (he's an expert), photography (he's really good at that too) , the job market and our kids.  Jay really knows quite a bit about social media and how to leverage it for business.  He works with some of the large enterprises in the area.

Jay used his iPhone to show me his portfolio site. An iPad would have been better but I am continually amazed at the kind of things the iPhone now makes possible.

It was time to head back to the office and I was in a hurry and set the DOF a little too narrow but this was the only photo I had time to take today.