We all know equipment is important - the better equipment you have on photography the more and better gigs you have after certain level of photography experience of course.
However if you are passionate enough about capturing the most beautiful moments in life, you don't need the best equipment out there. In my case; I had a humble Fujifilm S200EXR gifted by my lovely father and it was the best camera in the world for me! A superzoom with very very small sensor (in the size of a pinkie finger nail) not Full Frame nor APS-C type. But I've always wanted to make pretty images... Capture the beauty around and reflect it through my point of view.
Photography By Me - Magic Sunset On Istanbul Seashore
I managed to learn the get the most out of my amateur camera. First learned the software came with it to develop photos and started to shoot in RAW format which gave the opportunity to utilize the camera at its full potential. I've learned shooting with aperture priority with low ISO values and on tripod - allowed me to have movement on water surfaces to make reflections look much more interesting.
Photography By Me - Majestic Sunset On Istanbul Seashore
And sunsets started look way more interesting since the color depth, values and microcontrast became deeper. Camera does matter at some point but mine was actually just a compact level camera with the look of a dSLR - which called a bridge camera. And it was second hand bought from the Turkish E-bay.
Photography By Me - The Sunset Park On Istanbul Seashore
Anyone can do the same - all you need is passion and strong interest and of course a genuine belief inside that you can do it which comes automatically when you passion and interest. If I can do it - you can do it.
