One shot, one photo............?

I have always said that it is not the camera that makes the photographer, but literally the skill and talent that the photographer posses.

Last Friday I found myself in the position to back up those words with results, as I had to shoot the North Putnam-Monrovia game with the Banner Graphic's little old Cannon Rebel instead of my high-end Nikon. It wasn't by choice, that much I assure you, but I took the challenge without hesitation and the end result was the same.

With the Cannon, I could not do any speed burst shots, unlike my camera. With my Nikon, I can go as fast as seven frames a second, but with the Rebel I was limited to only one shot so I had to make it count. So instead of locking on to the running back or quarterback and firing off 30 or more shots in a row, capturing the entire sequence, I had to wait for that one perfect shot. To be honest I was a little nervous. I had not used a Cannon in a very long time and this was a big game. But after the first quarter, I figured out the camera and relied on my skills and the years of experience in this field and got down to business.

True, I didn't get to shoot as many photos as I usually did because I was limited to only one shot at a time, but I still was able to capture the moments that needed to be captured. And I did it without a high-end camera.

So I said it once and I will say it again, the camera doesn't make the photographer, the person does.

So for all of you shutterbugs out there, thinking you have to buy a real high-end camera to be a good photographer; stop thinking that. Because a true photographer can use whatever equipment he is given and come out with the perfect photo.