Why Your Photography Sucks, Gear Doesn't Matter

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Why Your Photography Sucks, Gear Doesn't Matter

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Күн бұрын

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@TheFilmGuyOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

would love to see you do a video on your approch to posing

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Done. Good idea!

@KineticTVe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes ! Please !

@77dris 3 жыл бұрын

Truth. I went from a Rebel, 20D, 1D2N, 1D3, 5DIV, EOS-R and there was never any jump in image quality (besides maybe noise at high ISOs) whenever I got a new camera. I had to practise and practise and research to make slow gains and whenever I stopped practising, I got worse again.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Same here man, the more I shoot the better my stuff gets slowly. Think it’s important to shoot shoot shoot.

@QuantzPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

"They can't hear you cause I'm mic'ed" Hahaha. Another great video, Cam!

@got2beable 3 жыл бұрын

dude this channel is GOLDEN!!!! FINALLY I HAVE FOUND A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT REALLY SHOWS WHAT PHOTOGRAPH IS REALLY ABOUT. Im a newbie and im glad i found you today. Thanks for your great content.

@dna8269 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid! Definitely agree that people should be focusing less on gear especially for photography. Applies for video as well, but I think you can see the difference in gear a bit more for video than you can photos....especially if you start getting into editing styles and some of the more retro/filmy edits that are popular right now, it really makes the camera not matter much at all.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yesssss video is a different beast. And filming is a whole different thing. Like form factor and workflow and process... that’s why video is fun, it’s a little more raw

@joshuapeters8834 3 жыл бұрын

I started photography on a T3I and now I own the R5. love the vid!

@QippysChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree with u more, the first camera I bought with my own money was the 350D and I enjoyed using it with the Nifty Fifty, shot many memorable wedding shots with it 👍

@eoslove2022 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this,,,it’s right on! (We shoot Canon R & R5, 3 RF lenses). Yes, you need a vision and from that you put together all the elements needed to make that vision a reality. We upgraded from ten year old Nikon D300’s.

@chrisj0 3 жыл бұрын

I'm shocked you don't have more followers. Your content is really exciting. The youtube audience must not be ready to be told they actually suck and they're probably busy watching new gear reviews! 🤣

@Santafefashionweek Жыл бұрын

That's cool, my first camera was a T3i, unless you count my camera back in HS was a Pentex K1000

@pedro_a_martins Жыл бұрын

So true. Sometimes I need to tell myself to stop thinking about gear. It becomes obsessive at a certain point, unfortunately, when in really it only counts for a certain aspect of the final result. Also, I think photography is way more forgiving than video.

@rossbodenmann Жыл бұрын

Always have a film camera on hand. Every shoot gets a frame or two

@lloydrosen Жыл бұрын

I love your style man. I've been telling everyone for years that gear doesn't matter. Its what you do with it that matters. Obviously gear is fun, but you need to know what to do first.

@TonyBlackNYC 2 жыл бұрын

much appreciated. Our perspective is very similar even though yours is photography and mine is music production.

@f_r_e_d 3 жыл бұрын

Good points! I started with a 30D, upgraded to an 80D, now rocking the R5. The 30D will always have a special place in my heart. A handful of my most memorable shots were with that cam and the kit lens which I still own, EF 28-135mm. Side note: I like how at 1:31 the model's face looks nice and soft on the apsc vs all the detail of the R5.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah for some reason I feel most of us will always have a soft spot for our first cameras lol. And yes! If you’re someone who wants to keep retouching minimal and natural.. lower MP cameras and “lower end” lenses help!! I personally like to do retouching so the extra detail comes in handy!

@Aleksanderespelid 3 жыл бұрын

You really choose your models well. They all seem cool as hell!

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of them are cool! A lot are lame too tho lol

@neumlephotodude 3 жыл бұрын

I came across your channel just yesterday and try to inhale your videos about color and color science. I am obsessed with colors and trying learn all about it. I am a Olympus MFT shooter and for now not really happy with getting the colors (vintage, old school vibes) into the direction I want them to be. Keep up the good work!

@marcusruiz2971 3 жыл бұрын

Facts man! I am shooting with a Pentax KP and love the image quality.

@kimchikidbear 3 жыл бұрын

I shoot with a T1i and as much as I love the camera I also hate it. As much as I want to get a newer camera, I cant justify it because I still get decent shots

@evansthabethe Жыл бұрын

Great vid mate. I love your grainy aesthetic. It's also what I am to achieve for my primary look. Funny enough, I recently upgraded from the T2i, and you're right It's more about the skill than it is about the gear.

@JohnJonesRocketCity 3 жыл бұрын

You are so right. I remember going from a t2i to an A7iii in 2018. The first thing I remember is how much I loved my A7iii and then I decided to compare photos to my old t2i photos and I was like “wait I like the look of my t2i photos more” haha. I felt like I had just played an expensive joke on myself. And that’s when I learned that it’s not always about the gear. The superior video capabilities did ultimately make me keep the A7iii though.

@davidmilton2956 3 жыл бұрын

So true - so many people get obsessed with the latest gear and forget that the 'photographer is the person behind the camera' and not the gear. Incidentally are you into Archery? Another shared passion.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I am into archery! Not super serious with it, but I have a 35# recurve. Haven’t had much time to really practice with them tho the past couple of years!

@davidmilton2956 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey can I make a suggestion for a series with your X100V as you have used it as a ‘digital film camera’. With many old film stock no longer available, such as Kodachrome 64, I would be interested in your opinion in how you can replicate such a classic film - you are the master at colour grading digital files (which is why I subscribe to learn). I use my X100S as my JPEG film camera and would like to create some presets in Capture One. Two of my friends at Woking Archery club have been selected for the Tokyo Olympics - however I’m rubbish in comparison!

@nicholasboule5134 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is a vibe man. Never stop

@ZombieRofl 3 жыл бұрын

When you do a comparison, then yes you will see the difference between a cheaper Canon and something like a R5. But you don't say 'Wow what cheap Canon is that photo made with?' That does not happen. The only reason why you could react like that, is when the composition, light, or angle is weird.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly. I could of done the full shoot on the T3i and uploaded it to IG and woood still get comments like “is this with the R5??”

@lifeoftheman 2 жыл бұрын

Cam is the KING as usual, love your videos man, keep´em coming!

@Imhotep397 3 жыл бұрын

*ART* I feel like people say this all the time and some people just don't want to believe it. One thing I have been wondering is did you watch a lot of movies made in the ’70s as a kid, page through a lot of fashion magazines? I’ve never spent that much time on the West Coast or in the Southwest, but I do know that New Mexico is like an Art Mecca, LA still has western movie royal blood and I’ve always wondered how that mixes and spreads to people in their art. I will never forget seeing a couple of people wearing pinstripe shorts 🩳 or pinstriped shorts with a button-up pinstriped vest and T-Shirt admiring how ”Old West” inspired it was and casual it was. That's shit you will only see west of I guess Chicago and maybe only in LA.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching a lot of westerns with my dad! Was a 90s kid so also remember all the super models and fashion photography then. Def my main inspirations

@Imhotep397 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey Awesome! It shows through. Dude, what are some of your favorite western films? Did you watch a lot of John Wayne? I definitely want to see a couple films that were shot in Monument Valley, but don't know which ones were shot there and which are the better or best ones shot there and other iconic areas I have absolutely no idea exist YET.

@swashyhimself Жыл бұрын

Photography is mostly fine. Film making is demotivating though on my canon sl1 (literally t3i in smaller body) all ytbers love to preach the gospel of gdm

@rhywive 3 жыл бұрын

like watching you direct the model

@deanrodgers3694 3 жыл бұрын

Well my sports stuff got a whole lot better when I switched to pro gear (but I also started getting more serious too), but your point is well taken. A quality hat, however, does seem to make a major difference -- at least in post.

@blackentrepreneur244 3 жыл бұрын

Solid video. I still use my Canon T6+Sigma 17-50mm for photography (even though I want a RP) and Sony a6400 for cinematography. It's all about how you use your gear.

@Clodrock 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I know people that use the newest Sony FF gear and I'm often not too impressed. I know people that use M43 equipment and I'm often amazed with what they were able to do.

@jannieschluter9670 3 жыл бұрын

The camera I have most fun with is the Nikon D40...intentionally. I use it for B&W. Talking about gear...

@juliancastanedaphotography 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching alot of your videos and the best info I've ever heard since starting my photo journey was in the first two minutes. I used that advice and got some killer shots 2 days ago. Awesome video 👍

@vlleeom4410 3 жыл бұрын

I have found a new favourite photographer!!!!! loving your videos and photos!!!!

@CPSWEDEN 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that you pay for a camera that can handle heavy everyday use. Those cheaper cameras are more fragile. Love your style/work man!

@buchsg 3 жыл бұрын

I use a canon 5d classic cause I love the colors... I also have a 645 with an aptus 22mpx digital back, it’s one of the last ccd sensor really 6x45 in size with a great light and colors falloff, this setup cost me less than 1200€ and give me results i’m proud of, but dealing with old gear ( 10/12 years) means some quirks to. No high iso (iso 25, 50 max on the digital back), auto focus struggle a lot, no video mode etc. But I don’t care, only count the final result, and all this limitations make me work much more on lighting, composition, styling etc.

@paulbeckmann 3 жыл бұрын

Real results! Snobbery has no place in art! Great art as always! Smoking model!

@dx316dx316 11 ай бұрын

It's actually not that my photography gear sucks, it's that I don't have fancy models to shoot at!

@cammackey 11 ай бұрын

Okay that can help for sure lol!!!

@michivanhalen7086 3 жыл бұрын

Omg... You're a real artist. I want to learn to shoot like you. How can I learn??

@stefanhansen5882 3 жыл бұрын

Your shots are absolutely amazing!

@fongelias 3 жыл бұрын

the photo with flash has a great look~

@willcampbell4321 3 жыл бұрын

My first camera was the t4i still use it as c or d cam for wedding ceremonies, but i'm video based. Always love the content here

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah video is def a different beast! I would say the camera matters a little more in that matter lol

@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo 3 жыл бұрын

Gear only matters to me in bad lighting like in concerts. Otherwise, I only really care about weather sealing, 2 card slots, and autofocus 😅 non-image quality stuff

@MichaelDrowley 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I found you Cam! Loved the look of the t3i... something about the low res film like vibe of it. Keep chargin man

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that softer look looked a bit vintage huh!

@rzadigi 3 жыл бұрын

You made your case very well! And it must’ve been a lot of work putting this video together with 4 cameras!!

@amando96 3 жыл бұрын

My bag has a T2i, 5d mkii, and an R6 :)

@nobraidps 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Same reason why I haven't upgraded from my xt2 and won't until I get better because the camera is fenomenal I just need more time outside with it. I am guilty of spending money on lenses though and accessories that I don't necessarily need most of the time

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I mean it’s fun to spend money sometimes lol. But def people need to understand that you can still get good/amazing shots with what you already own. Also, the Xt4 image quality isn’t that much better than the xt2, good call on waiting! Fuji cameras are amazing from the start, so can’t blame them.

@dennis.7724 3 жыл бұрын

I mean strobe def helps

@JR-lw8yu 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Great Message. I subscribed.

@andresbarriga5305 3 жыл бұрын

This entire Channel is dope.

@geraldkokra6316 3 жыл бұрын

Love your content , but Gear does matter . In the beginning stages of learning photography not so much ! But for anyone wanting improve their quality gear absolutely does matter I find it a bit misleading for established photographer to say that all the time .

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I agree and disagree. In the past three years I’ve been through 10 different cameras from cheap to top of the line. Each time I post a photo or video, people can never tell what is what. And now people who have been following me for a while are now starting to leave comments like “I think you could jsut make any camera look good..” Not trying to toot my own horn haha. But the statements are there. This is where people start calling me cocky, but I’ve been shooting for over 10 years now. Give me any camera and I’ll use it to it strengths and still get what I want from it. I could shoot a commercial gig on the canon T2i and when using light properly, direction, styling, location, etc is all wayyyyyyy more important.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Point is. Art direction and vision is important. Gear these days are now just preference.

@geraldkokra6316 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey so per say ( and this is me strictly asking because I know nothing about getting work published ) no magazines / publication would care if the quality of your images aren’t there ? And I’m not speaking on the look of your photos what if all points are there amazing light , outfits, locations great models etc !

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldkokra6316 you see publications buying out shoots done on 35mm film with standard scans. I got a buddy who shoots on a beat up 5DMKII who gets paid $1200 a day shooting motorcycle shit nonstop. Top notch creative work will always beat gear.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldkokra6316 my point of this video was to get newbies to focus on their creativity and craft before falling into the endless gear cycle

@sharkusify 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice again. Where is your film developed?

@ChadBoston 3 жыл бұрын

I have my trusty t3i ... and my R ... you speak truth... it’s the photographer... not the gear So because I have the R I frankly had zero interest in bumping to the R5 or 6 Great video

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I almost got the R, but decided to wait for the R5. But ended up buying a million other cameras in the meantime and wasted so much damn money. So I’m guilty. Super happy with the R5 tho!!

@ragnarokgzlr8522 3 жыл бұрын

I still have the Rebel t3i (600D). After 8 years I want to upgrade. The images are still very good, but I go into videography.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah video is a different beast!!!

@AlexandraGrua 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! 👍

@drmarkkwon 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Strikeshotz 3 жыл бұрын

My photography suck , but my new R5 Is dope 📸

@justinberry6160 3 жыл бұрын

T3I was my first DSLR ♥️

@sansan-fb2eu 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome concept,I gained a lot from watching it thank you😎

@jamesstringerphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, with the hot shoe, check that the screws on the hot shoe are tight. I was shooting an event one time on my canon and half of the shots the flash didn't fire from the 580EXII...turns out the hot shoe plate on the camera was loose and failed to make contact half of the time. It would cause either no flash, or an extreme over exposure.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I just ended up buying a sync cable! I’ll check those screws thi for sure!! Thank you for the tip

@cjjb 3 жыл бұрын

Do a comparison tracking a fast moving subject or without the fancy lighting setup! 😛

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Lol well that’s a whole other topic. I could still figure out how to get the job done with the cheaper older camera, but that’s the whole point of new latest gear, shit jsut makes your life easier lol

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

And I never shoot in bad lighting. If lighting is bad, I don’t shoot it. I find the light no matter what. So that’s not really a comparison. But def the R5 low light performance is next level

@cjjb 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey You're absolutely right! A lot of the skill in photography comes from creating/finding and making the most of good light to get great photographs IMO. Also agree that the latest gear is mainly quality of life improvements when it comes to shooting. Really like your channel btw. Keep it up :)

@samuelguce 3 жыл бұрын

mate, you've shot with so many different models in so many diff locations over the years - What would be your advice to get in touch with subjects to boost my demo reel ?

@GuyCassidy 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. What microphone do you use for your vlog-style shots? Doesn't say on your gear list...

@caribgen 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately my T3i doesn't focus properly anymore .I would still love to shoot with it though if it was possible .

@smellgoodphotography7722 3 жыл бұрын

When your on location with off camera flash what is your settings. I like to keep detail in my shots and what would recommend to start with?

@fellowcitizen 3 жыл бұрын

6:12 This gave me a flashback. You were meant to reply "My job!" as per Kung Fury ;)

@fellowcitizen 3 жыл бұрын

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@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 I haven’t seen that

@boriswilsoncreations 2 жыл бұрын

Why does he asks her to close her eyes though? Is there anything I'm missing?

@cammackey 2 жыл бұрын

So she doesn’t blink during the film shot

@boriswilsoncreations 2 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey That's interesting, I never thought about that, thank you. Your video is awesome. :]

@johncharles9005 3 жыл бұрын

Please do this but for video!

@plebbyplebster9595 3 жыл бұрын

Do you (plan to) sell prints? Or maybe just license stuff so I can print them myself/at a local shop? Love your work, but scrolling through post-stamp sized instragram shots kinda sucks :D Also, am I imagining things or is that eagle tattoo new? 🤔

@frankcunha6215 8 ай бұрын

YUP

@sols9449 Жыл бұрын

Bro stop it. T3i has some of the best color science period!!! T2i even better especially with OCF! Haha R5 can’t get those tones. Only resolution sharpness will destroy those little toys. Those are great cameras! 100 bucks lol

@christianloggins 3 жыл бұрын

“Gear doesn’t matter” but you have about $1000 dollars in extra gear. Strobe, soft box, trigger, and a C stand. I understand the message, but this particular video is VERY misleading.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Actually more than $1k in extra gear, but o could do the same thing with $0 in extra gear. Could of easily placed her near the window and got some cinematic toned lighting. So not really misleading to me. You got my point, everyone who thinks upgrading their camera is going to make them better and book them more work….. it ain’t. I undedstand where coming from tho. I’ll have to do a follow up video on this with no extra added gear

@christianloggins 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey I would love to see a video like that with just the bare minimum. I know that’s something that’s very difficult for beginners to get over.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

@@christianloggins 100% even I myself find myself listing over the stupidest gear still