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Okay, so I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no Scott Bourne, but having a point shoot along on this morning’s walk gave me the opportunity to shoot something other than “neuro-chromes”.  It also gave me a quick theme for a short blog this morning.

It’s very simple – don’t go anywhere without a camera!  If you’re at a convention, have a camera in your pocket just to get a couple of PR shots for publicity releases later on.  If you’re checking out locations, whether for an upcoming wedding or a commercial shoot that camera will come in handy again.  If you’re on vacation you’re out to capture memories and today’s point and shoot cameras are memory-sized and easy to always have along.

Years ago I had a chance to spend the day with Richard Avedon.  While looking at an exhibit in Phoenix of portraits he did with his father he pulled out an old Polaroid SX-70 to take pictures of the gallery.   There I was watching one of the most famous photographers in the world photograph with an over the counter purchased Polaroid. 

Hundreds of people have written about it, I’ve tweeted it, you’ve said it to your clients – “Cameras don’t make pictures, photographers do!”   But for me this morning, it wasn’t about the gear, just a moment I wanted to enjoy and grab a shot of a heron that decided to join us on a morning walk!

American Express owns the slogan, but it sure does apply to your camera…don’t leave home without it!

“Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment – this very moment – to stay.“ -Sam Abell-