dee
05-14-2011, 11:51
I was amused by your comments on the General Public's assumption that Professional Photographers have to have the most expensive and recent gear .
As a design student way back when , I was impressed by the battered Nikons and seemingly well worn Rolleiflexes of a visit to a Pro Studio specialising in Interior photography . Not to mention battered lighting equipment and less than perfect umbrellas etc .
You can tell a old Pro Designer / Visualiser by the almost worn scale / set square held together with Sellotape . Just 4 at most specialist Rapidigraph pens , maybe 3 0.5 pencils of the same type with different leads etc etc .
It's the new kids on the block [ and students ] with all the pristine gear .
My daughter , as a book designer , has abandoned the older big screen / tower Mac in the study for an older generation MacBook Pro . Many would question how she manages , but it's right for her . The tower still provides storage , and big screen checking , but the laptop is the prime mover .
In other words the barest minimum of well used , well worn , familiar instruments which fit that particular sector and that specific Designer .
I cannot see why others cannot apply this simple criteria to all Pro creativity .
As a design student way back when , I was impressed by the battered Nikons and seemingly well worn Rolleiflexes of a visit to a Pro Studio specialising in Interior photography . Not to mention battered lighting equipment and less than perfect umbrellas etc .
You can tell a old Pro Designer / Visualiser by the almost worn scale / set square held together with Sellotape . Just 4 at most specialist Rapidigraph pens , maybe 3 0.5 pencils of the same type with different leads etc etc .
It's the new kids on the block [ and students ] with all the pristine gear .
My daughter , as a book designer , has abandoned the older big screen / tower Mac in the study for an older generation MacBook Pro . Many would question how she manages , but it's right for her . The tower still provides storage , and big screen checking , but the laptop is the prime mover .
In other words the barest minimum of well used , well worn , familiar instruments which fit that particular sector and that specific Designer .
I cannot see why others cannot apply this simple criteria to all Pro creativity .