You know we all get caught up at times about equipment; which brand is best (well Canon, but you already knew that right? 
), what new gadgets and goodies we spend our hard earned cash on, etc. I found this little jewel on a brochure about the Photography Degree at the TCC Visual Arts Center, and I really got a good laugh out of it. But more importantly, I got the moral of the story.
When Jack London had his portrait made by the noted San Francisco photographer Arnold Genthe, London began the encounter with effusive praise for the photographic art of his friend and fellow bohemian, Genthe. "You must have a wonderful camera... It must be the best camera in the world... You must show me your camera."
Genthe then used his standard studio camera to make what has since become a classic picture of Jack London. When the sitting was finished, Genthe could not contain himself: "I have read all of your books, Jack, and I think they are important works of art. You must have a wonderful typewriter."
The point here is to remember what famed photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt once said: "The important thing is not the camera, but the eye."
Until Next Time...
- Tom