Point and shoot camera

In organizing this photography group one of the most common things I heard is well I don't have a nice camera like you do. Yes I have a great camera with lots of options but I still love my point and shoot. There are times I would rather have a point and shoot than the big camera to be honest and as long as you know your camera you can always get great shots. Photos are about the photographer not the camera. So this week I did a little research to find out just what are the things that make a point and shoot camera so great. First of all your average point and shoot these days have about the same or in some cases better lens capabilities as most of Digital SLRs if you get the kit lens. So keeping that in mind the point and shoot is small enough to fit in your pocket so it's not a big deal to take it everywhere with you. I do take my big camera just about everywhere with me but it gets in the way at time and it does get heavy on a hike. Point and shoots actually have a better fill flash. Fill flash is a flash technique used to brighten deep shadow areas, typically outdoors on sunny days. Point and shoots general have less options which is both good and bad, yes it means you can't do as many things but umm it also mean you have less things you have to worry about and can just focus on taking the picture. Some point and shoots even come with picture modes SLRs do not have. SLRs do not have a live LCD display. A live LCD display means you can take pictures around corners a little easier or shots above a crowd and have an idea if you actually are getting a picture of what you wanted.

So the moral of what I'm trying to say here. Love your camera. If you take the time to get to know how it works you can get great pictures.

The following pictures were taken with my own point and shoot on vacation in AZ...one place I would rather take my point and shoot is on vacation so much easier to carry with all the baggage and two screaming kids.