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I've been interested in photography since I was in high school. Never really got serious about learning until about 7 years ago.

Never had my own camera until now. I use a Canon SD880IS / IXUS870IS as my main camera which I try to bring everywhere.

Never owned an SLR. Someday I will.

I used to obsessed about owning an SLR, I even checked out the specs all the time.

But the reason I bought a P&S camera and not an SLR was because I once saw a bunch of photos of a band singing in a bar. The only light that was available was a spotlight and a few colored lights. Other than that, the bar was completely dark. The photographer only had a P&S film camera with no zoom and no flash. Just a prime lens.

Those were some of the best photos I've seen. The photographer said he left his SLR at home and only had that P&S with him. But you wouldn't know the photos were taken with a P&S if he didn't mention it.

That's when I learned that the photographer is more important than the camera.

Right now, I just shoot.

My philosophy about photography is "It's not the camera, it's the photographer".

I love what Chase Jarvis a professional photographer from Seattle says, "The best camera is the one that's with you".

Although he has tons of expensive professional camera equipment, he has a ton of great pictures using just his iPhone. That's a 2 megapixel camera that a lot of people are complaining about.

That's what I try to do. I don't obsess about the gear, I just work with what I have. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

It doesn't matter if you have an expensive camera or not, if you don't use it, it's useless.

Just go out and shoot.

Here are a couple of my blogs

casualphotographer.blogspot.com

photoblogvancouver.blogspot.com