It's What You See That Counts, Not The Camera

I think most of my friends expect it when I show up with my digital camera. I use a Canon Powershot --- a pretty old model, actually, and one that technically belongs to my parents because I bought it for them to use when they went to China a few years ago --- and I'm pretty hardcore about the notion that it's not really the camera but the person behind the camera that gets the best results when it comes to photography.

There'd been this issue of National Geographic Traveler where they did it all in digital and the photographers were asked to see what they could produce with inexpensive cameras. The result kinda spoke for itself. It really is all about the eye of the beholder.

I used to focus mostly on nature, but after awhile, that started to bore me. There's an unpredictability when it comes to working with kids and I think that's why I love these shots the best: