This small article was taken from fellow artist, Robert Genn's website - The Painter's Keys. I wrote it in response to his July 28th 2006 newsletter entitled Timed Creativity. My opinion on the subject of cameras still holds true. So here it is:
"The digital wave has helped amplify creativity. I rarely leave home without my Panasonic Lumix. For myself, the most appealing element on the camera is the burst feature. Taking numerous shots of any given inspiration opens up a plethora of inventive options. I love returning home from a day trip, uploading the memory card into the computer and finding "happy accidents" on the monitor. It's a treat to discover perfect compositions made fully by nature. A streak of light that falls perfectly between groups of trees, or clouds that are intensely lined by the radiant sun. Snapping pictures of mountains from the car can cast uncanny illusions, as if they are in motion. Even rain can make an exquisite symphony of shapes on screen. Cameras are undeniably an expansion on the artist's vision and should be used for the sake of image reference...without guilt."
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