Post 13

When I first got the idea in my head to get a dSLR, the first thing I did was go to YouTube. I searched for the camera I was planning to get, and of course, a countless number of low quality videos made by people who were bored one day popped up. One video really caught my attention. The quality of the video was great, in teams of resolution and the way the presenter handled the review. I ended up watching that video to the point where I knew everything that was in the video. I ended up subscribing to the channel and quickly discovered that the channel had videos that were designed for people like me; beginners.

The person responsible for this great resource was Jared Polin. I watched his videos over and over again, before and after I got my hands on a dSLR. Polin helped me get a grasp of how to use a camera and how to use Lightroom. It probably would have taken years for me to get to the point where I am today without Polin.

With that being said, it didn't take me long to get bored of what Polin was saying in his videos. Polin's message this: spend all of your money on good glass, shoot RAW, boost the contrast, and buy his t-shirts. I soon realized that Polin was nothing more than an excellent t-shirt salesman who happened to be slightly charismatic. Polin knows almost nothing about flash, and his opinions are extremely biased towards top of the line Nikon gear. Recently, Polin hasn't been bashing Canon as much as he did in his earlier videos, which almost makes it even worse, because people who have seen those videos knows how he really feels. Polin's trying to appeal to more people so he can gain more money through YouTube and sell more of his shirts.

After realizing Polin wouldn't be able to offer me much past very beginning advice, I started looking for other inspiration. This resulted in me discovering a plethora of other photographers who are able to make amazing photographs, most of which make me want to never take a photo again.

Although Polin isn't who I thought he was when I first started taking photos, there's one thing for sure. He's certainly more credible than Ken Rockwell, which isn't saying much.