This post has only photos from just me having my camera with me. Not my phone, but a camera with high ISO capabilities and flash if I needed it.

None of the photos are from a single assignment.

My point is that you will see some extraordinary moments if you don’t have your camera.

Nikon Coolpix P7000, 28mm, ISO 949, ƒ/4, 1/280

“Always carry a camera; it’s tough to shoot a picture without one.” – Jay Maisel.

Nikon D4, 14mm, ISO 5000, ƒ/5.6, 1/60, Off camera flash using SB900 and SB800 triggered with Pocketwizard FlexTT5 Transceiver with the MiniTT1 and AC3 to control the output power.

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”— Dorothea Lange.

Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm and 1.4 converter, ISO 9000, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000

“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like; it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” — Paul Caponigro.

Nikon D4, 14mm, ISO 10000, ƒ/5.6, 1/60, Off camera flash using SB900 and SB800 triggered with Pocketwizard FlexTT5 Transceiver with the MiniTT1 and AC3 to control the output power.

“If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.” — Eve Arnold.

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 100, ƒ/5, 1/13, Off camera flash using Alienbees B1600 and one with a blue gel.

Here is my Lighting Diagram for the Late Nite Reading shoot.

I had my gear with me when I took my daughter to the concert. So I just offered to get some fantastic shots for nothing more than just my daughter and me.

Nikon Coolpix P7000, ISO 1600, ƒ/2.8, 1/140

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” — Elliott Erwitt.

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 3200, ƒ/8, 1/160

“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.” — Steve McCurry

Nikon Coolpix P7000, ISO 1600, ƒ/2.8, 1/55

“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” — Alfred Eisenstaedt

Nikon Coolpix P7000, ISO 1600, ƒ/2.8, ƒ1/180

“It’s a process of getting to know people. That’s what photography is to me. It’s about paying attention, not screwing up and blowing a great opportunity.” – Eugene Richards

Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm and 1.4 converter, ISO 900, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 280, ƒ/4, 1/100

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 450, ƒ/5.6, 1/100

Remember to take your camera with you where ever you go.