Is photography all about gear??? Or is it about the photographer? 

You're always so encouraging, Wolf, that you're top of the line as a coach or a teacher. Your videos have brought my photography a great distance, and I just bet many others would say the same thing. The world needs more, Wolf's.

Thank you for this video and breaking the taboo. I stopped photographing for 5 years because I was frustrated that I had outgrown my 600d that I bought at that time. For a while it killed my desire to take photos because I simply wanted more than what I had and I didn't enjoy the results I was getting. Now that after many years I have the finances, I bought an R5 and I am so happy that I can finally photograph what I want and get the results I wanted. (ofc. I didn't needed high end gear but once I tried it I could't go back and wanted to wait for big guns rather than settle with something in between) I'm not a professional photographer, but I have a good knowledge of it because of the work I'm currently doing, and I'm getting more and more eager to turn things around to professional photography. I think it is important for many people especially enthusiast to hear this and not lose their morale that they are the problem, but that at some point it is what it is with cheap equipment. What I appreciate about my first camera is that I learned what my habits are and what type of photography appeals to me. When you understand what you want, the only thing that is left is - get that money for something better, it's not you 😁

This might be the best answer ever got. Am a beginner and always I was wondering why don’t i get what others shoot. Doubted my skill rather then gear. Now I know.. thanks for honest answer.

Another excellent video! Finally, someone who says honestly and without fear what no one says to the beginners. Thx, Wolf Amri!

What an unbiased explanation ❤️. Photography requires investment, patience and practice. There’s no shortcut to things in life including learning a skill. What you pay is what you get and there’s some truth to it when it comes to photography. Better gears also help u to learn efficiently & practice is key to better photos! We have to see these as a whole not independently. Thank you Wolf! More content please 💪🏻😬

WOLF - this was brilliant!!! Thank you so much for posting this - real wisdom for beginners / prosumers and those trying to learn. Cheers!

Brilliant video. Perfectly presented, exactly right in its analysis of the equipment/photographer combo. Wolf, I think you're the best photography guy on here.

I got a Canon 1100D recently and borrowed a broadcast lens from friends at a TV studio. It is about the gear because the kit lens doesn’t allow me to zoom in as much but it’s also about photographer because it was a fully manual setup (except AE and AWB). I still managed to get a few good shots with it.

You need specific gear for specific things but beginners tend to focus too much on equipment instead of learning photography. That's why I still say: gear does(n't) matter.

Clear, concise, accurate and informative. Another quality video Wolf!

Love this!!!! Your down to earth approach to the photography topics is greatly appreciated.

I would say both... Got the skills need tools to match up with. Got the skill? Then you can try out the past tools or the moment tools...

Sage advice. Love the channel. Keep up the great work.

Hey Wolf, great video as usual. I teach sports photography and I regularly have to give aspiring sports photographers the bad news that if they want to obtain the same professional results as the images they see in sports media, they're going to have to buy better gear (even if it's older and used!) Their budget camera and kit lens will only take them so far. My primary advice is to obtain better gear in stages. Get good with what you have. Then, when you've outgrown it, move on to the next level.

Thank you I love the videos, as a amateur photographer who only shots with vintage manual lens on fuji. I've learned a lot from you starting with a x-t100 to a x-t2. Gear is a good part of the capacity, bit fundamentals and creativity is the other half.

A few months back I got a brand new Sony a7ii gifted. I was excited but I was missing the eye AF-C, and some other fancy tools that newer cameras like the a7iii has. Also I was complaining about the kit lens. Now I understand the gear was not the problem. The problem was me being a noob looking for the newest and best equipment while I had no clue on how to properly expose my images or how to get the maximum out of my equipment. The equipment matters, but you must have the level to make it worth

Wolf-like always you hit it on the nail. thank you

Great video mate!

Another great video!

Great info! Thanks!

I really like your funny approach to the great videos you have made. I also appreciate that you speak the truth about anything actually... You give a simple and clear explanation that a newbie ( and foreigner) like myself finds really easy to understand. Any chance to have one of yours video about sunrise set up and tips? Thanks a lot for all your work. Really appreciate it!

Thank you for the great and informative video Wolf. I approach life knowing that what we do is situational and with this in mind when I first heard someone say photography is about the photographer it made no sense to me.

Another amazing video.!!!!!

Awesome!!!!

love your course so much, ❤❤❤ really helpful teacher

It matters not if you are a amateur, what matters is having fun. Professionals on the other hand need the latest and greatest, a pro is well paid for their work and should provide the best quality possible.

It's about the light. Always the light.

Awesome!!

Great vídeo, as always.

Wow!! Five thumbs up!!

Hell yeah!! Do you have a video about astonishing images made out with entrance equipment?

Great video again Sir,i totally get the point and agree with you 💯

Thank you! Very useful

The truth is always in the middle 😊

You are too damn underrated! Whatta great explanation!

Love your vids, thanks

Great video, thanks for Sharing

Loved this

This video makes me feel good about myself basically I am an amateur because I have amateur gear! lol or maybe not... idk... btw thanks for liking my posts on insta.

Great 👍

THANK YOU.

Thank you 🤩🤩😊

Excellent video to watch for any aspiring photographer

Well said 👍

sehr nett! danke!

Realy enjoyed this video! But at 3:25 : the kit lens image in my opinon looks way better because the blur does not add value to the photograph and the kit lens image tells more story. Als you can't compare car driving to photography because at the formule 1 the goal is to be best racer and photography is an artform. And what the best photographer in the world is, is less measurable because it is a matter of an opinion and you look less at who can shoot the fastest shutter speed.

This channel is promoting new ideas (not new products) - hard to find this kind of philosophy these days.

Yes, photographer & the equipment. But you know, the reason many state it is about the photographer is because there is a myth that if you buy expensive pro kit it will make you instantly a world class photographer. This is not the case, if it were, no one would watch your tutorials, they'd just buy more kit 😉

Schurli I am not arrogant. I need a startracker 🤩

The Pareto Principle comforts me .😄

Hey Wolf , Thanks for sharing this. I have been following you since ages. After taking your photography course, my photography have improved a lot. I have a Sony A5100 which I have bought 2 years back, shall I buy a lens or replace the camera first? Also, please suggest one too. Just to let you know, I am just a hobby photographer.

For nature, and expected animals to be around, I would say 90% gear.

It's BOTH the photographer AND the gear. There, I de-escalated the civil war.

Hey wolf as a photographer starting out I’ve had my heart set on buying the Sony a7iii but I’ve been swayed by people advising me to purchase a cheaper camera (Sony a6400) to begin with so that i can buy more lenses. What would you recommend even though I have the money to buy the a7iii.

Hi there I currently own a Canon t7 but have the chance to swap it for the Canon 5d mk1 ! Is this a good idea or is the newer tech of the t7 enough to make up for the old full frame ? Thanks

More important is to learn Photoshop..

I will never be able to shoot an Ansel Adams photo with my Iphone 4, will I?

How can I make your channel bigger?

what's important is the Indian not the arrow.

Well then, no weapons of mass destruction in Irak.

0/80 photoshop