Vision First, Gear Second: What Joel Grimes Got Me Thinking About Great Photography

Vision First, Gear Second: What Joel Grimes Got Me Thinking About Great Photography

I got into gear reviewing because I kept obsessing over prices instead of actually shooting. Spreadsheets, deal alerts, five tripods under fifty bucks lined up in my Denver apartment like some kind of budget photographer’s science experiment. I know gear. I can tell you the sharpest lens under $200 and which brands are worth watching on sale days. But here’s the thing I had to learn the hard way: none of that matters if you haven’t figured out what you’re actually trying to say with a photograph.