I will be writing on both the creative and the tech side of the topic, but wanted to address the question I get asked everyday (no really…).
“Gary, what camera should I buy?”
The answer will be in 2 parts, faithful readers… but I am feeling generous and thus will include both parts in one post!
Part 1 of 2: the non SLR question.
“I want something that takes good pictures and I can carry around with me blah blah yada yada”
My Camera
I am biased. I like Canon cameras. My standard answer ( then, now, and later) is: Think of a budget, subtract a 4gb SD card out of it (so you can be lazy like me and never erase pictures) and buy the best Canon SD series (also known as ELPH series) camera you can afford. They start up quickly. Take great pictures. Have all the toys you could want. I climbed a volcano with my SD870 tied by its string to my jacket. It still works.
*one exception: if you plan on taking pictures underwater, in beer mugs, at college bars, in adverse climates etc I recommend the OlympusSW series. A good friend of mine actually has a photo set of pictures taken with the camera from inside a beer pitcher.
@arrington re: square ... you can program in regional prices of common drug quantities (gram, ounce, kilo) and look for patterns HAHA in reply to arrington6 days ago