{"id":30320,"date":"2016-08-21T14:07:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=30320"},"modified":"2016-08-21T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T21:07:41","slug":"how-to-cure-yourself-of-g-a-s-gear-acquisition-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/21\/how-to-cure-yourself-of-g-a-s-gear-acquisition-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cure Yourself of G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Cure Yourself of G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4lGbvnByOuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you love cameras and can&#8217;t stop buying them (for the sake of it) I hope you enjoy this video on how to cure our illness. Often we think that our cameras aren&#8217;t good enough&#8211; but it is ourselves which is the problem. No matter how good our cameras are, they will never be &#8220;good enough.&#8221; The secret is to be grateful for what we have, to make the best of &#8220;good enough&#8221;, and to shoot with whatever camera we own.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I&#8217;ve shot with $10,000 cameras and even more expensive ones&#8211; and for those I know who have these cameras, they&#8217;re never satisfied either.<\/p>\n<p>Even realize that the smartphones we have today would have been considered miracles by photographers even a few decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>My suggestion: <strong>instead of buying more cameras, try to sell\/give away your cameras<\/strong>. The more you purge yourself of superfluous gear, the more liberated you will feel. You will have fewer distractions, and more focus in your photography.<\/p>\n<p>I also suggest try to avoid marketing and advertising as much as possible. Whenever I visit a gear-review forum, I feel the pangs of GAS. The same is when I look at advertisements or commercials. Either use an ad-blocker, or avoid visiting these sites all together.<\/p>\n<p>And once again, always remember to practice an attitude of gratitude. Let us always count our blessings, and go out and take photos with whatever we have.<\/p>\n<h2>More articles to conquer GAS:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/24\/10-practical-tips-to-fight-g-a-s-gear-acquisition-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Practical Tips to Fight G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/how-to-be-grateful-for-what-you-have\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Be Grateful For What You Have<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/04\/10-tips-on-how-to-cure-yourself-of-gas-gear-acquisition-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Tips on How to Cure Yourself of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you love cameras and can&#8217;t stop buying them (for the sake of it) I hope you enjoy this video on how to cure our illness. 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