{"id":9736,"date":"2025-10-03T03:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2025\/10\/03\/she-was-in-a-creative-rut-then-she-got-an-old-point-and-shoot\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T03:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:04:40","slug":"she-was-in-a-creative-rut-then-she-got-an-old-point-and-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2025\/10\/03\/she-was-in-a-creative-rut-then-she-got-an-old-point-and-shoot\/","title":{"rendered":"She was in a creative rut. Then she got an old point-and-shoot."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"326\" id=\"videoFrame\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5A9E2RPTQu0?rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"580\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>By every measure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jasmine_q\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmine Qui\u00f1ones<\/a> is extremely creative. Her images have perspective; her short films make you <em>feel<\/em> something<em>. <\/em>But she&#8217;s not immune to getting stuck in a creative rut.<\/p>\n<p>She was in one such rut when we first got in touch about contributing to our new video series with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpb.com\/en-us\/?utm_source=dpreview&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=mar:us%7Ccam:content26%7Csc:par\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MPB<\/a> about upgrading gear on a budget. In an attempt to extricate herself, Qui\u00f1ones pitched an idea back to us: <em>What if I downgrade instead?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In search of said downgrade \u2014 and, hopefully, a creative upgrade \u2014 she dove headlong into our Camera Comparison tool. She had her mind set on a simple point-and-shoot camera and quickly narrowed her selection down to the Fujifilm XQ2.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Qui\u00f1ones popped over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpb.com\/en-us\/?utm_source=dpreview&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=mar:us%7Ccam:content26%7Csc:par\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MPB<\/a>, the leading platform for buying, selling, and trading camera equipment, and found one in stock, in excellent condition and, importantly, at an affordable price. While she was there, Qui\u00f1ones also grabbed a Sigma 4.5mm f\/2.8 fisheye lens, because, why not? She <em>was<\/em> under budget after all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"actionButton\">If you&#8217;re in a creative rut or just looking to break out of your photographic comfort zone, we hope Qui\u00f1ones&#8217; experience can serve as a reminder. That is, that sometimes the best way forward is back. And that old things can bring new perspectives. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpb.com\/en-us\/?utm_source=dpreview&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=mar:us%7Ccam:content26%7Csc:par\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy, Sell, or Trade with MPB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author:<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>DP Review<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/videos\/7318052560\/jasmine-quinones-searches-for-a-fujifilm-xq2-point-and-shoot\" target=\"_blank\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By every measure, Jasmine Qui\u00f1ones is extremely creative. 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