My photography resolution for 2025 is to keep a point-and-shoot compact in my pocket, and to actually use it!

Saying goodbye to a camera phone and hello to a proper camera, more often

January 4, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Michelle Winters

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I hate photography resolutions.

I’m terrible at keeping them, especially the photo-a-day ones.

A hand holding the Ricoh GR IIIx camera

I recently rediscovered my vintage Sony Cybershot RX100, and I’m keen to use it more in 2025.

Taking photos for work is no problem.

I review thebest camerasregularly for TechRadar and need to use them properly to form my opinions.

I’ll be snapping anything from footballers with pro cameras to portraits with the latest mirrorless models.

Sony Cybershot RX100 point-and-shoot camera in the hand

I recently rediscovered my vintage Sony Cybershot RX100, and I’m keen to use it more in 2025.

I don’t want the creative flame in me to burn out altogether.

So how am I going to kick apathy in the bucket and turn things around this year?

Learn from 2024, which has taught me that I need to switch up the tools I use.

Self portrait window light black and white

(Image credit: Future | Tim Coleman)

For me, my phone doesn’t encourage photographic creativity, even in situations that it should.

It’s a pocketable camera with smartphone-beating image quality and handling.

I learned a lot along the way andpenned an article about the experience over that year.

Motion blur driving through a tunnel black and white

(Image credit: Future | Tim Coleman)

Some of the photos I made during the first year with a new premium compact camera.

A dedicated camera like the Ricoh GR IIIx encourages your creativity and can level-up the quality of everyday photography.

I’m not specifically setting myself a photo-a-day challenge again I know better than that.

Black and white landscape of fields with sheep and dramatic cloudy skies

(Image credit: Future | Tim Coleman)

But what I want to work towards is enjoying and more sowantingto make photos again.

In 2024, I downgraded my GRIIIx from my pocket to my bag on commuting days.

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