One of the things I have been reminded of through be a "lurker" is my love for photography as so many of the blogs I frequent are blogs of both amateur and professional photographers. This has something that has gradually been rediscovering the past few years, but I forget how much I just love taking a camera and capturing the moment. In high school I took a photography class (well I did Photo I and Photo II so i guess it wasn't just one) this was back in the day where you used film and then we actually developed the pictures. I amazingly still have all the negatives and the pictures I processed and some of them remind me of being told for the first time ever that I was "artistic". When I finished high school, I still took pictures, but not very often. As I went on different trips I learned the value of a camera to capture moments that could so easily be forgotten, however, now days, its the digital world of photography, and I would never go back to using old school film.
Pictures have a great way of capturing a moment. One of the things I am trying to do is take my camera wherever I go and remembering to use it. No matter the subject there is beauty that cam be found in everything and for that reason, I think I need to start using it more no matter how obnoxious I may feel I am being. Who knows I may capture a moment that is more precious then I know. One of the big things I am pondering (again) is whether or not my simple point and shoot (which does take great pictures) is adequate or do I want a SLR camera. Yeah, I can borrow my dad's SLR which is AMAZING (and one I am unable to afford at this point) but there is just something about having your own. Who knows maybe one of these days I will "upgrade". But that would mean I would have to use it! So since I've gone off on this rambling, I will put some pictures I have taken recently just because I think its fun to share! :) The thing I have began to love doing when taking pictures is not doing "traditional" pictures (i.e. not centering objects, focusing on the random, finding unusual beauty).
One more tangent before I showcase some of the pictures is I just LOVE the working with pictures on my MAC. I love the ease of features on IPhoto which makes it even more fun! Well...thats all for now! Enjoy :) Okay well the pictures will be in the next post. The one at the top of this post is of my niece from a birthday party!
