(Or “Embracing the Divine Art of Taking Picturesâ€)
I’m a purist at heart. For ages and forever it was film or nothing.
I can still remember some of the first photos I took with a film camera. I was about 14 and we were at a dirt car-rally. I got these awesome shots of cars flying over dirt mounds… airborne. I was amazed and loved that I could capture those moments.
I don’t have any of my ‘first’ photos (long and sad story), but I have the memories of taking them. In my mind, I can still see the shots as I was taking them… Still see those cars flying.
When the digital-camera revolution hit, it took me ages to come around. Husband tried desperately to talk me in to it.
“The benefits of digital!â€, he would say.
“Only film for me – it’s sacrilegious to go digital,†I would reply.
Who in their right mind could ever want to digitally alter a photo. Getting the perfect shot was part of the skill. The thrill. The challenge.
But I’ve made the leap.
Slowly. Somewhat reluctantly. And with a lot of research, I’ve embraced digital. To the point where I’ve invested in a my first DSLR.
And I’m loving it! Wondering “why?†now.
Why did it take me forever to want to learn new skills. The ease of delete. Seeing on your LCD and knowing instantly whether it’s going to be an okay shot, or not.
I’ve taken the leap.
I recommend it…
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Tasha has decided that a “365 Challenge†will be one of the best ways of learning her new camera in 2010-2011. All the while she will continue with her jewellery designing (she’s thinking a 52-Week Earring Challenge, keep an eye out!), while she keeps steering her family toward a healthy and organic lifestyle.
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Those are gorgeous pics!! But I think I know where you come from with the ‘purist’ aspect. I admit I use a digital camera but it is a simple one and I don’t edit them.I think capturing them in the basic, truest form just brings them to life than editing them?
I know exactly what you’re talking about! I grew up a digital girl with my own darkroom and it took me oh so long to make the change. I finally did it just before going on a 3 week trip around Vietnam, and I think with the number of images I took on that trip the camera almost paid for itself with what I saved on film and processing (I no longer had my darkroom then). I love that I can carry just the one camera and later choose if I’d like it in colour or black and white.
I’m now so in love with photoshop too 🙂
Enjoy your new camera, I’m looking forward to seeing your pics!
Alex, I must admit to editing.
Ever so occasionally there will be a shot that I leave untouched, but the edited shots can give so much more mood and feeling to the picture. I only do the bare amount of editing though – crop and maybe play with exposure (all done in Picasa too, nothing fancy).
Melanie – I’m busting to take an overseas trip to play with the camera.
Not paying for developing and film is definitely one of the pluses that Husband rabbited on at me about for ages – and one which I now agree with (clever man!) Photshop is lurking in my “must learn’ background… I’m still content with Picasa at this stage. Did you find it hard to learn?