Getting addicted...
... to this photography thing again.
But mind you, I'm not entirely a beginner. The shutterbug bit me when I was in elementary school. I remember my dad bought a Canon AE-1 with telephoto, zoom and wide-angle lens.
It was all film then, but aside from the aperture and the and shutter speed, we had to focus manually and since we did not have a motor drive, burst (sports) shooting was out of the question.
But the fun part then was, we had a darkroom. Although it was only for black-and-white photographs, I experienced first hand the magic of developing negatives and printing pictures out of them.
But my! Times have changed!
No more negatives. No more running out of film and time lost loading them. No more negative developing costs. No more contact prints. No more smelly chemicals. No more fiddling around in the dark.
The principles of taking photographs, however, remain the same, although I forgot most of them already. But I'm pretty sure that with a little help from the internet, I will relearn them again. I just hope I will have the time to spare, given my work and other recreational pursuits.
Also, it may be a chance for me to catch up on time with my friends. I already have two invitations, one from a high school classmate and one from a law school classmate to do some photography-themed activities. As soon as my schedule clears, I will take them up on their respective offers.
I still know how to compose photographs, though, if I do say so myself. You can check my photographs out in my Multiply and Facebook accounts.
And as of now, I like to do portraits because I love to photograph my kids.
But mind you, I'm not entirely a beginner. The shutterbug bit me when I was in elementary school. I remember my dad bought a Canon AE-1 with telephoto, zoom and wide-angle lens.
It was all film then, but aside from the aperture and the and shutter speed, we had to focus manually and since we did not have a motor drive, burst (sports) shooting was out of the question.
But the fun part then was, we had a darkroom. Although it was only for black-and-white photographs, I experienced first hand the magic of developing negatives and printing pictures out of them.
But my! Times have changed!
No more negatives. No more running out of film and time lost loading them. No more negative developing costs. No more contact prints. No more smelly chemicals. No more fiddling around in the dark.
The principles of taking photographs, however, remain the same, although I forgot most of them already. But I'm pretty sure that with a little help from the internet, I will relearn them again. I just hope I will have the time to spare, given my work and other recreational pursuits.
Also, it may be a chance for me to catch up on time with my friends. I already have two invitations, one from a high school classmate and one from a law school classmate to do some photography-themed activities. As soon as my schedule clears, I will take them up on their respective offers.
I still know how to compose photographs, though, if I do say so myself. You can check my photographs out in my Multiply and Facebook accounts.
And as of now, I like to do portraits because I love to photograph my kids.
transcription by Punzi @ 9:59 PM
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