As long as I can remember I have always loved taking pictures. My parents would buy me disposable cameras and let me take pictures of anything I wanted. Whenever I would go out the camera would always follow and I had pictures of everything and everyone I would come across. Of course the pictures were mostly out of focus and heads were cropped off most of the people, but I didn't care. They looked beautiful ! I have always loved taking pictures so in my first year of college I took photography classes and fell even more in love. My fascination with black and white pictures got stronger when I learned how to develop my own film. Something about being in a dark room and not being able to see what I was doing was always intriguing to me, it was a mission trying not to scratch the film while trying to roll it in into the metal canister in complete darkness. I bought my first DSLR camera while taking that class, it was so fun to use.
My favorite type of pictures are the ones where the person I am taking pictures of doesn't notice, you get to capture a moment in time when they are simply being themselves, no pose, no fake smile, just them. Kind of cheesy I know, but try taking a picture when they don't notice and see how different that is compared to telling someone to say "Cheese !".
I am now in the process, or should I say saving, to upgrading to a better camera, the gorgeous Canon 5D Mark II. I can't wait to get my hands on that baby, it is expensive but so worth it. I am sure to go picture crazy once it's mine.
Birthday present anyone?
Until Next time,
Amy.
