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A spark
While I’m writing this, there is heavy rain outside, and it’s falling for the last twelve hours. The whole day is a bit fitting for overthinking about a lot of stuff in life. Somehow, I started to think about how I discovered photography as my passion.
I didn’t plan to post anything today, but I got a feeling to write, so here I am. I’ve just put some classical music in the background, with a piano as a main instrument, accompanied by the sounds of rain hitting my window. The heating is also on, so I’m warm and cosy to do some writing.
From the days I was a kid, I was somehow surrounded by photo cameras. Nobody in my family ever did photography as a profession, but we always loved to capture family gatherings and birthdays, etc. So I basically started with my dad's Olympus film camera, and then as time went by and I started to be more mature, I switched to digital.
I remember when my first point-and-shoot camera started to photograph a strange pink layer on the photos. It turned out that the lens was damaged from the shooting in the bright sun. The repairing was difficult and it wasn’t cost-effective, so I needed to find another camera, as I was feeling like I had lost a limb from my body.
After that, I bought a new camera, and I’ve been shooting with it for the last twelve years. When I see what cameras can do nowadays, I sometimes feel embarrassed for still using this one, but I can’t help myself. It is so small and nice, and I don’t need to think about taking my photo-bag and switching lenses…
Approximately a decade ago, when Instagram was blooming with landscape shots, I started to admire many of them and wished I knew how to shoot like some photographers there. As I always loved to do a long walk by the river, I decided to bring my camera with me. And let me tell you, I didn’t know anything about photography.
I went at midday, photographing landscapes without a subject, and without any sense of composition. And I was persistent in that way of photographing. I’m laughing while writing this and reminiscing about my beginnings.
Then, out of the blue, YouTube got on my mind. There must be some photographers there posting videos while they’re photographing, right? Oh, the revelation.
That’s when I found out I’m an absolute ignoramus for photography. While the feeling was a bit bitter, I was drawn to those videos to learn about photography, the rules of composition and equipment that I never bought. I didn’t feel like the learning part was any sort of problem or difficult for me, I did it for fun in my free time.
Later, I started learning about photo editing, also. As time was passing, I noticed I was getting a sense for photography, and while posting online, I did get some positive feedback.
The most important part is that I discovered something more than a hobby, a spark, a big passion. I’m still a bit confused about how I got here, but now I just can’t imagine my life without either watching about photography or doing it myself. And it’s a blessing.
A spark
While I’m writing this, there is heavy rain outside, and it’s falling for the last twelve hours. The whole day is a bit fitting for overthinking about a lot of stuff in life. Somehow, I started to think about how I discovered photography as my passion.
I didn’t plan to post anything today, but I got a feeling to write, so here I am. I’ve just put some classical music in the background, with a piano as a main instrument, accompanied by the sounds of rain hitting my window. The heating is also on, so I’m warm and cosy to do some writing.
From the days I was a kid, I was somehow surrounded by photo cameras. Nobody in my family ever did photography as a profession, but we always loved to capture family gatherings and birthdays, etc. So I basically started with my dad's Olympus film camera, and then as time went by and I started to be more mature, I switched to digital.
I remember when my first point-and-shoot camera started to photograph a strange pink layer on the photos. It turned out that the lens was damaged from the shooting in the bright sun. The repairing was difficult and it wasn’t cost-effective, so I needed to find another camera, as I was feeling like I had lost a limb from my body.
After that, I bought a new camera, and I’ve been shooting with it for the last twelve years. When I see what cameras can do nowadays, I sometimes feel embarrassed for still using this one, but I can’t help myself. It is so small and nice, and I don’t need to think about taking my photo-bag and switching lenses…
Approximately a decade ago, when Instagram was blooming with landscape shots, I started to admire many of them and wished I knew how to shoot like some photographers there. As I always loved to do a long walk by the river, I decided to bring my camera with me. And let me tell you, I didn’t know anything about photography.
I went at midday, photographing landscapes without a subject, and without any sense of composition. And I was persistent in that way of photographing. I’m laughing while writing this and reminiscing about my beginnings.
Then, out of the blue, YouTube got on my mind. There must be some photographers there posting videos while they’re photographing, right? Oh, the revelation.
That’s when I found out I’m an absolute ignoramus for photography. While the feeling was a bit bitter, I was drawn to those videos to learn about photography, the rules of composition and equipment that I never bought. I didn’t feel like the learning part was any sort of problem or difficult for me, I did it for fun in my free time.
Later, I started learning about photo editing, also. As time was passing, I noticed I was getting a sense for photography, and while posting online, I did get some positive feedback.
The most important part is that I discovered something more than a hobby, a spark, a big passion. I’m still a bit confused about how I got here, but now I just can’t imagine my life without either watching about photography or doing it myself. And it’s a blessing.