Precious Photography

I have been interested in photography pretty much my whole life. I was always the kid on the class trip or holiday taking rolls and rolls of film. I was always the one everyone else went to to borrow my negatives, or eventually, have a cd of my pictures mad. I used to pose my friends for photo shoots in high school, and was always the model/photographer in my own show (ya ok I’ll admit that this hasn’t changed ). I used to get annoyed though, because the pictures of me never turned out as well. My face was too dark, the background was bad, or they would cut off my shoes!

Since the digital age, I have gone though at least 5 cameras. Not because I am overly rough with them (accidents DO happen, but considering I take it absolutely everywhere, one camera a year seems reasonable, compared with someone who might use it once or twice)….and technology does change so fast and I need to keep up with it……and finally I decided that it was time to invest in the digital SLR. Yes, it is bulky and somewhat ugly to wear, but it has become part of my outfit. I am a Nikon shooter, so that black and yellow strap is a staple of my being.

I once read a posting on a photography blog asking the question: “Should I bring my SLR to Europe with me, or will it be too annoying to carry?” My immediate response was “If you have to ask, then the answer is no!” I would never ever question it for a second. If I were in Europe, I’d rather go without water then to not bring my SLR. In fact, during a one-week trip to London I brought about 5 lenses, two camera bodies, a flash, a tripod, a reflector and a light stand. And took over 5, 000 photos.