This is not a fashion blog post today, but I'd love to talk a bit about how I started in photography. I'd love to chat about my whole journey and why I love it so much.
Disclaimer: this is only about photography, not any other parts of my life.
This is me shooting at the most recent local street festival. I prefer being behind the camera, but I do not shy away from being in front. I seem to have a very versatile face and love to try new things and new ways to appear in an image. So exciting!
HOW DID MY LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY START?
The first memory I have of holding a film camera was when I was 8 years old.
I remember my sister got a yellow waterproof camera, the name eludes me.
And I remember saying I wanted one too. I never got my own until way later in life.
But my father owned a Nikomat film camera with an interchangeable lens.
I was mesmerized with it, even though my father only ever used it on Automatic settings. He never got into photography, but it was a blessing that I inherited it, and still own it now. As soon as I finished high school, I set out to become a professional photographer. But once I went to Hornsby Tafe to learn Black and White film photography in 1994, I was bitterly disappointed. I was expecting to be taught how to take good photos, but my teacher at the time was obsessed with the whole processing of film in the dark room. I felt I was not getting the type of education I needed so after a year I quit.
I am always trying new things out or even mundane things like a glass of milk on my kitchen bench and the shadow it makes. It's probably things that bore others but really excite me. The thing is, the things I like are not the things others like, and that's ok!
WHY I REGRET QUITTING AT A YOUNG AGE?
I had the feeling I would regret this decision, and to be completely honest and totally transparent what I'm going to say is that I really did regret it for many decades.
I love to shoot my animals so much, especially my kitties.
HOW I REDEAMED MYSELF:
I had the itch to start photography about 10 years ago, so I bought a really terrible DSLR, quality wise. But it was the thing that got me to play around with a large camera again, but I never got off the automatic settings for almost 5 years. Until I was fed up and decided to push myself into teaching myself to go full manual. I bombed out at first but got some really amazing help from an expert from Canon, and I thank goodness for him and everything I learnt since then. I felt a bit more confident once I practiced and then decided to get certified. And that's when I started getting awards for my photos.
I kept taking images of the sunset and my environment constantly. And it still fascinates me now and I love to see the results months later.
DO I REGRET GOING BACK TO PHOTOGRAPHY?
No, but I do regret doing it so late in life and waiting this long to get back into it.
I have had this habit for a long time of taking photos everywhere and anywhere I go.
And of things that look remotely interesting to me like these beautiful flowers in the park.
MY ADVICE TO NEW PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Do what you love to do and keep at it. And upgrading your equipment does make a difference. No need to go for high-end really expensive ones but a decent camera body and a good lens or two is definitely what you need. And a nice backpack to put all your gear in when you travel or on a job is essential in my eyes.
This is one of my favourite types of photos to take as I am obsessed with hats and things that are stacked and look so interesting in a group. This one was taken at the local field days.
WHAT IS MY NEXT MOVE IN PHOTOGRAPHY?
I really do not know, basically wherever the wind blows there I will go.
I honestly thought after over 30 years of snapping I would be sick of it by now, but I have been pleasantly surprised at my interest. I feel like I am still learning every single day new things about it and discover new ways to shoot, new things to shoot and get inspired by everything around me all the time.
THANKS FOR READING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY:
Let me know what else you would like to read about, drop me an email, and I'll see you on the next one. The end. Have a great month, toudles.
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