A long while ago I dropped my favorite slr (film) camera lens. I cried. Honestly, I blubbered.
To cheer myself up, I then decided to buy a digital camera. Along the way, however, I got frustrated at the digital camera because it just flat-out wasn't my t-50. I took that loss pretty hard. So, out of frustration, I sold it. The digital camera, that is.
I'm not sure what I was thinking. Maybe I was trying to stick it to technology, really teach technology a lesson. Maybe I was trying to fill a void. I'm not sure.
Jump ahead a few dry, picture-less years and I find myself unwrapping a Christmas present from the bf. He got me a new slr lens. Fancier then the one I broke before. But not too fancy.
It took me a little time to warm up to this new lens. But recently, I have been back in action, shooting film again. Back doing something I nearly forgot that I love.
Upon this recent revival, I've been thinking about why I love it so and what it is I want to accomplish with it. There is a quote from Anne Leibovitz that talks about how crucial emotional content is to photography...about how photos should have a poignant impact and how they should remain in the viewer's heart.
And that, my friends, is why I love it and what I aim to do with it -- take pictures that remain in the hearts of others, regardless of the subject or the technique.
A few things have changed in the hobby of photography since I petered out last. FYI, you can no longer buy 800 ISO film over the counter and flikr now allows 1 TB (that's right terabyte) of data storage. That sure beats the measly 200 free images they used to allot. Check it.
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