lessons from a manual camera
i've been spoiled by a digicam. really.
the first time i used a digicam, i couldn't understand why everyone was fascinated by it. first, the flash was way too bright for my liking. second, you MUST NOT move when taking, or posing for, a photo if you turn the flash off. and third, it's digital, so one small mistake of carelessly pressing the delete button will send your precious photo to oblivion.
but then, i grew to love the digicam. partly because of the numerous settings you can use, but mostly because you CAN delete photos if you didn't need them. amateur photographers need not worry, because "bad" photos can be deleted and forgotten.
but then, i was suddenly stuck with an old, jurassic manual camera that was actually older than me. seriously. i was suddenly scared of taking photos because i didn't want to "waste" the film.
but then, i realized...you can never really waste film (to some extent of course). i mean, even skewed shots, and even those that aren't centered, or those that were taken at the wrong angle... every shot has a story. every moment is a kodak (or agfa, fuji, whatever) moment.
why?because every moment is part of life. every second counts, so they say. so, therefore, no second does not count. every small, tiny, minute detail, when looked back on, carries a thousand memories, laughter, lessons and joy with it.
so, look through your old photos. sift through your negatives. examine "rejected" shots... and rediscover life.
the first time i used a digicam, i couldn't understand why everyone was fascinated by it. first, the flash was way too bright for my liking. second, you MUST NOT move when taking, or posing for, a photo if you turn the flash off. and third, it's digital, so one small mistake of carelessly pressing the delete button will send your precious photo to oblivion.
but then, i grew to love the digicam. partly because of the numerous settings you can use, but mostly because you CAN delete photos if you didn't need them. amateur photographers need not worry, because "bad" photos can be deleted and forgotten.
but then, i was suddenly stuck with an old, jurassic manual camera that was actually older than me. seriously. i was suddenly scared of taking photos because i didn't want to "waste" the film.
but then, i realized...you can never really waste film (to some extent of course). i mean, even skewed shots, and even those that aren't centered, or those that were taken at the wrong angle... every shot has a story. every moment is a kodak (or agfa, fuji, whatever) moment.
why?because every moment is part of life. every second counts, so they say. so, therefore, no second does not count. every small, tiny, minute detail, when looked back on, carries a thousand memories, laughter, lessons and joy with it.
so, look through your old photos. sift through your negatives. examine "rejected" shots... and rediscover life.
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