I'm not a "real" photographer. I've never had a zoom or one of those screw on things that make cameras look phallic and a little scary. I've never made people stop what they were doing in the name of "art" or inavaded the privacy of perfect strangers for same. I've never had a darkroom for developing and I didn't even know I should use a lens cap. No light meters. No fancy gee gaws. Just me and the little disposable 35 mm you pick up CVS. Unfortunately bad pictures (usually of my finger or someone's but or most of their face - but not all of it) cost money, paper and waste so I was never much of a risk taker photo wise. But now, thanks to the magic of digital, I can just hit the delete button. No fuss, no muss, and no one else - even the clerk who develops photos - needs to know how many bad shots of pizza I took. And of just about everything else. So I may not be a real photographer, but at this point in time I'm a picture taker. Mostly non human subjects, since I have an almost allergic reaction to people pics on the web, but when you get tired of leaves and trees, just let me know and I'll start looking for other objects. Paperweights?
No comments:
Post a Comment