I do not own a digital camera , neither am I a camera buff and I do not intend to run out and purchase one any time soon .The nearest I had come to owning was in winning a small one in a KFC promotion many years ago. It is still in the box after all these years. Now, with the camera feature embedded in cellphones , I have one at my disposal, though not the best for photostory, as Murella advised me.
That does not mean to say that I am unable to appreciate good photography. I have always been interested in the type of pictures in which the photographer is able to capture tales of opposites within a single shot. I am interested in photos of people in which the subject is totally oblivious to the photographer’s presence so that the true self is revealed . I am also seduced by old wedding pictures and photos of babies.
So I was very interested to hear Aisha’s lecture in the technicalities of achieving a good shot and I appreciate the fact that in order to get the type of shots that I like , the photographer would have had to shoot countless times , being mindful of factors like range, focal point, lighting , exposure, centrality, perspective , background, subject matter etc.
This lecture set me thinking … maybe I should go out and buy one , huh?
Maybe you should! I share your interest in good photography and the lecture did inform us what to do and shamefully what not to do when taking pictures. Some of the errors outlined while taking photographs were those we all made over the years and the suggestions were well appreciated. I know that our children will enjoy the photo story activities since it's such a novel approach.
ReplyDeleteSo yes, we need to get out and buy ourselves the best digital camera on the market. I'm right behind you on this one!!!
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ReplyDeleteHey girl!
ReplyDeleteI read your blog about digital photography and found that we had a fascination in common. I absolutely love photography and have a portfolio with hundreds of pictures. I learned some techniques during a course that was done at UWI by a photographer from the Express Newspaper. Although it seems like an art, there is really a lot of scientific concepts behind the use of a camera. My favourite subject is nature but I have developed an interest in housing. I am looking forward to developing a professionally done photo story soon.
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteI would advise you to go get yourself a digital camera. You will have fun, it is one thing to appreciate good photography, but it is even more rewarding to create beautiful memories. From your enjoyment at creating your photo story I am confident you already have great ideas about how to use your photos. Not only will you be able to put your writing talent to use, you will also create some fun and creative family slide shows.
Think about the next family Birthday celebration, you can probably do a life story of the guest of honor as a surprise, especially if you get some baby pictures in there.
When I was much younger I wanted to do a course in photography, I was especially interested in cleaning the pictures. It amazed me to think how from a negative and using silver or mercury or something of that sort a picture can be developed. At my parents home there are thousands of pictures stored in boxes. Last two years my dad was 60 and I wanted to do a slide show for him. Only to realise that there were not many pictures of him in his younger days. He had a few wedding pics and most of the pictures were from the time children were born. Now I observe my brother with his digital camera, memory sticks, cds and dvds. Time has changed a lot of things and photography has evolved. Now there is digital photo story something I wish I had known about two years ago when I was trying to put together the slide show for dad. It would have saved me a lot of scanning, cutting and pasting and narrating during the presentation.
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