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Jul 29, 2012 01:56:33   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer. I just kind of stumbled my way into it. Bought a camera and took pictures. It wasn't until this forum that I even remotely became interested in knowing how my camera worked. I have found that there are so many moments in life that need to be documented.
Here are just a few. I look forward to seeing what drives y'all.













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Jul 29, 2012 02:05:05   #
ggiaphotos Loc: Iowa
 
Nice, especially like the sunset.

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Jul 29, 2012 05:44:10   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer. I just kind of stumbled my way into it. Bought a camera and took pictures. It wasn't until this forum that I even remotely became interested in knowing how my camera worked. I have found that there are so many moments in life that need to be documented.
Here are just a few. I look forward to seeing what drives y'all.


You've been in my thoughts and prayers ~ good to see you back! Love the examples! I've always loved photography and I got my first Kodak at age 11. We didn't have a lot of money for film or developing so each photo I took had to really count! I got my first digital camera, an impressive 2mp Olympus when the local KMart went out of business about 12 years ago, and used it extensively in my Real Estate business. I talked my husband into investing in my first DSLR when our 5th grandchild, a lightening fast little girl, was born 2 1/2 years ago. There is hardly a day that goes by that I don't photograph something! I guess you could say that I'm loving capturing as many memories as I can ~

We took 4 of the 6 Grandkids camping at Stone Mountain Park (GA) this past week. Here is the view from our campsite at sunset.
We took 4 of the 6 Grandkids camping at Stone Moun...

We were on top of the world! We rode the tram to the top. Note our 2 1/2 old Grandgirl trying to catch up in the lower right hand corner, accompanied by her 'Grumpy,' of course!
We were on top of the world! We rode the tram to t...

The fabulous 4, pausing for a nano second!
The fabulous 4, pausing for a nano second!...

The Mallard ducks visited our campsite frequently looking for food!
The Mallard ducks visited our campsite frequently ...

Doesn't every family have a clown? This photo makes me feel 'cross-eyed' every time I look at it!
Doesn't every family have a clown?  This photo mak...

The oldest Grandson (18) was visiting for the day. Note the guy in the tree to the right. He was taking photos with a monster of a zoom lens. Also note the trees growing right out of the granite!
The oldest Grandson (18) was visiting for the day....

It was a cloudy and hazy evening ~ the Atlanta skyline in the background.
It was a cloudy and hazy evening ~ the Atlanta sky...

The Stone Mountain Carving up close and personal from the tram.
The Stone Mountain Carving up close and personal f...

Not a great photo, but I added so you can 'get the picture.'Back at the base of the mountain waiting for a spectacular laser/ fireworks show. The kids were too wild for me to take any more photos at this point!
Not a great photo, but I added so you can 'get the...

We watched the tram cars go & come from our campsite. Download to see the random tree growing out of the side of this granite mountain ~ amazing!
We watched the tram cars go & come from our campsi...

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Jul 29, 2012 06:37:01   #
suejay50 Loc: Devon, UK
 
Family snapshots had always been part of my life recording times of joy and sadness when kids were growing. Then came digital! Wow!.. Then came divorce - photography turned into a lifesaving hobby when I joined a club and realised I could survive alone etc. I get great joy and have had many adventures with my new friends and camera... so much still to learn and so little time....

gorgeous grandson
gorgeous grandson...

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Jul 29, 2012 06:48:22   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
suejay50 wrote:
Family snapshots had always been part of my life recording times of joy and sadness when kids were growing. Then came digital! Wow!.. Then came divorce - photography turned into a lifesaving hobby when I joined a club and realised I could survive alone etc. I get great joy and have had many adventures with my new friends and camera... so much still to learn and so little time....


He is gorgeous!

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Jul 29, 2012 07:08:57   #
judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
 
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer. I just kind of stumbled my way into it. Bought a camera and took pictures. It wasn't until this forum that I even remotely became interested in knowing how my camera worked. I have found that there are so many moments in life that need to be documented.
Here are just a few. I look forward to seeing what drives y'all.


Kinda like freeze a moment in time.....preserve, share,recall....Things of beauty,unusual creations,growing phases of children,monumental occasions along life's way,relish life's exposures. I guess that's why.I've always been called an artist of sorts :lol:
Went to the first reunion of the Johnson/Peterson Family yesterday. Peterson is my maiden Name. At the church my grandfather John was a founding member of in the late 1800s.So I'll share a few of those frozen in timers!

Remember this painting from my early childhood sun.School Days it was transported to the new church around 1950's
Remember this painting from my early childhood sun...

The property was the the old Edward E. Malley Estate (wonderful Old Dept.Store) still stands
The property was the the old Edward E. Malley Esta...

some old family treasures from Sweden and my grandparents. my oldest son,Bill looks just like my grandfather John, thus the pic over the Grandmother's china.
some old family treasures from Sweden and my grand...

Most of the family on my side of the Juuls-taken by Bill! The oldest is Fred Neuman -96! 4th from 2nd row R,
Most of the family on my side of the Juuls-taken b...

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Jul 29, 2012 07:14:39   #
RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa
 
Morning SHERRIE...so glad to see you... one day leads to two...Im pretty certain now you will feel better every day....

Geez this might be the toughest one yet since Im not really sure. And I have a zillion pics from before digital that I have not scanned...hmmmmmm and can not access anyway since the electricity went out last night and the house network is not reconnected.

Like MG...I have been with camera since very young...as I recall I EARNED MY FIRST KODAK instamatic by collecting BAZOOKA JOE bubble gum comics and sending them in for my prize.

In my 20's when we still took film for developing, a shop owner asked me to submit a pic to a contest and it took second place and I won an automatic camera kit...long story short I traded it for a vivitar slr....which I used mostly to record travel and family pics.

at 53 I took early retirement from a long career serving the public, in mental health, corrections and finally education...kinda burnt out...when I finally shook myself out of it i picked up my camera a digital olympus point and shoot...and one thing led to another and next thing I knew my photos were selling in a local garden center and I was doing photojournalism in magazines...heheheheh HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

Finally I found you all here and my skills have improved so much just since JAN 1...AND SHERRIE has enlightened me to photoshop and well this is what i think i want to show you today.

I can clone...heheheheheheheh
I know I showed you all this but not sure Sherrie saw it.
Im not afraid of PHOTOSHOP ANY MORE and learned how to sign my pics







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Jul 29, 2012 07:39:45   #
Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada
 
No pics because I'm leaving soon but as a kid I remember tintype ( I believe that's it)of a distant grandmother and various photos of family which I thought was really nice because they were my family even though I never knew them.

Later on with a Brownie and an 8-shot BW film I remember in 1947 taking pics of brand new cars.

As time rolled on I learned that pictures of family were fun, but sad at the same time as today I see a family photo and 3/4 of them have passed away and I am now older than my grandfather was in that particular photo. It bothers me. Still interested in photography I began doing a lot of local shots such as the lighthouse, the stores etc and after leaving home the world opened up. All this to say I did landscape shots, no faces, no people and as I traveled this road I entered a zone of composition, which I love, refining and history. I am also a history buff so things like Gettysburg, cemeteries, old farms and barns and country photos draw me very close. I am a believer of the beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing, hence I search out beauty on a daily basis, especially since I have my digital and also on UHH ......It is your fault Sherrie! You are emptying my bank account and making gas stations richer. But I love it.....

Going camping, have camera, will shoot

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Jul 29, 2012 07:48:31   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
In addition to photographing special family memories, I so enjoy taking landscapes! Especially when it comes out of the camera exactly as you remember; nature so perfect that you don't need a dab of post processing!

Our Stone Mountain campsite view (GA) the morning we left
Our Stone Mountain campsite view (GA) the morning ...

Had to sneak in one more of these four. Our trip was a nightmare at times, but just after a day of being home, I'm glad to say that only the good times are what I'm remembering!
Had to sneak in one more of these four. Our trip w...

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Jul 29, 2012 07:51:59   #
judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
 
mgstrawn wrote:
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer. I just kind of stumbled my way into it. Bought a camera and took pictures. It wasn't until this forum that I even remotely became interested in knowing how my camera worked. I have found that there are so many moments in life that need to be documented.
Here are just a few. I look forward to seeing what drives y'all.


You've been in my thoughts and prayers ~ good to see you back! Love the examples! I've always loved photography and I got my first Kodak at age 11. We didn't have a lot of money for film or developing so each photo I took had to really count! I got my first digital camera, an impressive 2mp Olympus when the local KMart went out of business about 12 years ago, and used it extensively in my Real Estate business. I talked my husband into investing in my first DSLR when our 5th grandchild, a lightening fast little girl, was born 2 1/2 years ago. There is hardly a day that goes by that I don't photograph something! I guess you could say that I'm loving capturing as many memories as I can ~
quote=photogrl57 Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's... (show quote)


Great campground-looks like lots of memories here! :thumbup:

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Jul 29, 2012 07:54:01   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
judy juul wrote:
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer. I just kind of stumbled my way into it. Bought a camera and took pictures. It wasn't until this forum that I even remotely became interested in knowing how my camera worked. I have found that there are so many moments in life that need to be documented.
Here are just a few. I look forward to seeing what drives y'all.


Kinda like freeze a moment in time.....preserve, share,recall....Things of beauty,unusual creations,growing phases of children,monumental occasions along life's way,relish life's exposures. I guess that's why.I've always been called an artist of sorts :lol:
Went to the first reunion of the Johnson/Peterson Family yesterday. Peterson is my maiden Name. At the church my grandfather John was a founding member of in the late 1800s.So I'll share a few of those frozen in timers!
quote=photogrl57 Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's... (show quote)


Lovely photos! (pg. 1)

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Jul 29, 2012 07:54:17   #
judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
 
Roadrunner wrote:
No pics because I'm leaving soon but as a kid I remember tintype ( I believe that's it)of a distant grandmother and various photos of family which I thought was really nice because they were my family even though I never knew them.

Later on with a Brownie and an 8-shot BW film I remember in 1947 taking pics of brand new cars.

As time rolled on I learned that pictures of family were fun, but sad at the same time as today I see a family photo and 3/4 of them have passed away and I am now older than my grandfather was in that particular photo. It bothers me. Still interested in photography I began doing a lot of local shots such as the lighthouse, the stores etc and after leaving home the world opened up. All this to say I did landscape shots, no faces, no people and as I traveled this road I entered a zone of composition, which I love, refining and history. I am also a history buff so things like Gettysburg, cemeteries, old farms and barns and country photos draw me very close. I am a believer of the beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing, hence I search out beauty on a daily basis, especially since I have my digital and also on UHH ......It is your fault Sherrie! You are emptying my bank account and making gas stations richer. But I love it.....

Going camping, have camera, will shoot
No pics because I'm leaving soon but as a kid I re... (show quote)


RR, I'm with You! :thumbup:

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Jul 29, 2012 07:55:11   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
Roadrunner wrote:
No pics because I'm leaving soon but as a kid I remember tintype ( I believe that's it)of a distant grandmother and various photos of family which I thought was really nice because they were my family even though I never knew them.

Later on with a Brownie and an 8-shot BW film I remember in 1947 taking pics of brand new cars.

As time rolled on I learned that pictures of family were fun, but sad at the same time as today I see a family photo and 3/4 of them have passed away and I am now older than my grandfather was in that particular photo. It bothers me. Still interested in photography I began doing a lot of local shots such as the lighthouse, the stores etc and after leaving home the world opened up. All this to say I did landscape shots, no faces, no people and as I traveled this road I entered a zone of composition, which I love, refining and history. I am also a history buff so things like Gettysburg, cemeteries, old farms and barns and country photos draw me very close. I am a believer of the beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing, hence I search out beauty on a daily basis, especially since I have my digital and also on UHH ......It is your fault Sherrie! You are emptying my bank account and making gas stations richer. But I love it.....

Going camping, have camera, will shoot
No pics because I'm leaving soon but as a kid I re... (show quote)


Can't wait to see the results of your 'rambling' when you get back!

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Jul 29, 2012 07:56:13   #
mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
RiverNan wrote:
Morning SHERRIE...so glad to see you... one day leads to two...Im pretty certain now you will feel better every day....

Geez this might be the toughest one yet since Im not really sure. And I have a zillion pics from before digital that I have not scanned...hmmmmmm and can not access anyway since the electricity went out last night and the house network is not reconnected.

Like MG...I have been with camera since very young...as I recall I EARNED MY FIRST KODAK instamatic by collecting BAZOOKA JOE bubble gum comics and sending them in for my prize.

In my 20's when we still took film for developing, a shop owner asked me to submit a pic to a contest and it took second place and I won an automatic camera kit...long story short I traded it for a vivitar slr....which I used mostly to record travel and family pics.

at 53 I took early retirement from a long career serving the public, in mental health, corrections and finally education...kinda burnt out...when I finally shook myself out of it i picked up my camera a digital olympus point and shoot...and one thing led to another and next thing I knew my photos were selling in a local garden center and I was doing photojournalism in magazines...heheheheh HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

Finally I found you all here and my skills have improved so much just since JAN 1...AND SHERRIE has enlightened me to photoshop and well this is what i think i want to show you today.

I can clone...heheheheheheheh
I know I showed you all this but not sure Sherrie saw it.
Im not afraid of PHOTOSHOP ANY MORE and learned how to sign my pics
Morning SHERRIE...so glad to see you... one day le... (show quote)


Awesome photoshopping, Nan!

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Jul 29, 2012 07:56:14   #
judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
 
RiverNan wrote:
Morning SHERRIE...so glad to see you... one day leads to two...Im pretty certain now you will feel better every day....

Geez this might be the toughest one yet since Im not really sure. And I have a zillion pics from before digital that I have not scanned...hmmmmmm and can not access anyway since the electricity went out last night and the house network is not reconnected.

Like MG...I have been with camera since very young...as I recall I EARNED MY FIRST KODAK instamatic by collecting BAZOOKA JOE bubble gum comics and sending them in for my prize.

In my 20's when we still took film for developing, a shop owner asked me to submit a pic to a contest and it took second place and I won an automatic camera kit...long story short I traded it for a vivitar slr....which I used mostly to record travel and family pics.

at 53 I took early retirement from a long career serving the public, in mental health, corrections and finally education...kinda burnt out...when I finally shook myself out of it i picked up my camera a digital olympus point and shoot...and one thing led to another and next thing I knew my photos were selling in a local garden center and I was doing photojournalism in magazines...heheheheh HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

Finally I found you all here and my skills have improved so much just since JAN 1...AND SHERRIE has enlightened me to photoshop and well this is what i think i want to show you today.

I can clone...heheheheheheheh
I know I showed you all this but not sure Sherrie saw it.
Im not afraid of PHOTOSHOP ANY MORE and learned how to sign my pics
Morning SHERRIE...so glad to see you... one day le... (show quote)


I'd like to learn how to sign my pics-River N. Enjoyed your story!

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