Hi A. T.! I appreciated reading your comments! I'm 75 and have been taking photographs since sometime between 7-9 years old. They let little kids put in the glass flashbulbs and remove them after the flash. Times are different now. In 2020, I purchased my first digital camera. I had to for earlier I was traveling in Italy. A fellow traveler had a digital camera. She was reviewing photos and going back to some place to retake. I, however, had 20+ rolls of film not to forget to bring home to be processed...Purchased the Canon 5D and stayed with them until I had to sell the 5DM4 because it was too heavy to handhold and I am not crazy about tripods.

I wish I was more like you, who immerse yourself into one huge field and learn all that you can every day. I am not like that - I love photography. I also love riding my horse, quilting, crafts, reading, and traveling! Oh, and I am learning guitar. I excel at being a dilettante!

My husband and I took community photography classes at Rochester Institute of Technology (where I live). It is very highly regarded school. They taught us the concept that photography is "painting with light", and they used some of the Ansel Adams works to give us examples. I think that was the most important concept I ever learned about photography. We also worked in the darkroom, added color to b/w prints, learned about so many different aspects. Unfortunately, they don't offer the classes anymore.

You have me smiling here at midnight for I have heard for my entire 75 year life to slow down. I tell people here, who meet me, that this is slow! I do enjoy every moment of everything I do, while I am doing it.

Thank you for the "God Bless You". He and I been having some interesting conversations lately.

God Bless you,
Linda S.

Are you doing market research for some firm?

Your topics:

Are you aiming for mastery in a specific genre or type or exploring various styles and situations?

Camera straps: standard or added features?

Fast or slow shutter speed, how do you decide?

Photo editing: do you prefer to keep it subtle or embrace bold transformations?

Black and white photography -- do you use one of the primary colors to convert or just all colors?

Photographing people: natural or posed?

Prime or zoom lenses -- does it even matter these days?

Filters or no filters? How do you feel about post-processing tools shaping your final image?

Lighting: natural or artificial? What's your preferred source/method and why?

How do you approach composition in your photography?

Are you doing market research for some firm?

Your topics:

Are you aiming for mastery in a specific genre or type or exploring various styles and situations?

Camera straps: standard or added features?

Fast or slow shutter speed, how do you decide?

Photo editing: do you prefer to keep it subtle or embrace bold transformations?

Black and white photography -- do you use one of the primary colors to convert or just all colors?

Photographing people: natural or posed?

Prime or zoom lenses -- does it even matter these days?

Filters or no filters? How do you feel about post-processing tools shaping your final image?

Lighting: natural or artificial? What's your preferred source/method and why?

How do you approach composition in your photography?