Why do you think you take photos?
Dec 13, 2017 20:21:13 #
canon Lee wrote:
Why do you think you take photos?
Perhaps because I have over half a TB of images. They had to come from somewhere.
Why do I do it? Because I like images and creating images. Does one need another reason?
Why do people ask questions of this type? For what purpose?
Dec 13, 2017 20:35:50 #
Dec 13, 2017 20:54:43 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I don't take photos, photography takes me to places I'd never go if I didn't have a camera. I crawl through creekbeds, wander out in the ocean on a jetty, visit parks and memorial, and celebrate the Red, White, and Blue in ways I never would without a camera.
Dec 13, 2017 21:02:46 #
Several reasons, but I take pictures as a challenge to myself. Can I make an image that touches my soul as well as someone else's. I can share with the world some of the things I have seen. Can I conquer the electronics and computers enough to make an image worth looking at? Can I tell a story that some would never know if I hadn't captured the moment?
Dec 13, 2017 21:18:55 #
Dec 13, 2017 22:38:49 #
Peterff wrote:
Perhaps because I have over half a TB of images. They had to come from somewhere.
Why do I do it? Because I like images and creating images. Does one need another reason?
Why do people ask questions of this type? For what purpose?
Why do I do it? Because I like images and creating images. Does one need another reason?
Why do people ask questions of this type? For what purpose?
I guess mainly because you wouldn't.
Dec 13, 2017 22:39:42 #
jonjacobik wrote:
I don't take photos, photography takes me to places I'd never go if I didn't have a camera. I crawl through creekbeds, wander out in the ocean on a jetty, visit parks and memorial, and celebrate the Red, White, and Blue in ways I never would without a camera.
What a wonderful response...
Dec 13, 2017 22:42:34 #
G Brown wrote:
It gets me out of the house, It is 'slow' work....looking around, actually looking! not a quick glance. Pondering angles and composition.
It was a technical challenge that has slowed down abit.
The hope that I could make some cash....haven't yet...!
It is faster than sketching!
Stops me watching TV or reading three books a week!
It was a technical challenge that has slowed down abit.
The hope that I could make some cash....haven't yet...!
It is faster than sketching!
Stops me watching TV or reading three books a week!
Yes it certainly makes you look at what you're shooting.. As an artist, I paint and get to become that which I am looking into.
Dec 13, 2017 23:13:34 #
canon Lee wrote:
I guess mainly because you wouldn't.
I wouldn't what?
Dec 13, 2017 23:13:56 #
therwol
Loc: USA
canon Lee wrote:
Aside from doing it commercially or for some $ gigs! What does this hobby do for you?
Memories and more memories. Pictures to give the kids when they're grown up to remember the things we did. Pictures of special vacations and special occasions. I'm now even beginning to appreciate all of the video I've taken over the years, though I've never had time to edit it. Others might do photography for "art." That's secondary to me. If I take the picture of a lifetime, good for me, but the memories are what really give everything meaning.
Dec 13, 2017 23:17:05 #
from my website...
I caught the photography bug while learning to photograph ski racing....and have been a consumer of all things photography since then. Combining my love of both tech, art, and sports, photography was bound to draw me in ....
I caught the photography bug while learning to photograph ski racing....and have been a consumer of all things photography since then. Combining my love of both tech, art, and sports, photography was bound to draw me in ....
Dec 13, 2017 23:29:50 #
I take pictures mostly to remember people and places, to remember times in my life, for the memories.
Dec 14, 2017 05:24:18 #
Dec 14, 2017 05:39:16 #
canon Lee wrote:
Aside from doing it commercially or for some $ gigs! What does this hobby do for you?
Because I can't paint or draw!!!!!
Dec 14, 2017 06:01:07 #
Lowrider
Loc: Kennesaw, GA
For myself, I became involved in photography because I loved the outdoors and its beauty and I wanted to bring it home with me. Just like any hobby, it's a part of something else. I love to fish, so I started making fishing rods. I love the outdoors so I learned to raise indoor plants. I love the oceans, lakes and streams so I have two aquariums in my home. I could go on but I think I made my point.
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