I got a camera when I was about seven. I think it was a Brownie but I'm not sure. I remeber burning my fingers on the flashbulbs. Then I remember getting a Kodak with the square flash cubes and once again burning my fingers (you'd think I would have learned my lesson). Most of my shoots were of family and around the house stuff. When I entered junior high school (that's what we called it back then), I started shooting nature and landscapes. In high school, I bought my first SLR, a Praktica 1000 and I had that until my late 20's when I bought a Minolta X570. That I had until I got my digital Kodak Z891.
I shoot just about everything. I think it's that captured moment in time that intrigues me. Also, being at that perfect moment in time when, lighting, subject matter and surroundings all come together to get that really "cool" shot.

well hummm* i really do not think of myself as a photographer more of an enthusiast of photos :D I really do not remember how or why i found this sight but i koved it and love looking at pictures so i began a few years ago after my husband and i became full time rv'ers his work has us moving around alot and i wanted to share pictures with my daughter who i think of as a photograper she has even taken classes but one day i hope to get her hooked on this site she has been busy she says so anyway back to the challenge i have a real simple camera and love to share and sometimes i get lucky with some pictures and look foward to getting better as i learn from you all everyone here is so creative and it inspires me to try and get out more now and take more pictures some are fairly recent and some are a few years old

Welcome to Day 211 :) Today it's all about Why You Became A Photographer.

Good Day Sherrie I started back in the 6th grade when my dad taught me how to develop B&W film. i had a twin lens reflex shot roll film. I tend to document what i see, where I have been. I loved the darkroom manipulating prints with light and shadow. Pushing tri-x to its limits. I did some PP way back with the first photo programs but never go really good at it. Just one today from the ny\pa border where I grew up.

I wish I had known about Pano when I took it

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

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 ~