What Was Your Photographic "Aha" moment?!
Dec 29, 2016 17:51:33 #
On a trip to Hawaii, I wandered into the Peter Lik gallery. I had never seen such amazing landscapes. The rest is history.
Dec 29, 2016 18:26:10 #
(1) When I got the first set of prints back from my first Brownie when I was 7.
(2) The first time I used a MILC with a good EVF and a good prime.
(2) The first time I used a MILC with a good EVF and a good prime.
Dec 29, 2016 19:01:23 #
For interest, it was when I saw Nick Ut's "Napalm Girl" picture in a magazine. I knew right then that I wanted to be a photojournalist when I grew up. I became a lawyer instead, but the passion for photography never let go.
For gear it was the first time I used a 35mm camera with manual controls instead of an instamatic. I believe it was a Canon AT-1 (manual exposure version of Canon AT-1) that my aunt owned. I was about 10, and started saving my pennies until 4-years-later when I finally bought a Minolta SRT200 with a 45mm f/2 Rokkor lens.
I wish I still had that Minolta, it was a fantastic camera that operates almost like my current cameras do.
For gear it was the first time I used a 35mm camera with manual controls instead of an instamatic. I believe it was a Canon AT-1 (manual exposure version of Canon AT-1) that my aunt owned. I was about 10, and started saving my pennies until 4-years-later when I finally bought a Minolta SRT200 with a 45mm f/2 Rokkor lens.
I wish I still had that Minolta, it was a fantastic camera that operates almost like my current cameras do.
Dec 29, 2016 19:10:19 #
jackm1943 wrote:
For me it was when I went from 35mm to medium format (6x6). I was blown away by the improved tonality and how much nicer the prints looked. Had a similar reaction when going to 4x5.
I had one of those moments the first time I saw an 8 X 10 transparency when I was doing layout work for an ad agency. That is when I bought my 4 X 5.
Jan 2, 2017 19:58:53 #
My moment. I was taking a photo, next to a guy with a 4X5 view camera. When he was finished making his adjustments, he said,,, Do you want to have a look?
That look was my aha moment.
That look was my aha moment.
Jan 3, 2017 05:34:11 #
windshoppe wrote:
I had been to the Grand Canyon for the first time and was anticipating wonderful photos (film days.) When they were developed I experienced terrible disappointment. No depth, nothing like the scenes I had viewed. A long time later (after switching to digital) I learned about the importance of foregrounds. Aha! That (among other things) was what was wrong with those Grand Canyon photos. I've never looked back.
wind, it would be interesting for you to go back and re-take all of those shots! See what you can do with all the knowledge you have accumulated since those days. The Grand Canyon, is, after all, still there!!!
I remember some of my first shots, after I thought I was a photographer, I thought they were pretty avant-garde...., they were actually pretty awful!!! LoL
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