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Dec 14, 2015 11:54:14 #

dllphoto Loc: Pa.

I see I'm not the only one to take photos just because and show them only to myself and wife what other reason was there when you frist stated out taken photos for your self right.And now we on UHH and share SOME there..life is good..Dennis

Dec 14, 2015 12:07:31 #

tdekany Loc: Oregon

cjkorb wrote:

Kind of like shopping for food?

A couple of years ago I read that there are more pictures taken just with the iPhone than all pictures combined with every camera ever. Think about that.
I was being sarcastic - I just can't believe that in this day and age ANYONE would ask a photographer those 2 question. Hope this clears things up for you.

Dec 14, 2015 12:09:34 #

RICARDOOO Loc: Findlay, Ohio

tdekany wrote:

Yes, it is true, phones take more images than cameras do . . .

Dec 14, 2015 12:09:48 #

Mojoni Loc: Eastern Tennessee

I take pictures of everything and anything that catches my eye. I do it because photography to me is soul food.i lose my self in the moment and it makes my heart sing. I also like preserving little moments of life that are gone in a blink of an eye.

Dec 14, 2015 12:11:42 #

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

PixelStan77 wrote:

Why do you take Photos and What do you do with them?

I love to take photos of people on the street and I post them here:

http://travelwp.com/index-street-photography.htm

Dec 14, 2015 12:36:36 #

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

PixelStan77 wrote:

Taking photos of family, family occasions and taki... (show quote)

I do mostly video these days as it was my career in broadcast and off-line television. I do mine to be posted to my You Tube channel and because I'm really interested in the subjects I shoot.

Dec 14, 2015 13:24:15 #

I STOP TO SHOOT Loc: By the No. CA Sea

PixelStan77 wrote:

Taking photos of family, family occasions and taki... (show quote)

PixelStan77: I get asked the same question often and my answer is because I find peace as I take photos, I don't need to be with someone to enjoy this experience nor when I do some PP of the photos at home. There is something about being in with nature all sorts that I enjoy.

I have Matted and framed many of my photos, and when I walk by them at home, I smile and think to myself, I did that!!!! I don't need to sell them but if someone saw one of them and wanted to buy it, I would sell it, because I know I could matte and frame another pict (could be the same one or a different one) in its' place.

Isn't life great....

Dec 14, 2015 13:25:36 #

13oct1931 Loc: Lebanon, Indiana

I hardly ever take pix of family . Otherwise: nature, flowers, , birds, bees, landscapes---whatever catches my eye. I look for color, shapes---whatever. I like sunsets, clouds, snow, leaves--you name it.
What do I do with them: enjoy them, enter them in
local contests; very, very rarely sell one. Had a one-man show at our local library once. Shoot current events for our local newspaper. I probably have 1000 pix in my computer.
My favorite pic is the very next one I shoot.
Alyn

Dec 14, 2015 13:36:05 #

bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

I have found that taking pictures makes me aware of... and keeps me in touch with,,, the world around me.

Barry

Dec 14, 2015 13:51:33 #

Addyrose

Yes it is!

Dec 14, 2015 13:53:06 #

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

bbrowner wrote:

I have found that taking pictures makes me aware of... and keeps me in touch with,,, the world around me.

Barry

YES!!
To engage myself with the world - to explore. I find myself becoming fascinated with
the things around me that otherwise would have been ignored.

To learn - whether about the subject, the camera, post-processing.
It is satisfying when things come together and you get the result you are
looking for.

Most images only serve as feedback for what I did wrong. Some get posted
online to share and for encouragement and further growth. And I share so that
I can participate in the images that others create. Images that inspire me to
do more with my own work.

And very rarely an image gets printed and framed for the wall or for a gift.

Dec 14, 2015 14:06:28 #

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

You are a good man, billde!
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Dec 14, 2015 14:16:29 #

henrycrafter Loc: Orem Utah

I didn't start taking pictures until I bought a Kodak Pony 135 in 1954. You might say that I became addicted. I have used a Speed Graphic 4x5 Pacemaker, Mamiya C3, Mamiya Rb67, Sinar 4x5 monorail view, and T5i.
I take pictures 1.because I think it is fun. 2. Taking pictures allows me to be creative. 3. I get paid to do it.
I sell some. I store some. I make videos of some:

re: henrycrafter.com scroll down to see.

Dec 14, 2015 14:21:27 #

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

mwsilvers wrote:

There is nothing more boring to me than being subjected to someone else's countless vacation and family snapshots. I would never do that to my friends and family.

Is anyone here old enough to remember sitting through an evening when the Kodak Carousel slide projector came out and then you noticed there were 2 carousels full of slides? Without alcohol, it would have been more painful. :?

Dec 14, 2015 14:35:36 #

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

latebloomer wrote:

When my father passed 20 years ago we got out his slides, projector and screen, along with his stock of scotch, a hour later we were having a grand time reminiscing.

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