How long have been in photography?

[SJGordon]

Dad put his 35mm in my hands in 1971 when I was 8 years old. I had an old Kodak Instamatic that took 126 film before that for a couple years (and for years afterward). Got my very own 35mm a few years later when I was in my teens. First autofocus was in 1985 when I got a Minolta Maxxum 5000 and a couple lenses. I still have that camera body someplace, as well as the Ricoh and the Konica I had before the Minolta.

Bought a digital point and shoot back in 2004 to see what the hype was about . First DSLR was picked up Oct 2008.

Talked to Dad this morning, it was actually around '68 or '69 when he showed me how to use his 35mm

 

[D-B-J]

About a year and four months:greenpbl:

 

[Conner41]

Well it's really nice to meet you guys anyway!

 

[mishele]

I've been into ART for 15 years but photography for about 1 1/2 years!!!
Loving my new outlet!!!

 

[qsfarmer]

I played around with it for a couple yrs just for scrapbooking reasons then wa doing more picture taking then scrapping and friends started asking me to take pictures of their kids and I always had a camera on me so I switched gears lol Bought my first DSLR in Feb 2010

 

[ann]

63 years

 

[tirediron]

63 years

Annnnnnddddddddddddddd the winner is................

 

[Vagabond Photos]

only about 5 months! I'm so new! Ughhhg errp well then

 

[Derrel]

I got started in 1973 with an old 620 rollfilm camera.

 

[Ryan L]

I was into it during high school, then got out of it for about 10 years. I would say about the past 3 years I have been really working at it.

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

As an enthusiast for a long time... Early 90's...

Lately I am getting more serious about it... In the last year or so...

 

[MissCream]

3 years

 

[sixdaemonbag]

Not long enough and / or too long.

 

[BKMOOD]

Since my Mom bought me a Polaroid Swinger back in 1969. I can still remember every damn word to that commercial... Now it's stuck in my head again. Great.

 

[Boomn4x4]

I don't even own a camera.... This joint has a lot of drama, and I loves me some Internet drama.

Rule #1 of photography. Nobody hates a photographer more than another photographer.