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I'm usually over there hanging out in the beginner's forum (that seems to be where all the cool kids hang out). But I noticed one of the suggestions for this forum was "what photography means to you." So what the heck. This may be somewhat therapeutic for me.
What does photography mean to me? It means having the ability to capture something I'll never get back again. Let me explain...
I've always loved photography, and I had the eye for it, but I was mostly a point and shoot guy. I've had a T1i w/ kit lens for a while but never done much with it. I knew I had twins on the way, and literally the day they were born I ordered a new prime lens and a speedlight and got out my photography books I've had forever. I was sick and couldn't visit my wife or kids in the hospital, so I spent 3 days, all day, learning photography.
Turns out my little girl only had 2 weeks here on earth, and I captured some great pictures (and video) while she was with us. That 50mm prime, combined with the knowledge I had gained in that short amount of time produced some amazing photos that my wife and I will cherish forever. Thinking about only having those images with the lousy in-your-face camera flash (washed out subject, shadows behind them, etc) just makes me so grateful I jumped head-first into photography when I did. Those images are all we'll ever have of our sweet little girl.
We've got this cute little boy, and now life seems so much more fragile and precious than it ever did before. Photography for me is now my way of holding on to every moment I have with that little guy. Due to several complicated factors, these two kids were the only biological kids we were going to be able to have, so that makes it all the more important for me.
So yeah. That's what photography means to me.
What does photography mean to me? It means having the ability to capture something I'll never get back again. Let me explain...
I've always loved photography, and I had the eye for it, but I was mostly a point and shoot guy. I've had a T1i w/ kit lens for a while but never done much with it. I knew I had twins on the way, and literally the day they were born I ordered a new prime lens and a speedlight and got out my photography books I've had forever. I was sick and couldn't visit my wife or kids in the hospital, so I spent 3 days, all day, learning photography.
Turns out my little girl only had 2 weeks here on earth, and I captured some great pictures (and video) while she was with us. That 50mm prime, combined with the knowledge I had gained in that short amount of time produced some amazing photos that my wife and I will cherish forever. Thinking about only having those images with the lousy in-your-face camera flash (washed out subject, shadows behind them, etc) just makes me so grateful I jumped head-first into photography when I did. Those images are all we'll ever have of our sweet little girl.
We've got this cute little boy, and now life seems so much more fragile and precious than it ever did before. Photography for me is now my way of holding on to every moment I have with that little guy. Due to several complicated factors, these two kids were the only biological kids we were going to be able to have, so that makes it all the more important for me.
So yeah. That's what photography means to me.