Why do you take pictures?

[MWG]

It makes me feel like a kid again.

 

[swimswithtrout]

To share to the rest of the world, the places that I visit /see/photo that 99.99999% of the world will never see.

 

[tirediron]

...Why do you take pictures?

Have you ever tried to leave one????

 

[John Mc]

Because i want too.

 

[Destin]

I know this has been posted before on the forum, but here:


That explains alot of why I love photography. It's a legacy I can leave when I'm gone. Something for my kids (when I have some) to remember me by.

 

[TheGreatGonzo]

I appreciate the responses, even those that are tongue-in-cheek. I find the insights to be very interesting.
Gonzo

 

[altitude604]

Faster than drawing.

Because I *can't* draw.

lol pretty much the same here!

my stick people are FANTASTIC. but a RAW file is worth a lot more than a thousand words.

 

[Conner41]

Faster than drawing.

(bonus points if you can guess who said it)

I agree!! ha ha ha you beat me to this one!

 

[SJGordon]

Why do you take pictures?

Because it is the only magic trick I can do well.

With the trip of a shutter I can capture a fraction of a second that has never happened before, and will never happen again in the entire history of the World. Not only to capture it, but to be able to share with others how I saw that fraction of a second. To show my perspective, my vision, sometimes even the emotion contained within that fraction of time. If that isn't real magic I don't know what is.

 

[MichiganFarts]

To prove to myself that I need to buy more equipment.

 

[Guasto]

Because i suck a drawing

 

[JustinHood]

Well I started out in Highschool, My girlfriend had her simple point and shoot in our study hall and I started taking macro shots of random things in the room. I then realized it was pretty fun. haha So ever since... I have loved taking photos. It lets you show people the smaller things in life, or different ways to look at things. Not everyone gets on the ground to look at things or up high. It has also changed the way I actually look at things. I am constently looking for a new photo wether I have my camera or not. Im looking even if I dont mean to.
Ok well that sort of answered the question!!
Oh...and Its fun. =]

 

[mikelmartin]

Because I can't draw and I want to preserve memories not only in my heart.

 

[mikelmartin]

To prove to myself that I need to buy more equipment.

Hahaha... I am kinda that way too.

 

[Destin]

To prove to myself that I need to buy more equipment.

Hahaha... I am kinda that way too.

Haha I know the feeling. You don't get the shot exactly how you want it so you convince yourself that more equiptment will magically make it better :lmao:

Been there, done that.