I am not a good photographer and realize I’ll never make a living at it, and really don’t want to. I don’t take photos to be popular, famous, or even cool. I take photos because I love doing it. I like the photos and my family may like some so to me that’s what is important. I’m a Christian and believe “to each their own. “What goes around comes around” has always held true with me.
I’m happily married with 2 awesome boys. I’m friends with young, old, male, female, mixed, photographers. If I comment of your photo it’s not because of who you are it’s because I like your photo(s).
I take a lot of photos because I don’t discriminate on what I’m shooting. I might take a photo of my dog, tree, ferret, flower, kids, young people, old people, bugs, whatever I see. I’d like to think of being a swimsuit photographer but it’s not me. I ride a motorcycle and stop when I want to take a picture, or to eat (which usually comes first). LOL When I have to take photo because I have to, I’ll quit.
Some people ask, have you read the owner’s manual of your camera… duh NO! Only sissy do that right? I have read a couple photography manuals, and yes I’ve read through the manuals. I play with Photoshop CS4, with a few nice plug-ins. I have a DSLR Canon XT, Canon 770IS for my pocket camera, and my old trusty Olympus C5050 WZ. Oh I also have a Flip Mino HD but it doesn’t get much use but it’s nice to have. You’ll typically never catch me without a camera in hand or pocket.
You may take better photos than I do but are you having FUN doing it? It’s not about the quality of photos but the smiles per photo.
I love to read, play on the internet (flickr), and watching movies (preferably Sci-Fi), riding motorcycles, and seeing whatever there is to see. I love anywhere NEW that I haven’t been before.