Help or just hot air?

The other day somebody told me that they were interested in cameras.  I am not the most in depth person when it comes to cameras.  I know what I know and a little beyond that.  It seems to me that I did do a lot research over the past few years as I have grown with my camera and photography.  So what do I know?  Is it a lot, a little or just what I think matters?

Photography opened me up to things that are simply right in front of you.  You never realized that object or that sky was the colour or formation that it is.  But then you took a photo and looked at it.  Suddenly you see it.  You see its imperfections, it beauty and colours.  That is when I got into cameras.  That is what drove me to learn a little more about how to work my camera.  It is a journey, a long distance run with no finish.  The end is never really in sight when you have a camera the limits are not there.  You simply push yourself to try and or fail but try none the less.

So when my Aunt asked about cameras I started to respond with a simple email and it turned into a long winded email on cameras from my thoughts and perspective.  I have often thought about doing something on the side that would let me teach people how to take pictures or even how to work the camera on a basic level.  Am I qualified?  Sure, what would make me less or more qualified?  I take photos I use my camera and I know enough to talk about it.  But what I found fun was just offering my opinion on cameras.

This all leads me to think more about photography and how it impacts my world.  I have become more in tune and aware.  Photos are created when you look at your surroundings.  To me the best thing is how different you look at things.  As I mentioned earlier you really are able to see the world in a different light.  Now I have a long way to go to be a pro or even a great photographer but I do this for the enjoyment and what I get to create.  The experimenting and challenges that photography offers.  Each time I am out with my camera I am taking photos and then I come home to unwrap them in my computer and see them.  See what my eye was telling me it saw.  Sometimes and in a lot of cases I have found that the most impressive images are the unplanned or unexpected.

So at the end of the day I truly enjoy photography I could probably rattle on about it at length.  I have started to come up with some ideas and thoughts on how I could do something with it in my spare time.  I have thought of offering a helping hand or instruction one on one sort of class via kijijii but that is a thought right now.  To me I am happy editing and doing what I enjoy.

So next time you pull out your phone or camera of any type enjoy that moment and then look close at that image you may see something different.