by no means do i consider myself a professional photographer; i do use it as a tool to further my creative ventures and have, at time, accepted payment for my work (for the analytical types in need of categorizing; i'm an illustrator by trade).
a little time back, while in default mode, i found myself cruising verydemotivational.com, as i do, and came across a split image featuring Neil Armstrong in full NASA garb and some random girl in a bathroom with her smart-phone (the caption reading: "went to the moon, took 5 photos | when to the bathroom, took 37 photos - here's a link to that image: http://memerial.net/5723-went-to-the-moon-took-5-photos) - now, i'm not going to go into excruciating detail explaining this image or the meaning behind it (i'll leave that up to you); however it motivated me enough to dust off my 35mm film SLR!
i held on to film well into 2006, until my Canon EOS Rebel XT digital SLR wedding gift - a great camera, an i take it (and a range of lenses) with me everywhere i go. in the beginning i treated the memory card just like i was shooting on film - make every shot count...
...though with every convenience comes complacency (what i like to call sweat-pants and flip-flops in public)...
...i soon let myself accept that each card would hold over 400 shots, only having to sift through countless JPEGs after every shoot; saving some deleting others and then printing and trimming the keepers - well, needless to say, i find myself simply storing batches on DVDs or hard-drives, some without even looking at them.
merely knowing that there is a certain dollar amount involved in the development of the final composition will make anyone contemplate its value (artistically and personally, alike) prior to hitting the shutter release...
...and who can forget the child-like anticipation awaiting that stocked envelop of 4-by-6s fresh off the developers press?
well, i'll be making some space for my Canon Eos Rebel XS (35mm film) body and a handful of 36 exposure rolls next to my digital equipment in the camera bag.
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