My Journey To Photography

 

There exist very few things in life that excite you and makes you forget all your worries and tensions. You get so absorbed into its thrill that you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but there. For some people, it may be dancing, singing, painting or even just scrolling down on their mobile screens. For me, that is photography. It makes me feel refreshed and alive!

I consider myself an enthusiastic amateur photographer. I don’t aspire to becoming a professional photographer in any way, it’s just not for me. However, what I do aspire to is taking great travel and holiday photos to look back on.

Some years back my parents bought a DSLR camera for me so that I could take better holiday photos! Me and my family lugged that thing around, snapped and snapped and snapped, but were generally disappointed in what we got. So, we put it in the cupboard and forgot about it. What a waste of money!

In 2017, I stumbled across the camera while looking for something else. I had completely forgotten we had it, and wondered why we weren’t using it and then I remembered! While I was thinking about it all and wondering what to do about it, I had a little ‘light bulb’ moment: the camera hadn’t let us down – we’d let the camera down!

 I absolutely loved learning, not only what the camera was capable of, by what I was capable of, creativity has never come naturally to me. I still struggle with understanding many photography concepts and settings, but each time I know a little more than I did the previous time while using it. Some of the photos even grace the walls of our house.

I found I had friends and family who were also interested in photography. Great, I thought, we can do things together. I don’t like doing things by myself, particularly where it’s off the beaten track or away from the general population. I also love to browse the internet, read magazine articles, watch documentaries etc about photography.

 

In college first year we had a subject photography which took me out of my comfort zone especially when I realized that I’d have to actually leave home to find photographic opportunities to fulfill the homework brief each week. It also meant talking to or guiding people, asking for someone to be a model, and all manner of things I found difficult.

I have been a subscriber on a particular photography website for months and learnt much of what I know from inspiring articles, photographs. It was originally my ‘go to’ place for inspiration or when I was trying to learn or understand something new or that I’d been having trouble with.

 

Now it’s your turn. What is photography to you? I want to hear what motivates you and what inspires you.

What do you like about it and what would you like to learn in the future. Let’s talk. Write your thoughts in the comments section below!