Not Live Yet

I've been thinking about making this a regular blog, but haven't decided yet. It's that "copious spare time" thing. Mostly I post on Taj MuttHall.

In The Beginning

The camera wasn't a "Brownie," but it was of the same ilk. Wish I'd kept it. I used it for possibly as long as 7 or 8 years--which was more than half my life at the time.

I no longer know the manufacturer. It was vaguely reminiscent of this Savoy plastic box camera.

Pondering This New Blog

Life is a journey, and so is the transition from snapshotter to photographer and finally to artist. Life's journey, in fact, plays quite a role in helping one to see and understand what one wants the camera to do.

Today, I consider myself to be an intermediate amateur. I have learned so much about photography since my first single-lens reflex (SLR) camera came into my life 15 years ago, which is what motivated me to take my first photography class. And yet, I still know so little and I am so often imperfectly pleased with what I achieve: What the mind imagines, the camera fails to capture.

And yet, I can also compare to what I did 2 years ago, or 4, or 8, 10, 15, or 20 years ago, and see a difference. I'm no prodigy, that's for sure. But I thought it could be amusing (at least for me) to bounce back and forth between The Olden Days and today and explore my story: What I've learned, and how, and why; experiences I've had; and whatever else amuses me.

This is the beginning. We'll see where it goes.