As suggested in the blog name, one of the reasons behind starting all this was about my photos. Not only being able to put them together into stories for my family & friends, but also as a motivation and incentive for myself to keep talking photos, finding/doing things to inspire great photos, and ultimately improving and becoming better...
...for as they say, "practice makes perfect".
Not only has this been the case, but it has opened up a new realm and world of photography, ie/ books, exhibitions @ Gallerys, ect. One thing in particular has increasingly caught my eye: cameras.
Yes, everyone knows I have my digital SLR (as does every man and his dog) and I do adore it to the moon and back.
But, how were the first photos taken? And, the principle behind the product?
Which brings me, back to the basics.
Tonight - I built my very own, state of the art, camera!
A paper pinhole camera to be exact.
When I first brought it (Tuesday) I was like an accountant with a calculator - I could not wait to get home and put it together... until I opened the box and read the first section...
hmmm... maybe they should have put this on the outside of the box. I neatly packed it away, closed it up, and hit the gym!!
Then tonight, with renewed motivation and enthusiasm (and the right 'tools needed' purchased), I re-opened the box... and began....
3 hours later...... done. And COMPLETELY stoked!!
The best thing for me was seeing how the mechanics of a camera work - on a basic level.
With my bare hands (and a couple of brain cells), I turned a few pieces of cardboard and some glue, into something that can create memories & art. Incredible.
Along with some new Kodak Black & White film (which I am just as excited about) I will get snapping - well, light filtering, this weekend!
Stand by for the results...... :)
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