Hello my lovely Steemers! I’ve had this idea brewing on the back burner for a while now and I thought I would see if anyone appreciated it! The idea is to post an intermittent poll (perhaps daily or weekly) regarding photography for the Steem community to ponder and answer! Each question will be personal and thought provoking in order to stimulate genuine conversation and the sharing of photos/ ideas.
Here is the trial question that I am interested in discussing…
How did you become interested in photography?
Personally, I’ve always been a very artistic soul with a creative mind. I spent my youth reading and writing, but I especially appreciated the visual arts. I became enamored with film acting and eventually decided to go to college in order to study theatre. I was bit by the photography bug however when I stumbled across the photos of Rachel Baran.
Rachel Baran is an extremely talented photographer on Flickr and when I first saw her photos, I fell in love.
I felt an instant connection to the raw emotions she portrayed and became impressed when I recognized her specialization in surrealism. I took one look at this photo…
…and I thought That’s me. I don’t know how she did it, but she took a picture of how I feel.
It was a unique experience to see a visual representation of an internal emotional process. It was beautiful and liberating as well. I decided that I was going to do it someday too.
Finally I received a camera as a graduation gift from my aunt and uncle and I’ve been dabbling with photography ever since.
That’s the story of how I started with photography… what’s yours? If you are interested in the idea of a PhotoPoll, upvote and comment below! Ideas for questions can also be suggested (and would be much appreciated)!
Yay or nay?
<3 lscottphotos
I watched Benjamin Wong's and Elia Locardi's work, checked my bank account and bought an used camera. "Screw this, I'm gonna be a photographer!"
That was ~1 month ago.
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I fond of photography some years ago, when I was 17-18 years old. I don't know why or what made me interested in it. I remember one day when I went to a photography shop to develop the camera roll and the photographer congratulated with me for my photos. I had an old family camera and the photos were about a bike ride in the countryside. I felt impressed and encouraged, but until 2 years ago I didn't buy a digital camera, and I took photos with my compact camera and then with my smartphone.
I have never attended a photography course, even if I would like.
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I love that sort of work. I'm a big fan of Brooke Shaden and Sean Mundy.
And yes, I think there should be far more discussion on here!
To answer your question, I got into photography when my girlfriend was home in Poland for Christmas a few years ago. Being all alone with nothing to do, I found myself with more money in my wallet than usual :P
So I treated myself to a camera, a Canon 300D. I was hooked pretty fast. The rest is history.
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