Revisiting my photography passion

I went to college initially for photography.  We're talking a decade ago when we learned in the darkroom.  There was real art happening in that darkroom.  I had to peel myself away from the darkroom.  I did huge b&w photos, hand-coloring, cross-processing, etc.  I loved it.  I have boxes of my old darkroom b&w photos just hangin' around.  I miss it.  I was in college when the transition was going from darkroom to digital and I didn't like it.  I am trained on photoshop, illustrator, all that stuff and I just don't like it.  I don't know why.  I haven't a clue.  I have tried for so long to like it.

I went to college and a special art school in Baltimore City and I was in my glory.  Something about the digital world doesn't seem artistic to me.  I hate digital cameras, I dislike the lack of work and creativity it takes to alter a picture in a photo program.  I hate that anyone and their mamma can basically do artistic photography because of easy to use photography programs.  I abandoned photography because I knew it was a difficult line of work to be in and I switched to nursing.  I wonder what would have happened if I didn't.  Anyway I have been frustrated with photography for years.  Not only do I hate digital cameras but the prints you get for online photo programs are horrible!!  They always crop the photos and chop people's heads off.  I have tried multiple different settings, multiple different sites and they all do it.  I guess they are trying to make the photos look better by cropping them but, I was trained to set up the photo in the camera so that composition is perfect for printing.

I got my old film camera out.  My Cannon.  I love it.  I dusted it off, cleaned it up and changed the batteries.  There was still film left in the chamber.  I finished the roll.  I instantly felt connected to my old camera.  It reminded me of all those old days I loved photography.  I've been snapping like a crazy person.  Film photography it will have to be for me.  I can always get the cd disc when I get pictures developed so I can share online.  I feel so excited about getting back into my photography.  My camera does what I tell it to do not what it thinks is best because it's a digital tyrant.  Ahhhhh.  I love it!

 

In between paragraphs are some of my photography.  I literally have thousands of photos both film and digital and a massive collection of photo albums.  :o)

                                     

I'm happy to get back into my photography.  :o)