Why do You Take photographs

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[splitfield]

I may well do that Mark. It will be a first!

Peter

[BUDDY]

Because its my passion to get pictures of Nature, Landscapes , I also consider it for my profession in future . I am also interested in it . That is why I like to take photographs .
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[The Littlest Hobo]

Because my right knee doesnt work as well as it should and it wont for another 8mths. I need something to do untill i can get back on my bike again. Then i will be able to take pictures all over the lake district with more skill than i currently have

[F11]

I became interested in photography comparatively late in life when the pressure of bringing up two daughters who had fled the nest left me with the time to be able to channel my energy into something for myself. It happened for me by chance really when I bought a camera that gave me really good results with my floral portrature, that coupled with my father's great tehnical knowledge led me down a path where I have never looked back. For me I think it is trying to achieve something technically excellent where I can excel as an individual. I'm rather kack handed and composition doesn't come easy for me so I really have to work hard at it. The biggest buzz for me is making other people happy. One of my grandson's competed in the regional karate championships and when the other parents got wind that my images were quite good they asked if I could do some of their children. The result was that 30 of my images now appear on the website for the club and 3 boxes of chocolates and thank you cards followed. During September I went as the alternative photographer at a Wedding, had two cameras on the go and the bride and groom said they felt my shots captured the event better than their hired photographer. Just this week I compiled a collage for them which they are over the moon with. Several reasons for me really. Just love it.

[Poriotis]

Indeed, some right good stories there, ones that make you sit back and think - 'Wow'. My story... I'll be honest.. and used to think every time I saw someone with a camera they had nothing else to do with their time? I was wrong.

I live and work away from home (home being Greece), so don't get the chance to be with the folks I wish to be with everyday, or the place I was brought up in. It all started in 2008 when I invested in a small, Sony compact camera - I spent what was for me a considerable amount of money. It was the best thing I did. First trip since my purchase, I must have took about 50 pictures (not a lot considering I shoot that in about 10 mins now wherever I am), second time I went within four or five months I 4x that quantity and so on... I was hooked and took mostly pictures of friends and family - some abstract shots, close ups, low ground, sunsets. Although compacts good for the "quick" shot, not good for the more intense type shot.

Thanks to someone in my work (I do call him my mentor these days ) - 3 years on, I've purchased a Canon IXUS 100IS, then splashed some more cash on a Nikon D100 with a 18-105mm lens - took a few shots and got hooked right in to the DSLR world. I now own a Nikon D3100... and the story will surely go on...

For me, it's a hobby, it's a way of getting away from my usual working world - it helps me relax, de-stress and meet folks who have the same interests as me - for me it's about taking shots of where I've been and also reflect back in a few months/years time and say "that was a good day!"

That's "me"!

[BobbyCanon]

Why do I take photos. I have spent 44 years of my life working underground, in a horrible, dusty, hot, smelly noisy dangerous environment. For about 4 months over the winter, you never see daylight other than your days off. If you work your days off, then daylight becomes only a memory. It is dark when you go down the pit, and dark when you come back out again. I have always enjoyed going out with my camera to try to make up for the restrictions working in such places imposes on the simple things in life.....fresh air.....hearing the birds singing....watching new plants emerge, and just seeing the beauty all around that many take for granted. Now that I am retired, I intend doing so even more. It is my freedom, and on days when I can't get out, looking at my photos brings many happy memories back to me until the next time I go out....Simples !!!

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Originally Posted by BobbyCanon

Why do I take photos. I have spent 44 years of my life working underground, in a horrible, dusty, hot, smelly noisy dangerous environment. For about 4 months over the winter, you never see daylight other than your days off. If you work your days off, then daylight becomes only a memory. It is dark when you go down the pit, and dark when you come back out again. I have always enjoyed going out with my camera to try to make up for the restrictions working in such places imposes on the simple things in life.....fresh air.....hearing the birds singing....watching new plants emerge, and just seeing the beauty all around that many take for granted. Now that I am retired, I intend doing so even more. It is my freedom, and on days when I can't get out, looking at my photos brings many happy memories back to me until the next time I go out....Simples !!!

I guess you have seen the light of day we need to see whats around us, the beauty and the colour and you being underground has made your perspectve on things more acute.
Thanks for sharing

[alfbranch]

I started at 18 with an Olympus OM10 which I got for my birthday as I had wanted to take shots of the landscapes around me.
I quit after a few years due to costs and ayoung family and one of my hobbies had to go.
I restarted a couple of years ago as a hobby and I am loving it.

My inspiration is te view from my house which is similair to what I could see in many lessons at school where I was too busy looking out of the window to do any writing.


View from home by alfred.branch, on Flickr

[JRKyle]

Originally Posted by karenoliver

Reason I like to make photographs is a long story. Here it is cut short :-)
I have been photographing for 3years. I got assaulted when I was 16 and developed a fear of leaving the house until I was 36. I wouldnt even go in the garden and no medication or therapy worked. Anyway, I used to look at the work of photographers online to see the outside world through their photographs. A psychologist suggested I buy a camera, use it as an aid to going out, take my mind off the fear. I never looked back since, did 3 yrs in college studying photography and have totally fell in love with photography and the world. Its still strange being out and I can't travel far on my own still but the camera is with me everywhere I go. After being in for so long I find beauty and interest in everything and can never see me being without a camera ever. Sorry if that was heavy lol. But that is my answer :-)

Karen

Karen.... I think that it was Alfred Eisenstadt who said... "When I have a camera in my hands - I know NO FEAR." I do think that he has a point here. Congratulations on Overcomming a fear. God Bless you.