Takes stalk-y picture with phone of UPS man walking up to the building, sends picture to everybody.
Gets package
Shrieks
Attacks box with scissors, delicately
Giggles
Boxes within boxes, bubble wrap, plastic wraps, more little boxes within little boxes
Breaths, takes in moment.
Lifts camera out of box
Shrieks some more
Needs to charge battery for two hours,
Sighs
Get strangely productive...
Stares lovingly at long desired fancy camera
(Fancy= DSLR)
Charged
Lens attach... stress
First picture
(Oh the beauty of for reals shutter sound)
More pictures
Frustration
More pictures
Dreams of getting more lenses
More pictures
More frustration...
At this point I suddenly realized what was going on, it took less than two hours from taking in the joy of finally getting something I've been praying for years to wanting so much more. I want the knowledge, I want the lenses, I want Photoshop to make more sense... WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?
Then it struck me what a victory this moment was, what was I doing getting all sulky about it, like a spoiled child. Oh the utter importance of cultivating a heart of gratitude and how against my human self this goes.
I decided to stop stressing out, put my camera in 'point and shoot' mode and rush to the park for the last of 'golden hour'. Every sound of the shutter filled my heart with thanksgiving, what a joy this little material thing brought me.
What an idiot I was for almost missing out on celebrating this occasion.
Here are some 'point and shoot', no edits, straight from the memory card shots. They're titled "Yay and thank you, I have fancy camera"
I look forward to learning!
Yay!!! Congrats! And don't stress out, the learning process never ends, you should just enjoy it :-) It's hard to do sometimes, I get frustrated, too, but I wanted to sound motivating haha
ReplyDeleteYou are motivating! Thank you x I've basically taken a million pictures of stuff in my house and I feel like I already know more than yesterday
DeleteI think the learning is the fun part! Read that darn manual, ask all your "silly" questions, revel in the thrill of discovery, and PLAY. I think the most wonderful, glorious thing about photography is they way it enables one to capture, record, distort, and completely change reality. Depending on your mood, you get to be a documentarian, an artist, or some glorious combination of the two. Go learn the ins and outs of your new tool, because that's all it really is. Photography is a craft of never-ending possibilities that you will never, ever fully master. Embrace the trial and error, experimentation, and discovery. It'll soon be your favorite part as well, I swear.
ReplyDeleteBut.... I thought you'd be my manual. Awkward... But you're so right, I was mentioning to Katie above that I already know more than what I even knew this morning and that feeling is addictive! x
DeleteI love the last photo! Me and my friends refer to photography as a "black hole" that sucks up all your money, haha. Anyway, as they say, your best camera is the one you have with you. Keep shooting and enjoy getting to know your camera :)
ReplyDeleteThe last one is my fav too, for some reason it just thrill me that I can now 'blur' my photos without auto focus ruining it. Haha, black hole indeed, that's so funny. Thanks for the encouragement x
DeleteWhat gorgeous photos!!! Learning is frustrating at times but it's also fun. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Very true, I guess the frustrating parts are needed to get to the fun parts. x
DeleteYou're so right how things can turn from joy into dissatisfaction SO quickly - as soon as we get what we wanted, we start wanting more. But, I like how you switched back and just enjoyed it. For what it's worth, I like all your photos already. The one with the road in focus and you out of focus could even be considered artistic, and we could discuss for hours the significance and why the subject, looking over her shoulder as she walks away (or leads the viewer?), is blurry ;) :)
ReplyDeleteYou're so lovely for saying that! And haha yes, or talk about the meaning of my husband decided to blur me and take pictures of the trees... Hmmm now that I think about we'll have to talk about it when it comes home tonight, ;)
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