About 25 years ago
Mak and abah, in a mall somewhere in Americuh.This photo reminds me of old old daguerreotypes when photography was taking its baby steps. You know, those old old photos of Abe Lincoln, General Lee, the time where people don't smile in photos.
You know why they don't smile in daguerreotypes? Because they had to pose for up to 30 minutes. Those who posed standing up sometimes wear braces behind their backs to support the body. Who could bear smiling for 30 minutes?
Aren't we lucky, with our ISO 3200s, ƒ1.8 and strobing flashes?
I'm picky about quality, picture quality, audio quality, video quality. Those are up there alongside ergonomics when I'm researching on getting myself a gear. I'm very happy that I have the tools that are capable of getting the quality I crave for. I hope the same to everyone.
Invest getting a nice camera. Invest some time understanding how it works and how to get the best out of it.
We live in the Information Age, those informations are all around us, begging to be consumed.
Don't let your kids childhood be a bunch of pixelated mess from your handphone. It don't matter if you have a thousand of those. It's not quantity, it's quality.
Convenience is good, and yes, the best camera is the one you have with you. We've come a long way from having to stand 30 minutes to take a photo with a big bulky camera that took an hour to set up. Make sure you balance out all that convenience with a kick ass quality.
Think of how hard Daguerre and Niepce, the fathers of photography worked to capture photos.
Better yet, think of how our great granddads and our granddads, never having their photo taken and never taken a photo.
And imagine, the look on the face of your kids, some 30 years from now looking at photos of their childhood and the photos of your youth discussing about how much have changed.
Now imagine the look on your face. Some things never change.
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- Sunday, October 25, 2009
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