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AKA How My (Has yours?) Photography Has Changed Over the Years…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was thinking about this question recently: has my<\/em> photography really changed since I first picked up a camera? I\u2019m not going to bore you with the classic \u201cI borrowed my mother\u2019s Pentax and finished the roll of film\u201d story (That’s how it happened, thanks mum). Suffice to say, I started with film and now I\u2019m shooting digital and here we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q. What about you? Has your photography changed? Drop your thoughts in the comments\u2014I\u2019d love to know.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
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My Early Film Photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As a kid and into my teens, I\u2019d use whatever film I could get my hands on, usually begging Mum for a roll. Photography was slow, deliberate. Each shot counted because a roll of 24 frames could take me weeks to get through. Mum taught me to be considered in the photos I made\u2014not to shoot without purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exposure? I barely understood it. I\u2019d point the camera at whatever caught my eye, make sure the little needle was near the middle, and hope for the best. Even though my photos were mostly rubbish, the process of shooting, waiting, and then developing was magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, I upgraded to a Nikon F90X. The process was faster, but I was still deliberate. I\u2019d visit the local shop on Bridge Rd in Richmond, chatting with the photographer, smelling the chemicals, and seeing prints come to life. A roll of film still took weeks, but every frame mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Enter Digital: The Mavica Era<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When I got my first \u201ccorporate job,\u201d digital cameras existed but were out of my reach. My boss, Heidi, was a photographer with two beautiful Leicas. Occasionally, she\u2019d take photos at lunch, and I tagged along once as her (hilariously mismatched) model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, we purchased a Sony Mavica FD92 at work. A digital camera! But tiny images, floppy disks, and very limited dynamic range made every shot a challenge. Yet, I left a work Christmas party with 50 small, flawed but very much real<\/em> digital images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Floppy disks, tiny images\u2014yet still a thrill.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The Transition: Film to Serious Digital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As digital tech improved, I found myself taking more photos and experimenting more. I upgraded to a used Canon A5 with a CF card. Suddenly, space was no longer an issue\u2014even if 64MB cost a fortune at the time. I was snapping away on trips, knowing that most of the frames would be rubbish, but the process was liberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From there, I moved through a series of Canon cameras: 30D, 50D, 5D, 5D Mark II, then Mark III. Each upgrade brought more flexibility, more frames, and more experimentation. Eventually, I settled into the Sony ecosystem with an a7R III. It\u2019s still my main camera today\u2014sharp, reliable, and ready to shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n
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How My Photography Has Changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Looking back, I realise that having more frames, cheaper storage, and instant feedback changed how I shoot. I became less deliberate. The cost of film and limited shots used to force me to slow down, to think, to plan. Digital gave me freedom\u2014but with it, a little recklessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The love for photography is still there, but the process has shifted. Now, it\u2019s \u201cgive me more frames!\u201d instead of \u201cmake every frame count.\u201d And maybe that\u2019s not a bad thing\u2014it\u2019s just different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What About You?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Has your photography evolved the same way? Are you more deliberate, or more of a \u201csnap everything\u201d photographer? I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts\u2014drop a comment and let\u2019s compare notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
AKA How My (Has yours?) Photography Has Changed Over the Years… I was thinking about this question recently: has my photography really changed since I first picked up a camera? I\u2019m not going to bore you with the classic \u201cI borrowed my mother\u2019s Pentax and finished the roll of film\u201d story (That’s how it happened, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":273225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography-tips-and-tutorials"],"yoast_head":"\n
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