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09/08/10(Wed)00:26 No.990744are
you looking for the literal reason why i started? I started photography
in college when i took a black and white film class, although after
that semester i didnt stick with it. it wasnt until 2 years later that i
was going on a backpacking trip around europe that i decided i wanted a
nice dslr to take with me. then when i got home it sorta stuck and
since then photography has gradually become a bigger and bigger part of
my life, and has pretty much turned into what defines me more than
anything else.
however, i often think of why im into photography
on a deeper, subconscious level. my grandfather was a published
photographer, had his own darkroom, shot with a leica m3, etc etc, so im
sure that has something to do with it. it definitely goes beyond that
though.
im sort of an emotional cripple, like a lot of guys i
never express my emotions, but i obviously still have them. i suppose
photography is a way to express those emotions in a society where a guy
like me has to portray this image of the 'alpha male', always tough and
in control, never letting anyone in. i guess its a form of release for
me. its also a constructive activity that i can do alone, and while i do
lead a very active social life, part of me will always be a 'lone
wolf', so to speak.
also, being really good at it helps. |
