Last August 31st was my Nikon D40′s 2nd birthday (I know it sounds really odd to say that, but just continue reading). In today’s highly-technological and commercialized society, (yes, even in photography) my D40′s considered to be very old (it was released in the market in 2006) and needs a replacement.
My D40′s birthday also marks my second year as a photo enthusiast. Within those two years, I have noticed now that there are a lot of people who are trying out photography just like what I did. To be honest, I’m happy with that. I guess it’s because the equipment are easily available, despite of the amount of money that one has to shell out for this hobby. It’s also because people are doing it, and others’ interests are piqued, so they decided to try it out too. What I am concerned about (at first) is that how are people going to take that to the next level, or if they really have any plans to do that, and if there’s anything wrong if people just don’t.
I have a friend here in Winnipeg who really wanted to try out photography. However, on our recent conversation, he told me that he was completely turned off by it, mainly because everyone’s doing it. The way I understand it, he sees photography as an art form and no less than making art such as sculpting and painting. To say it crudely, it has become a fad, that everyone who now holds a camera is now a “photographer.” The art of photography, it seems to him, has lost its meaning. Read the rest of this entry »
