My
grandfather owned a Yashica camera. Every time he brought it out, we
grandchildren huddled around and brought out our biggest smiles.
I associate
photography with the many times that my grandfather took us kids on day trips
and vacation trips. He always had the camera hanging from his neck always ready
to capture the right moment with us kids.
I remember
my camera in school which was a Canon Hotshot which had film. I was a shy guy
in school, but I still remember, every time I got the camera out, I had people
gathering around me and smiling at me. It is amazing how a camera brings people
and their smiles together!
My second
camera was a digital point and shoot from Sony. I started capturing life in
Germany with it. I started developing an interest in Portraits. Incidentally a
lot of my models were women from my German courses. You see, there is a reason
to learn German.
My third camera was a digital SLR from Canon (400D) which I have had for the last decade. It was gathering dust but my wife developed an interest in makeup artistry. Now we have a combined hobby. She does the makeup and I do portrait photography.
Last year I invested in my first mirrorless camera from Canon (EOS RP) and I am happy. I love the feature where I shoot and my wife can watch along on the tablet. The video feature is good for stable video recording. More portraits to make...