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To me photo is the most accessible form of art.
It takes years to make decent drawing or to play decently music. But a newbie can take his P&S press the button and make a picture that has something.
Of course, like any other art, it takes years to master techniques and achieve a vision. But I think Photo is different from the other form of art as it gives encouragin results from the start.
My first real camera was a Canon A590 that I bought in 2005, I found myself looking for dramatic point of view, playing with the flexible screen. Then when I went in Japan last year I replaced it with a Panasonic Lumix LX2, mostly for low light shooting. Then I stepped up and 4 months ago I bought a Pentax K10D for wider lenses, longer lenses, and lower light shooting. I just got the DOF effect in my mind after I bought it.
Now, I'm on the learning on how to shoot, when to shoot and how to develop. Shooting hundreds of pictures is only for me a way to get to the few pictures that have something. I'm trying to learn to see before pressing the button, to wait for the right moment. That requires good technical knowledge and a lot of try and fail
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