How did you get into photography?!

When I was a youngster back in the 70s I was given a Kodak instamatic and having to wait a week for my images to be processed at Boots the chemist I was hooked. and couple of years later I got a 110 instamatic and in 1978 got my first slr, a weighty Zenit E which I replaced with the Zenit EM shortly after. I used the Zeniths for a few years but then the Canon A series bit me hard and I still have and use my A1 to this day. Imagine having to wait for your prints :eek: how times have changed.:thumbs:
 
MisterRigsby said:
Went to Krakow a couple of years ago (since been back there again, wonderful place) and had a wander south of the city into Kazimierz. A very sad place full of old, crumbling buildings. Took a lot of pics with a very naff point and click camera and, a few months ago, was looking at the very few of them we kept and wishing they were better photographs from a technical point of view. Decided to dive into the world of digital photography and try and learn to do it properly. On a timescale as well as we are going back to Krakow again this Xmas, so need to have a slight clue what I'm doing by then.

Hunted internet. Found this place. Read all the advice. Bought a 400D. Happy I did. Addicted. :)
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Krakow is an amazing city, really beautiful place. I went there about 2 years ago with my University (I'm studying architecture). We visited Auschwitz when we were there, don't think I'll ever forget being there. Humbling experience.

I've had an interest in photography since young teens, when I got my first digital (compact) camera. But it's where I live that has inspired me really, the highlands, and in particular the west coast. Used to go up to near Poolewe, where my granda stayed, once a month as a boy. I remember my brother and sister would always fall asleep in the car, but I would stare out the window at the amazing scenery. When I think back on it now, I think about all the missed photo opportunities lol! :cuckoo:

Just passed my driving test, so hope to be able to revisit these places and spend some time photographing them (ie. Achnasheen, Loch Maree, Gairloch etc).

I only got really into technical side of photography since getting a Fuji S5600 Zoom 4 years or so ago, a compact, but with SLR features.
 
Got an SLR for my 21st when a mate got one too but didn't use it that much as found film quite expensive to play with being a skint student.

Put off buying a DSLR for ages as didnt have the cash, then with the cash back the D40 was pretty cheap so took the plunge for my 31st and love it.
 
Mine is a bit of a personal journey but I'm happy to share it ..........I first held a film camera in 1976 at college. I was doing photography as a social side to my business course. I loved every minute of it but unfortunately it wasn't a full time option and I went into the business side. I never forgot that special feeling of holding a 'real' camera. I was treated for radical cancer which was diagnosed in 1989. In 1996 I decided I would study photography in the form of C&G for 2 years. I now have the opportunity to put all my good training intp practice by making photography my future. I am aslo in my second year of a Professional Photography degree. How I am loving life now!
 
My dad gave me this cheapo 35mm compact when I was around 8 I was always taking pics around the manor grounds we used to live within also always took it on holiday.Then I lost intrest in it for years untill 2005 when I got my first digital a powershot a75 then january this year got my 400d and later my film cameras.
 
As a kid: lived in Norfolk, wanted to take pictures of pretty clouds and sunsets. Never really worked with a film compact, never got the colours as vivid as they were in real life and never understood why.

As a teenager: wanted to take pictures on nights out with an OLD Fuji digicam. Got sick of slow startup times and shutter lag. "Hey guys, I'm taking a photo NOW, so do something cool in seven seconds".

As an (alleged) adult: couple of friends wanted to apply for SuicideGirls and asked me to take portfolio shots for them, other friends were doing burlesque and wanted performance pictures. My compact at the time (an Ixus) wasn't up to either, and I'd got a redundancy payout burning a hole in my pocket so I got a reconditioned 350D on the basis that anything that let me take pictures of hot chicks was worth it (brains in trousers, I know, I know).

As a (slightly older) adult: Ready to order a 40D. Never looked back.
 
I got handed a Box Brownie and a roll of film when I was just a little chap.
 
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