Photography, my latest passion

Well, Photography is yet to be classified (parallel with shopping or traveling or even my love for books) as a passion or favorite pastime in my profile, but it is going be one very soon.

I always had an inclination towards fine arts, read it as paintings and sketches, music had never been my cup of tea, leave a few occasions or a some particular mood sets. But paintings and sketches had always appealed my senses. And since my school days, I adored the paintings of my friends (who had pretty good hands at it) with a tinge of envy in my eyes. I just could not make those movements with my hands, how much ever hard I tried. They say artists are gifted, gifted with good hands. Even my little sister sketched better than me.

I came across Photography quite some time back. There was a phase when I wanted to be photographed only; I hated to take snaps as my image won’t be there in the photograph. Then a phase came when I liked to take photographs of others, with just a sense of having been grown up. I loved taking photographs, doing little experiments, well not some very unconventional ones. And there was not much scope of experimentation, as I was using my dad’s film camera. Then during beginning of this year, I managed to buy a digital camera. It is a 5 Mega Pixel, 3x Optical zoom, Olympus camera. And I started taking photographs with it, only then I realized the potential photography had within itself.

I started learning the few tips and tricks that can make a lot of difference on the image one takes. I got to know the effect of light (brightness/ angle of it’s incidence on the object), the time of exposure, the composition of land and sky can make a big difference on the quality of photograph. But the best part is my realization that Photography can be just another form of art, one can just unleash his/her imagination, and it gives ample scope for creativity. So finally that adoration mixed with envy turns into a hearty smile of satisfaction. Even I can be an artist. Though today I am just a novice in this vast field, with immense possibilities, someday may be I can make my mark.