photography snob

in college, i had the coolest roomate EVER. bethany and i like photography. i started really enjoying it when i first got into college and now its my passion...my FAVORITE hobby.

we would sit in our room 'doing hw' frequently...as the college life requires. occasionally we would check out deviantart.com and send each other people's poor excuse for photography over IM while we were sitting 10 ft from each other. there were plenty of laughs but lets talk seriously for a second...

pathetic. some of this stuff is just pure crap. MSN news had a little article entitled, '10 things not to buy in 2010' today on their main screen. i figured i would check it out and see what was being phased out now. it turns out...its compact digital cameras. some of them aren't too shabby in quality but if you have used an SLR...goodnight to compact digitals. i don't know that i can ever take a self-portrait with one hand again because that would require me getting a lesser camera.

i like my beefy camera. i like how my arm hurts from holding it after doing a wedding all day because it's so heavy. i like when i go to take a picture of something and i get my camera out and people say, 'wow...thats a big camera.' i LOVE my camera. it is one of my best friends. yeah i know, i know...get help!

anywho...here's the article...

Compact digital cameras

For nearly a decade, compact digital cameras were must-haves for most consumers. But during the past several years, another type of digital camera has been slowly rising in popularity: the single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, from manufacturers including Nikon, Canon, Sony and Olympus. Although bulkier, these cameras produce pictures that more accurately represent what's in their viewfinders than those that use older technology.
They are also pricier. For example, Canon's digital compact cameras start at $110, while the SLRs start at $570.

BOO. now every kid and their mom is going to think they are a photographer because the picture 'is clear'. i would like to provide some examples of what is going to happen. the following pictures are generally the style of photo my roommate and i would send to eachother via IM. all of a sudden...these people are going to think they have something special (talent). they are going to purchase an SLR or borrow their friend's. they will then take these STUPID pictures with a nice camera. the other thing that sucks? they won't know how to work the lighting.

i just pray to the camera god that if these people actually invest to buy these cameras that they study on how to use it or im gonna lose it. ....maybe i should not be a photography and be a poet instead.