Biking, wrist watches and learning was all I’m fascinated before I first step foot to school. Back then I was so amazed how people can balance on just two wheels, confused that even though RPN Channel 9 (my favorite channel then because of Batibot) displays the Philippine standard time still people’s wrist watches or wall clocks are either running advance or late (and the fact that time can be displayed using digital or analog hands just added more confusion about time), and of course puzzled on which is the best show: Batibot or Sesame Street.
Then came the year 1990 where I first had encounters with cameras. My older brother graduated from Kindergarten and of course we needed a camera to preserve the moment. At the time, we can only buy a roll of film and a set of fresh AA batteries. My uncle lends us his camera (I can still vividly remember how it looks like though the make and model have been long forgotten) in this glorious occasion. Then my curiosity about taking picture sparked!
In 1994 life began to be better and we finally bought our own camera. It’s nothing fancy, just a manual wound point and shoot film one. When it doesn’t have film, what would a child like me do? Of course sit and read the user’s manual over and over and play with it pretending I was a famous photographer. By highschool, I asked for my own. Of course I didn’t get one. It was too impractical then. I can’t even afford to buy films and have it developed during that time.
Then came the camera phones. Man, how I jumped to that wagon really fast! I was amazed at how I can instantly see the pictures I took, delete and save pictures at will!
Today, even though I've used/owned several digital cameras I'm still a beginner --still trying to learn and explore photography. And in this blog, I will showcase photos I or my family/friends took that I admire.
Well, that’s it. Again, welcome to my blog and I hope you’ll like my posts. Lastly, remind yourself, your camera is just a tool! Don’t let it limit you!
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