Recently, Ive seen a few documentaries on PBS about various photographers and photography projects, and I wanted to ask you: why (and how) did you get started in photography? What about photography appealed to you?
Im sorry if youve addressed this elsewhere – I havent seen it.
Lola – Some questions I never tire answering & these are some of those! And I need to be watching PBS! Can you recommend a few of the docs that you've seen?
1.) Why (and how) did you get started in photography?
I’ve been taking photographs for about 6 years now & It started off as a hobby that I would share with family & friends. About 3 years ago, I decided to get my first digital SLR camera after going back & forth with Cousin Dee on what to get.
At that point the hobby continued but I started to wonder if I could grow this into something more. After a few months with my new camera, I got a job as an event photographer for the Detroit Fashion Pages and did other freelance work in and around Detroit.
Now as you see & read here, my photography interest & skills have grown tremendously. It all developed with patience, experimentation & a support family!
2.) What about photography appealed to you?
Photography appealed to me because it’s a lasting art from that knows no bounds. It allows me to escape into another world while still being coconscious of terrestrial being. It allows me to travel through space & time while being in a still state.
Photography allows me to present hidden elements to a viewer that they may have missed otherwise.
Having the ability to create something that can move others with the turn of a few dials & push of one button is just hotness.
Lola Gets / August 25, 2009
Recently, Ive seen a few documentaries on PBS about various photographers and photography projects, and I wanted to ask you: why (and how) did you get started in photography? What about photography appealed to you?
Im sorry if youve addressed this elsewhere – I havent seen it.
Thanks!
L
Tafari / August 25, 2009
Lola – Some questions I never tire answering & these are some of those! And I need to be watching PBS! Can you recommend a few of the docs that you've seen?
1.) Why (and how) did you get started in photography?
I’ve been taking photographs for about 6 years now & It started off as a hobby that I would share with family & friends. About 3 years ago, I decided to get my first digital SLR camera after going back & forth with Cousin Dee on what to get.
At that point the hobby continued but I started to wonder if I could grow this into something more.
After a few months with my new camera, I got a job as an event photographer for the Detroit Fashion Pages and did other freelance work in and around Detroit.
Now as you see & read here, my photography interest & skills have grown tremendously. It all developed with patience, experimentation & a support family!
2.) What about photography appealed to you?
Photography appealed to me because it’s a lasting art from that knows no bounds. It allows me to escape into another world while still being coconscious of terrestrial being. It allows me to travel through space & time while being in a still state.
Photography allows me to present hidden elements to a viewer that they may have missed otherwise.
Having the ability to create something that can move others with the turn of a few dials & push of one button is just hotness.
I happy that you stirred my mind this morning!
Tafari