That thing that you do

Ah.. Finally.. Some time to my self. It's the CNY holidays, happy new year AHYH, and been busy entertaining the kids and getting some house chores done, tapi as usual sempat lagi nak berFB, nyeh nyeh nyeh.. Been having a field day what with the sun shining nice and brightly and a few functions that I've been able to attend to let me practise me photography skills.

For those who don't know me, yes, I'm into photography, and no, I'm not a pro. Quite the beginner but quite enthusiastic though. Am lucky to have a set of wonderful friends who are really into this as well, so I get a lot of support there. People always wonder why I suddenly developed this "interest" in photography.. Well.. Thought I'd share how my interest developed here, today.

I've always loved taking pictures, even when I was younger. I would sneak into my dad's room and take out his camera (sorry dad) and quietly go around taking pictures of everything everywhere. Don't think my dad trusted me with such an expensive piece of equipment, so he hid away from all of us (but I still found it.. ha ha ha..) and thanks to digital photography, after I'd taken a few shots, I'd be able to delete it without him knowing.

I tried out for the school photography society when I was in school, but I didn't make the cut. Man, that disappointment still haunts me till today. I loved taking pictures so much, I wished they'd have given me a chance, but alas, it wasn't meant to be..

Over the years, I've had my fair share of compacts, it's served me well, but it wasn't quite giving me the pictures that I wanted. So last year, I hinted to AAA that I would like a DSLR for my birthday.. Left HUGE hints everywhere, but true to form, he'd just put on a blank face, semi ignoring me and just shrugged his shoulders.

So of course, I was caught by surprise when on the eve of my birthday, after I got home from work, he called me from our room. Thought he wanted to tell me something, but I was in for the shock of my life when there, on our bed was a brand new Canon 450D staring at me (he was paying attention rupan2nye, as I got exactly the one that I wanted, thanks so much Yang)! I was lost for words (ok lah, who would believe Linda would be lost for words kan?), I was practically screaming my lungs out with joy and jumping up and down I swear the neighbours would have thought we had elephants in the house running around. Opps! So here's the first picture I took with the camera, very blur and not nice looking at all..

Over the past hmmm.... 6 months? I've developed an even more deeper love for photography, and my skills have definitely improved by leaps and bounds. It's no longer point and shoot, but thinking what I want to picture to turn out like in my head first before I shoot anything. Still have a longgggggggggg way to go, but I'm definitely willing to learn. So, I've decided, my next few entries will be dedicated to this new found interest of mine. I'd like to share with everyone the nicest shots I think that I've taken via a few categories, i.e. black & white, landscape, weddings etc.. Maybe build up a portfolio so that I could actually take photographs part time and make the pictures pay for themselves (it is a very expensive hobby, do not be fooled).

To my next entry..