Today my Flickr account photostream reached number of Beast – 666 photos.
I guess it good time to start my blogging. :)
My name is Maija, I’m expat living in Switzerland and I’m
photographer. I’m one of those photographers who know how to use their camera, but
not yet can make correct decision on settings, lights or composition. So I’m
amateur photographer. I’m not doing it yet for commercial purposes, but only
for own pleasure. I still have long list of equipment, which I would like to
get, but all is under conditions “you can get it, when you will start to gain
money on photography”. I still try to free some space in my flat, there I can
start to practice and call it “my studio”. Right now I try to get as much as possible from
shooting outside or with photo club on specially arranged studio sessions.
I never study photography. I didn’t go to any art school and
right now I struggle to find my way to discover meaning of Fine Art
Photography. I don’t like some wedding photographers using it for promote their
sites. Wedding photography is something different for me. I either didn’t go to photography classes for beginners.
Source for my knowledge is internet (youtube, creative live, various photo blogs
and journals), photo walks organized by several meetup groups, since last year
photo club, inspiration from other people works and practice, practice,
practice.
Since my childhood, there were always camera in our house,
but I never have special interest to it. We were always kicked out, then my dad
was closing all windows and made some magic to get photos from films on paper.
I remember smell of chemicals, then films are developed. However it somehow
never deeply touched me. I had various pocket cameras on my own, then I get
older. And I was proud of my macro shots (honestly right now I wish get camera
from people making shots like this). And it probably would be like that, if I wouldn't moved to live in Switzerland. Nature of Switzerland is so amazing,
that it is just not possible to enjoy it. That was moment, when I thought, that
I want to share this beauty with others and I need a proper camera. I went to
shop and bought Canon 60D with kit lens 18-135 mm. And it was this life changing
moment, then I got finally interest for photography.
I remember first day I grab my camera and went to mountains.
I went to Rigi. It is very nice mountain, not far from Lucern. You have nice
view down to Zug, Lucerne with all lakes and Alps. This is very popular
destination for tourist. A specially Lucerne visitors. As well it is easy
access it from Zurich. So I went up to the mountains, it was beautiful day with
blue sky, sun and green grass. And I start to shoot. I tried to look professional
and I said to myself, that I will shoot only on manual. Except I left automatic
focus. I shoot hundred photos till I stop for rest and roll back shoots I did.
I here came disaster – all my photos were extremely overexposed. That time I
either didn't new this term, but it teach me time to time check after shoot on
screen, if exposure is ok.
Unfortunately my external disk with my first adventure
crashed and I only couple shots left.
Before to start blogging I start thinking, which language I want to communicate to the world. Grammar never was my strongest point in any language. But as most of my day I spend spoken English it became my blog language. English is not my mother tongue, it is why I would like to ask you reader forgiveness for errors and wrong wording. While I’m amateur I still can allow to have on my blog grammatical errors, but I guess, if one day I will became “Wow!” photographer and get it as business I will meet my new challenge.
Seems like technology plays eval jokes on me. Still have some photos to go in public profile :) :
