some people believe that taking photographs are the best hobbies in the world. Where there are those who use the camera eye to exploit their looks to earn an extra buck, for instance pornography, while other use photography in the asthetic sense...or so they claim (think steve chia).
But...why photographs? what happened to good ol' fashion sketching. Even if posing for the camera is a hobby, with digital camera making such a big break in the market, for 300 or less (cheap quality) to 500 and above(of a decent calibre), what exactly drives us to become so...trigger happy?
Shutterbugs, which...erhem, ive become one over the last year, have created a great clutter on my computer but not in my personal life. In fact, it improves the quality of it, where you would know that you have a "kodak moment" captured forever through the lenses of the "other", where you are at your most "nature".
Taking a photo, and having it digital altered can shave years off you, or having instant weight loss...making you look pretty, vibrant, things you might never have thought possible. All these having to be captured by the camera eye. Focus...zoom...and snap. As easily as that. 1,2,3.
As the saying goes, a picture paints a 1000 words, then whats real life about anymore? posing and frolicking back and fro to strike that irresistable pose? taking a snapshot over and over for a perfect imaging? Then, how nature would that be when the camera was meant for those, surprise moments,
or memorable ones? Then again, these pictures can be used in the future to remind you of how you looked once before...fond memories of sorts i reckon...but...who really cares about this? photos are photos, plain and simple. if you want to take a good one, go to a photo shop.
An example of this would be given by the photos taken by my ex-cafe boss, who takes his own pictures for the menus. yes...all those yummy food that we see in the menus, were taken soley by an unexperienced, amateur, balding man who seems to know nothing but business smarts. Who said, old dogs never learn?
Think that statement again.

Cheese anyone?