A Photo A Day
Thursday, June 12, 2008
As you guys might have guessed, I have been bitten by the shutterbug lately.
Why the Holga? You might ask. Why not a digicam?
Well, I love the trippy and crazy colours of the Holga and I thought heck, it might even improve my visual sense. A digicam doesn't have that element of surprise. It's too clean... too predictable... definitely not enough to get me hooked.
I know a lot of us take photos for fun and to document your lives... very much like why some of us blog. But would you take a picture everyday for 18 years of your lives?
I just read of someone who did and unfortunately, it didn't have a happy ending.
To me, it is a powerful story of how one stays dedicated to what he does and an insight into his life.
R.I.P Jamie Livingston.
Why the Holga? You might ask. Why not a digicam?
Well, I love the trippy and crazy colours of the Holga and I thought heck, it might even improve my visual sense. A digicam doesn't have that element of surprise. It's too clean... too predictable... definitely not enough to get me hooked.
I know a lot of us take photos for fun and to document your lives... very much like why some of us blog. But would you take a picture everyday for 18 years of your lives?
I just read of someone who did and unfortunately, it didn't have a happy ending.
To me, it is a powerful story of how one stays dedicated to what he does and an insight into his life.
R.I.P Jamie Livingston.
