My Amateur Photographer Life

June 11, 2014

I'm Sam. an amateur photographer. Or so I think. I currently use my Canon DSLR for family events, company outings, and church activities. And recently, a prenup pictorial of two of my closest friends (I'll post pics later) - This, I hope would jump start my career in photography.

I have owned a DSLR camera (a second hand Canon 400d) since 2008 or 2009, i think but I have to verify this.  Since then, I've been shooting mostly what i have mentioned above.  I have always been fascinated with photography.  I used to play around with my Dad's Pentax film camera, and i think, this was my influence.

I'd like to say I'm an amateur photographer simply because I'm not PRO.  I would get praises for my pics and i'd feel great about it. Do some post-editing, post it on Facebook and try to get some "likes" on several pics. But that covers much of my amateur photographer life.  I'm not even part of a photography group that would sometimes go out-of-town or do a "photo walk".  Well, I'm planning to join but have yet to find one.  If there's some talent and skill to how I shoot, it's because i taught myself which includes asking some tips from PRO's and on the internet, of course.

On Black Saturday (2014), i decided to upgrade my system.  So, i bought the newest mid-range Canon camera at that time - a Canon 70d.  There were two factors why i decided to upgrade.  First, it was high time i did.  Second, my friend's wedding's coming up.  I'm kind of excited about this because i can post some of the pics here.  And hopefully, get some attention from some important people.  =)

(to be continued)