posted by sooyup
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Daily trivia,
Pictures of Emm
I have a birthday looming on the horizon and had toyed with the idea of buying a top-of-the-range single-lens reflex digital camera, even though I seldom photograph anything or anyone other than Emma. What has put me off is the fear that it would start me on a slippery slope. By far the best photographs I ever took of Emma were taken on my old 35mm Konika AutoReflex, combined with an assortment of lenses, photofloods, reflectors, etc. I loved the control that all this equipment provided. But it also prompted Emma to remark to a friend, “Alfie doesn’t take photographs. He collects photographic equipment.” There was no such thing as an impromptu photo-shoot, and taking it all on holiday was out of the question. So I think I’ll be sticking with my pocket-sized camera - or maybe upgrade to a superzoom at best - even though every photograph I take will (like this one) look like a snapshot from a cheap Kodak Brownie.
I have a birthday looming on the horizon and had toyed with the idea of buying a top-of-the-range single-lens reflex digital camera, even though I seldom photograph anything or anyone other than Emma. What has put me off is the fear that it would start me on a slippery slope. By far the best photographs I ever took of Emma were taken on my old 35mm Konika AutoReflex, combined with an assortment of lenses, photofloods, reflectors, etc. I loved the control that all this equipment provided. But it also prompted Emma to remark to a friend, “Alfie doesn’t take photographs. He collects photographic equipment.” There was no such thing as an impromptu photo-shoot, and taking it all on holiday was out of the question. So I think I’ll be sticking with my pocket-sized camera - or maybe upgrade to a superzoom at best - even though every photograph I take will (like this one) look like a snapshot from a cheap Kodak Brownie.
