Oh Shoot

I took my first photography lessons from the FPPF, attending 4 Sunday sessions together with 2 friends and only 2 SLR cameras we borrowed from other friends. Lectures in the morning, shoot in the afternoon, surrender your film and see it the next week. Although a very technical topic, the teachers were engaging and encouraged us to keep on wanting to get better and better.

Through the years I’ve owned the following cameras…

• Nikon F60 – first SLR camera
• Nikon Coolpix 2500 – first digital camera, loved its nifty swivel lens
• Canon S1 IS – for more power and flexibility, great for prosumers, loved the swivel LCD
• Canon Rebel XT 350D – first Digital SLR, paired with a Tmron 70-300 lens
• Nikon D40 – return to Nikon
• Nikon D90 – the current love of my life, paired with the Nikkor 18-200 VR lens and 50mm f/1.8 lens
• Nikon FA – to retain my connection with the film days…

After seeing my friends get bitten by the shooter’s bug, I got envious and started reading photography lessons and tips again, getting reacquainted with concepts such as shutter speed, depth of field, and aperture. I also took a 2 day course with Ross Capili as the teacher, organized by my company’s camera club. I was hooked again.

After much badgering from my hubby, I needed to get more serious and take better shots.  The universe must have heard my pleas because lo and behold, a friend of mine invited me to join a camera club.

 And so, my photographing adventure re-unfolds…