What is your why

What is your why did you become involved in photography? Was it a hobby to create art? Was it to document family? Or was it one of many more possible reasons?

Ansel Adams believed that photography could give vent to the same feelings he experienced through his music. His first attraction to photography came indeed through his love of the natural landscape and a yearning to capture something of that overwhelming experience on film. Ansel Adams was encouraged as a youth to become a classical pianist. When Adams was about 14 his family visited Yosemite National Park and he got his first camera. Adams become very interested in conservation and joined the Sierra Club and continued his work in photography.

Edward Weston’s father gave him his first camera, a Kodak Bull’s-Eye No. 2, which was a simple box camera. He took it on vacation in the Midwest, and by the time he returned home his interest in photography was enough to lead him to purchase a used 5 × 7-inch view camera.

The stories go on about how some of our most renowned predecessors got involved in photography. Perhaps you have had a similar experience. The point is we, you, could become as good as your favorite photographer. It just takes a bit of dedication and skill-building. Get out there today and do some skill-building and art creation. You’ve got this!