I've decided that as the first adventure I will embark upon involves going backwards in time and technology. One thing I've always been interested in is photography. Yes, it's true that I'm much more used to being seen through the viewfinder rather than looking through it myself, but I thought maybe it's about time I start taking some of my own photos too. But I'm not talking selfies or point and shoot photos here. I want to learn true photography. The kind of photography where one little slip on the focus can cause the picture to turn out immensely different.
I'm going back to the days of true skill and finesse. When the art was just as much about the finished product as it was about the hard work it took to get to that final product.
And I'm kicking it old school, with my Nikon N8008 film camera, lovingly given to me by my mom for my enjoyment. Film is difficult to come by nowadays, but luckily Amazon.com has my back as always and I managed to order both black and white and color film for my photographing pleasure. I'm excited to embark on the adventure of figuring out how to work such a beautiful camera which was quite ahead of it's time when it was first created. It's something so old, yet something completely new to me. And it has many adventures it has survived so far, and many more to come now that it's in my hands.
Going through all of the many cameras and parts that went along with them, I realized how much it really took to be a photographer back when this camera was new. I've got two bags of gear to tote around when I shoot in order to have all of the lenses and filters with me. Though I won't need them all every time I go out and I can switch them out as I see fit to have the right ones for the situation, You never know when you might need a certain lens and not have it if you're not careful.
I'm extremely excited to start this new adventure, delving into the past and learning an art that has long been forgotten. Back when there were no retakes and every shot counted.
