How did you get started with Digital Photography as a hobby?

[Netskipper]

I just want to know what drew people into this hobby and what keeps them interested in it :-)

I'm thinking of going into this hobby only because I have thought many times that I had a camera to take a good picture of something :-)

[dust]

Started way back in 1996 as a hobby.

[mgd]

I started photography a little after college after I unearthed my dad's old Nikon FE (film SLR) and thought I'd put it to good use. Found that I really enjoyed taking photos, especially of candid moments with friends and family. It's a great feeling when the shots you take make people smile. I got into digital photography simply because there's instant gratification. You can see the shot on camera immediately or once you transfer them to the computer. No waiting for developing. If you make a mistake, just delete it. There's also less pressure to conserve/choose your shots since memory cards now can store a LOT of pictures. Oh, and you can change ISO settings between shots, unlike film in which you need a different roll altogether. I've seen prints of digital images and they're just great, though a bit more expensive per print. But since you don't have to print a whole roll, just those you want, I think it's more than a fair deal.

[Edited on 4-16-2004 by mgd]

[berniej]

My first "taste" of digital photography came when I was able to get my hands on a pre-owned PalmPix for my Palm IIIxe. The experience was like what a lot of cameraphone owners experience nowadays... its nice to have but is practically just a toy camera. Besides its really difficult to compose a picture if the camera have no viewfinder and the LCD display is in greyscale.

Then when the prices of full-blown digital cameras started to go down, I decided to get a Sony DSC-P31 which was pretty good point-and-shoot camera with no frills at all. Picture quality is pretty good and its compatibility with both Windows and Mac was a big plus for me. Unfortunately this camera is in "limbo" at the moment. Something's seems to be wrong with its CCD sensor. (Gotta bring this baby to the Sony service center soon!). Picture quality on the P31 is pretty good for a starter model and I was looking at the possibility of working with this baby for a long time (if it is still "repairable&quot.

Now I'm waiting for the Sony DSC-V1 to drop its price a bit so I can get it to replace my ageing (and currently comatose) DSC-P31 -- unless I find a better deal on a camera with a better features/functions set.

[Edited on 4-16-2004 by berniej]

[jha]

out of desperation. wasnt able to capture my first born when he was still a day old. i thought 'the more closer to the subject, the better the macro shots' eh my camera then was a film point & shoot. naturally, when the film developed, blurred lahat. i told myself, better study photography.

so when my second boy was born, mejo nag improve na.

here's my online gallery

thanks

[Edited on 4-16-2004 by jha]

[totolabradog]

got into digital due to work requirements. in the last two years client's requirements have shifted from film to digital due to cost savings in color seperation, materials (film, polaroids) etc.

to be honest, i'd still rather shoot film for jobs since with digital, i'm working two to three days more just to edit my work. While with film, we used to just submit the film to client and that was it. This meant after the shoot my work was done.

Clients also think that cost is lower due to the fact that there is no more material cost, but on my end, we should be charging more for the extra work.

:wound:

This all changes though if you are working on something you actually like which doesn't come very often. It's great to have total control with your images, doing things in post that you could never do with film.

i'm speaking in terms of work, sold my 35mm film camera last year to get a D 100 which i use for catalog work, and taking stuff at family gatherings etc. in this respect, i have no complaints! except for the occasional "patingin!" right after you click the shutter.

[Myles]

I've been shooting since 1997, tried digital (summer 2002, Canon G2 muna) then totally left film and got a DSLR (Canon D60) after a few months.

I agree with Mr. Toto Labrador, digital means more work for the photographers, but more control naman over your work. He's also right about Clients' misconception that digital photography is cheaper.

[Kenneth]

Like Myles, I also started with a Canon G2 last year. Have been obsessed ever since. Took a photography class and decided to take the leap to a 300D. Finances be damned

Also agree with the extra work involved with digicams. I love taking pictures, but I don't look forward to the photo editing work afterwards (i.e. remove color casts, resize for 4R, touching up little details). But the results are more controlled and rewarding.

[Edited on 4-21-2004 by Yagballs]

[mistermoya]

I always wanted to make my pictures maarte when I'd take them when I was young. And I am slowly learning how to take better pictures. The desire is there but the time to take it is actually what's lacking

[Maverick]

ever since I was a kid, I remember wanting to try out photography. I wanted to learn how to develop film and stuff like that. But never really got the chance to.

But during my teens and the advent of the first digital camera, I tried using my friends Casio Digital Cam which held about 8 AA batteries. And ate it up like there was no tomorrow. Not to mention the lack of space and low quality.

Then my pop got one of the first 3 megapixel cam's from Sony, the DSC-P1 (3.3 to be exact) if I'm not mistaken. That's when I started getting heavily into the hobby.

Then before I left for the US, I got myself my own digicam, the Canon S400 (4.0 megapixel cam). Played with that even more, and I loved that you can record mini digi clips for as long as you have space on your CF card. Got a lot of pics with that, some of the most memorable one's are pic's I took during a Civil War reenactment, NYC's "Ground Zero", and a few other things.

Now I have the Canon EOS Digital Rebel (aka 300D or KISS). Although, I think I should have gotten the 10D instead, coz I didn't realize how much I'd love this hobby o'mine. :love: