The beginning of the beginning...
So here it is: my first post on this new blog I created. The reason for this blog is personal: I want to become a better photographer and document my journey on the way. So I guess the best place to start, is at the beginning.
My first camera was a disposable analog Kodak made from carton. When you had taken the 27 available shots, you would give the entire camera to the camera shop and receive your photos a few days later.
Thinks got a little more serious with my first analog SLR from some Japanese brand I can't remember anymore. Still with only 36 analog photos per roll but it was the first camera where you had to take aperture and shutter speed into account.
I sold that camera to buy my first digital camera which we're all the new hype: a Sony DSC-P50. A whopping 2.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and up to 2 hrs battery life! Wow... Yeah... I loved the fact I could look at my images right away but I was just as frustrated with the poor battery life. And back then the battery's and memory sticks from Sony were very expensive. And AliExpress hadn't been invented yet...
In the end, it just wasn't enough. So around 2004 I bought my first serious DSLR: the Canon EOS 300D or EOS Digital Rebel as it was called in the USA. I loved that camera and it taught me a lot about photography and about me as a photographer. For instance: that I can get really pissed off when I can't make the desired shot because I don't have enough focal length. Don't get me wrong: I loved my visit to the Grand Canyon and I got some really decent images back then. But when you need binoculars to confirm that those pixels are actually birds in the image, you'll need some better glass and a better camera.
Fast forward a few years and I'm mainly shooting images with my iPhones (4s, 6s, 7plus) but I still feel like I'm missing something. Like the ability to shoot the image I want instead of what the camera in my phone thinks looks best. So when I had the opportunity to sell my old iPhone 6s for a very good price, I had to choose: will I buy a new mountain bike or will I reboot my love for photography with a new camera? I chose wisely I think.
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