Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Photography-an inexpensive hobby

Do you love to take pictures but could not afford to develop the film an ended up sticking it in a drawer somewhere only to find it later, much later, we're talking years later? Then when you finally take it to get developed it is poor quality because you waited too long?

Well times have changed. If you want to be a photographer now you can. Technology has changed everything! It's a great time to start because the cameras now available are incredible. The quality of the digital camera is so great there is no comparison to back in the day.

Then if you have a computer and can download Picasa by Google you are all set. I love the Picasa program because it is user friendly. You can upload, email, share, blog, edit, delete, lighten, darken, crop, etc. Then with a camera like the Sony Cyber Shot with a Zeiss lens and an extra memory card you can have lots of fun! Check out the slide show below. I took these from my back porch.

If you don't have the ability to download your photos onto your own computer you can take them to Sam's Club or Walmart and get a disk made for about $2.00. You will have them saved so you can delete the current ones off your camera and take some more. Also you can delete them right from your camera so you don't waste any space.

You can find good cameras at the pawn shop, but really, they are not too expensive to buy new. See website below on how to shop for a digital camera.

When times are hard it's nice to have a hobby to take your mind off of your troubles even if for a short time. It uses the creative side of the brain and gives the analytical side a day off so to speak. So if you have been wanting to get some good shots then now is definitely the time to do it!

http://cameras.about.com/od/buyingguide/a/shopping_check.htm

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