My photography history

I first got into photography years ago while visiting my sister in Seattle. As I looked around for a poster to bring back home to Minnesota with me I just didn't seem to find the one that hit me just right, so I bought a camera and went on a quest to find my own shot. My first camera was a Minolta 35mm pocket sized one. It was a decent camera but I felt very limited so I quickly returned it and bought a better pocket one. A month later I found myself back and the store returning that one and broke down and bought an SLR.

I had a lot to learn but I was having fun with this camera. I started shooting all over Minneapolis and St Paul. I quickly became a regular at the photo lab at the Target store I worked at in Eden Prairie. Hardly a day went by without me taking some shots.

A few years and many rolls of film later I finally moved to Seattle and continued my photographic prowess in a new land.

As I started getting into hiking I found that my wallet could not keep up with my shutter finger. So with a digital point and shoot that I aquired not long before, I jumped into the digital era and I was off!! One camera led to another as I could afford better technology. My first digital was a Sony with 2.1 megapixels. I shot with this for about 2 years before getting a Canon Powershot A530. That one opened the door to more options and more megapixels too. With the video having audio, which my older Sony didn't have, I could now shoot fun videos from mountain tops. Six months after buying the A530 it broke and I bought the A550. With slightly more mp's I could enlarge my shots and put them on my walls with greater ease. Seven months later that camera farted out on me. I called Canon and they fixed them both for me under warranty, thanks Canon!!

Wanting to be able to do more with my shots I sold my Minolta SLR and lenses and bought a Canon 300D. What a great camera! I was thrilled at the things that I could do with this camera, but I had so much to learn now though. I started taking shots every where I could. This camera and I were pretty much bound at the hip. Wanting more zoom capabilities I bought the Canon 55-250 IS lens which has been a blast to shoot with. I can get better shots of wildlife on the trails without getting too close to them and scaring 'em away.

I am constantly learning more about photography and hope that I continue to do so. The other night I went out after work to take some shots of the city skyline and took what turned out to be my favorite shot so far.