Light enters through a ‘hole’ in the lens (Aperture) after a certain amount of time (Shutter speed) image is then recorded. The recorded image called an exposure. An exposure has been defined by some as painting with light. I would define it as painting with life.
When I first started to take picture with my friend’s DSLR during a trip to Sandakan in Borneo, I fell in love with it. I want to know more about photography and I knew I’m going to crave for one DSLR too. After a few times of photo hunting with my pals, little did I suspect that it was more than just shooting faces and capturing sceneries. I could even capture a person’s character and also the precious memories and moments that could never revive. In the deeper thought, it is just so amazing thru photos we can still be able to see our beloved one who had gone far away. Doesn't this a means to immortalize life?
Talking about photography, sometimes choosing someone with character is as important as photographing. I like to shoot kids as my subjects. They have those innocent eyes and unadulterated spirit that indulging me. They might have nothing now, yet they smile like they have own all the sunshine in the whole wide world. As we grown, some of us had lost our integrity smile and transparency soul but building up thick protection brick wall. In the world we live in, life is a rush. We have to move all the time. We dream big and we pursue it relentlessly. When we achieve that cherished dream, we aspire for something bigger. The way kids embrace life truthfully comes as reminder to us that life is actually very simple.
Every person I meet in my life is an essential part of the little world I live in, even just for that brief moment of our encounter. When I take their photo, I am sharing not only my composition but also their life. What I capture is a mirror of how I feel and see. This is when I usually again realize how simple life can be. Like the saying goes " The traveler sees what he sees and the tourist see what he has come to sees. ---G. K. Chesterton. And I'm seeing myself as a traveler. =P
I have been into photography now. Somehow, it has turned into passion. Uh-hu~ I want my D90 for sure! hahaha.. *pray*
