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That's interesting that we all enjoy black and white. When editing my photos, I like to create those looks of black and white with just one color showing or one object still colorized.
Lots of photo nuts--very cool!
Black and white photos (and even brown and white...like the oldtime photos) are definitely the best!! I must admit I'm a photography lover myself. I didn't list it as one of my "hobbies" because it's not something I do on a consistent basis (besides take a gazillion pictures of my kids). In high school a took a major course in photography, I learned everything about devoloping film from scratch and the whole behind the scenes process. I applied to several colleges for photojournalism. I was one academic unit short to get into the one college that offered it in NJ and the three I was excepted to were in PA and FL and I was afraid to leave home.....so I'm not a photojournalist. Oh well, life takes it's own course. However, it's something I've never given up, I love to dabble in it and I love to be creative with my photos. I'm always dressing the kids up, posing them, doing silly things in color and black and white....I will always love it.
An accomplishment of mine that I like to brag a little about is organizing photos. When my grandparents died, my mom brought all of their stuff to our house (photos included). Then my parents died so we were left with all of our grandparents photos, all of our parents photos AND all of our own. So a couple of years ago, I finally decided to sit down and revamp the whole mess. I took all of my maternal grandparents photos and put them in chronological order from when they were young up until my mom and her siblings were born. Then I did the same with my paternal grandparents up until dad came along. Then I took a separate album and put my dad growing up, then my mom growing up behind that and lastly, them when they started dating. Then the shower, the wedding, all of us growing up, me having my kids, etc. There are now about 10 albums but you can finally sit down and watch how my family originated in a timely order starting with my grandparents as young adults (actually their parents were in those photos too...so 5 generations). Everyone has copies and now when I get my film developed, I simply slide the pictures at the back of an album (or start a new one) and I never have to guess a date or time frame because it's orderly (and my mom wrote everything on the backs). I'm proud of that because it was time consuming and difficult but my children will always have this path to follow and will always have evidence of where they came from, who they look like, how big our family was and most importantly, all of the special (and casual) moments we spent together.....
Lol I'm the same way! I can't stand to "window shop". My mother-in-law used to take me shopping and I'd get so bored. Unless there is something in particular I'm after, it's just not my cup of tea.
As far as hobbies go, I like to paint and dabble in photography. I adore home remodeling/renovation and using power tools too.
Recently I've found a new hobby, if you can call it that. I volunteer my time doing maintenance on a restored 1877 tallship. I sand, varnish, tar and do other various tasks to help keep her in tip-top shape. It's so much fun to do and it's awesome that I get to have a hands-on connection to history.
Glad to see I'm not the only one! Thankfully, for me, my best friend is the same way. Suppose that's one reason why she is my best friend.
Ahh, yes, the home remodeling. I'm in the middle of repainting inside my house, (ceilings, included, which I just finished. Ceilings aren't fun, by the way ).
A restored 1877 tallship! Not only are you volunteering your time, you are keeping your skills honed! Not to mention that "hands-on connection to history", you mentioned. You are helping to preserve history, and that is cool!
Way to go!
I do not have a darkroom, and wouldnt know what to do with one, lol.
I just use the Ilford that gets processed as color. I'm not home and I forget the exact type. Maybe XPS2 if I remember correctly?
I have all Nikon stuff. An N80, and an N8008s. 2 28-105 Nikkons, an 80-200 ED Nikon, and 3 Tamrons.
I'm going to purchase a D70 next year in the spring, but no digital SLR just yet. All I have for digital is a Fuji E550. I was waiting for the SLRs to come down some in price, and I think they've hit bottom for a few years so now its time.
I think you will like the digial SLR, they are great to do practice shots. I also use the Ilford film, I think it's the best B&W film. Do you use photoshop? I'm trying to learn it. We have one Tamron lense for wide angle. I also have what I call my "bird lens" it's 500mm. I love to photograph birds, people and of course the mountains in N.C. What you take pictures of the most?
That's interesting that we all enjoy black and white. When editing my photos, I like to create those looks of black and white with just one color showing or one object still colorized.
Lots of photo nuts--very cool!
I love doing that too. My camera actually will take a picture like that. I have to set it on the color I want accented them take the picture. I love it but my son hates it because he has to hold really still so I can get the color of his shirt,etc. set on the camera. I also just got adobe photoshop that will do all of that. it is the first computer program that I have had to read the insrtuction book. It has a ton of stuff you can do, I love it so far.
The camera took this picture- (my sons face was full of mud so he looks a little weird)
I love doing that too. My camera actually will take a picture like that. I have to set it on the color I want accented them take the picture. I love it but my son hates it because he has to hold really still so I can get the color of his shirt,etc. set on the camera. I also just got adobe photoshop that will do all of that. it is the first computer program that I have had to read the insrtuction book. It has a ton of stuff you can do, I love it so far.
The camera took this picture- (my sons face was full of mud so he looks a little weird)
I didn't know that a camera could do that! What kind is it? those are good pictures. I have photoshop elements and am having a hard time with it but I love photography.
I love doing that too. My camera actually will take a picture like that. I have to set it on the color I want accented them take the picture. I love it but my son hates it because he has to hold really still so I can get the color of his shirt,etc. set on the camera. I also just got adobe photoshop that will do all of that. it is the first computer program that I have had to read the insrtuction book. It has a ton of stuff you can do, I love it so far.
The camera took this picture- (my sons face was full of mud so he looks a little weird)
I didn't know that a camera could do that! What kind is it? those are good pictures. I have photoshop elements and am having a hard time with it but I love photography.
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but you can finally sit down and watch how my family originated in a timely order starting with my grandparents as young adults (actually their parents were in those photos too...so 5 generations). Everyone has copies and now when I get my film developed, I simply slide the pictures at the back of an album (or start a new one) and I never have to guess a date or time frame because it's orderly (and my mom wrote everything on the backs). I'm proud of that because it was time consuming and difficult but my children will always have this path to follow and will always have evidence of where they came from, who they look like, how big our family was and most importantly, all of the special (and casual) moments we spent together.....
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