My Old Sony (pt 3 - end)

   Finally I had my own camera, and anybody around me certainly knew that fact. Blue came with me every where I went, to school, concerts, vacations; whenever and wherever I left the house to go, I had my camera on me at all times.  It really helped me understand today why people suggest you never make excuses but simply go out and shoot. Expensive equipment be damned, if you can't get the shot now then you suck it up and get it when you can, but never stop shooting for reasons related to equipment. 

   My old Sony lasted me about three good years before I finally upgraded to a Canon T2i and started taking photography courses. At the end of the day it was those 3 years that I'm particularly grateful for, as they allowed me to see photography as being a viable option for my future, whether completely encompassing my life or at the very least playing a big role.

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My Old Sony (pt 2)

   It was on these brief trips where I was just by myself and could really focus on what I wanted to do, I began to actually look for images to make. I wasn't simply happening upon scenes while I was waiting for something else, I was starting to actively go out to shoot my city landscapes and images of people on the street, but with thought put into making these images. That winter I finally got my own updated version of my friend's camera as a joint Christmas gift (I called her Blue, quite originally because... she was) and I found myself spending more and more time out shooting.

Young Man Resting on the Train

Onlooker at a Halloween Parade