Conner wrote: When I first got started my camera was with me 100% of the time, I woulds say that is about nearly the same now. Perhaps 10% margin of when it's not with me.
icepics wrote: Why is there a need to carry a camera all the time? Go live your life. I usually bring a camera along if I'm going out and about where I expect I may want to take pictures. I don't usually bring it along going out to dinner, shopping, etc. Realistically it's not going to be possible or reasonable to photograph every cool thing you see every day, and what would you possibly do with so many pictures anyway? It seems lately like life is passing a lot of people by while they're trying to take pictures of it.
garyrhook wrote:
icepics wrote: Why is there a need to carry a camera all the time? Go live your life. I usually bring a camera along if I'm going out and about where I expect I may want to take pictures. I don't usually bring it along going out to dinner, shopping, etc. Realistically it's not going to be possible or reasonable to photograph every cool thing you see every day, and what would you possibly do with so many pictures anyway? It seems lately like life is passing a lot of people by while they're trying to take pictures of it.
+1. What she said.
icepics wrote: Why is there a need to carry a camera all the time? Go live your life.
icepics wrote: Go live your life.
icepics wrote: Realistically it's not going to be possible or reasonable to photograph every cool thing you see every day, and what would you possibly do with so many pictures anyway?
icepics wrote: It seems lately like life is passing a lot of people by while they're trying to take pictures of it.
photobod wrote: I am of course always slapping my forehead when I see that wonderful missed opportunity.
icepics wrote: Why is there a need to carry a camera all the time? Go live your life. I usually bring a camera along if I'm going out and about where I expect I may want to take pictures. I don't usually bring it along going out to dinner, shopping, etc. Realistically it's not going to be possible or reasonable to photograph every cool thing you see every day, and what would you possibly do with so many pictures anyway? It seems lately like life is passing a lot of people by while they're trying to take pictures of it.
Stealthy Ninja wrote:
icepics wrote: Why is there a need to carry a camera all the time? Go live your life.
I think that's been addressed already.
icepics wrote: Go live your life.
Photography is part of our lives. Are you suggesting we have no life if we don't conform to what you think is the norm?
icepics wrote: Realistically it's not going to be possible or reasonable to photograph every cool thing you see every day, and what would you possibly do with so many pictures anyway?
Not all of us shoot film.
icepics wrote: It seems lately like life is passing a lot of people by while they're trying to take pictures of it.
Could be worse, life could pass you buy and you don't have any photos of it.
photobod wrote: I am of course always slapping my forehead when I see that wonderful missed opportunity.
This is why we carry our cameras with us.
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