A tale to solve a photo storage problem
photography·@bridgetbunchy·
0.000 HBDA tale to solve a photo storage problem
<html> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/dragonea978.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><br></p> <p>I was crouched down on the footpath, taking photographs of a series of limestone rock carvings in a garden. Not for any particular reason. I have started taking my camera with me on walks. I love to capture details, art, pretty things. I relish in the ordinary. </p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/limestone-carvingcd06c.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><br> The problem is, I take A LOT of photos. So many that I currently have 54,000 photos stored on my laptop. It constantly causes storage issues. I photograph extensively for my business, which accounts for a considerable portion of these, but also for pleasure. A lovely record of memories and the everyday beauty that exists around me. </p> <p><br> I can easily take 20 – 100 photographs of the one thing. Later, I go back and pick the best. Then I usually forget to delete the others. Or I decide to keep them, just incase. Hence my storage problem. <br> </p> <h2>Anyway, back to the footpath</h2> <p>I am not sure how long I was photographing these limestone sculptures. I was lost in the moment. So there I was down on the ground, trying a few low angles when I heard a voice behind me say </p> <p><br></p> <blockquote> “ When I was 19, I used to take rolls of black and white film.” <br> </blockquote> <p>I looked up and was greeted by a radiant elderly man, dressed in a gorgeous rainbow outfit. We started chatting about photography. I told him about how many photos I take each day. He said that watching me take close up photos here on the footpath reminded him of his younger self. </p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/rainbow-manc032c.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/><br> </p> <p>We mused about the difference between film and digital and after a lovely chat, concluded that with a finite roll in your camera, you tried to make each shot really count. Time was spent lining up a shot, considering the frame and balance. Sure he snapped beautiful random things too, but there was value in a roll of film. Value that made you mindful. </p> <p><br> I thoroughly enjoyed my brief encounter with this man. We never exchanged names or any other details of our lives. Just a shared love for photography in that brief moment. I watched him charge up the hill, walking stick in hand, impressed by his speed and agility. </p> <p><br></p> <h2>I realised that he had just shown me the solution to my storage problem. <br> </h2> <p><strong>I simply need to take less photos. Make each one count. Digital photography has made me a lazy photographer. </strong></p> <p> <br> I was at a music festival that weekend, surrounded by incredible talent, art and beautiful scenes. The temptation was ripe to continue on my merry clicking trend. Instead I deliberately chose to only take one picture of each subject. </p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/garden-entranced7149.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><br> Not all turned out perfect. </p> <p>Back home, when I put the photos on my computer there was not many to delete. In fact instead of trawling through a few hundred photos, I had 20 or 30 shots that I was proud of.</p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/fence-art27eb4.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/> <br> <img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/seats753cc.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><br></p> <p>The time invested in a single photograph is ultimately still quicker than sifting through a series of junky shots to find one good one. </p> <p>Until next time</p> <p>xx Isabella</p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/Kale4eac0.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/festival-beer7ec38.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/Roof-Tops39fed.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> <p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/21/shop-entrancec7433.jpg" width="1880" height="1200"/></p> </html>
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