Why Photography Is Important To Me

Dutchess barking...you can see her breath in the second picture!

I got my very first digital camera for Christmas when I was about 17.  I took pictures almost non stop, and wore the batteries out in a mere day or two. (Yea, this was back when you used batteries in your camera!)  Since then cameras have played a pretty big part in my life.  At first I loved taking pictures just to take pictures.  There wasn't a lot of true significance to it.  Then I got older, and realized that photography was a way to capture life moments.  You actually have the power to pause a moment, and keep it forever.  In a billion years, after Dutchess is no longer in my life, I will still have these pictures.  I'll be able to look at these and remember the moment they were taken.  I'l remember her, how she loved to bark when she thought you weren't looking, and how she was such a sweetheart.  I'll be able to remember her just as she was, until the day I die.  Photography gives you that power, the power to document life, and keep little bits of it in perfect brilliance.

My mom's new puppy, Bitsy.

Delicious salad.

At the tree farm, picking our tree.

Mom's birthday dinner.

All these moments, have been caught and frozen.  They will never fade with time, they are perfect.  Everytime I see them I can remember all the details surrounding the moment.  The cold day picking out our tree, how we nearly forgot the tree stand we bought, and how it was the year we took the old truck.  I'll remember mom's birthday meal, and how wonderful the kitchen smelled that day.  I'll remember Bitsy when she was a tiny, adorable puppy.  With her soft paws, and curiosity about life.  I'll always remember the story behind the photo, like when I was taking the picture of the salad above and realized my protective lens was broke.  It's the moments that make life, and with photography you can capture those moments forever.


Are you a photographer?  What are your favorite things to take pictures of?  Share in the comment section!

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