Let the Journey Begin!

Last week was a milestone in my world of video/photography. My wife and I finally decided to buy a camera. I have been searching for a couple of years off and on without ever really thinking I would actually buy a camera. It is a rather depressing practice to keep teasing yourself with something you yearn for but never believe you will actually acquire. Well it payed off!

After much deliberation we committed to actually buying a camera. A couple of days after that decision I found an ad on KSL for a Canon 60D with an 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 kit lens for a really great price. The man who was selling it bought it last July and didn't really use it during the Summer, plus he took really great care of it so it was in like new condition. WOOHOO!

I chose the 60D because it has all the features I need/want, allowing me room to grow while staying within my budget limit. Since my interest in photography started while I was working as a videographer for BYU broadcasting my main interests lie in video. This camera has full HD video with a variable angle LCD and ability to connect external microphones. Some features of the more expensive cameras would be nice but I don't need them to learn and improve. It is a very solid beginner camera.

Now that I have a camera of my own I have no excuse for not practicing and improving or following through on different ideas I have had. The purpose of this blog is to document my adventure with the camera. We will see exactly what I decide to do with it but I envision posts on specific lessons I learn, skills I am refining, projects I am working on, or even a 365. Every post I put will have a picture, I can guarantee that. Now let's see where this goes shall we?

I used my camera for real the second time at my wife's graduation. I wanted to post a picture of  my wife but I need her permission first. ;) So this very neutral picture will suffice for now. These are the chairs set up for the graduates to sit on for commencement.