A Passion Reignited By Steem

I tried to make some videos but it didn’t workout quite the way I wanted to, and the settings on my camera were hard to understand, with that my passions started to dwindle. In the corner of my bedroom remains the barely used but now barely unusable camera. It’s short lived life makes me cringe in guilt as I persuaded my mom that is what I wanted to do. I went to college and ended up with a very rewarding degree in Dental Hygiene. I stopped getting creative to hit the books night and day. Although there is no regret, I just hate that I felt there was no room for me in the videography and photography world...not even as a hobby.

Yesterday I went out exploring with my new camera after a few days of having it and feeling a bit more comfortable with navigating the settings. You should of seen me, I was like a baby at a toy store, taking pictures of different things at different angles until I got shots that I was happy with. In the 40 degree weather my fingers were frozen, but I couldn't be happier. I forgot what being behind the lens felt like.

Just to give you guys some perspective, both of the pictures on the bridge were shot the same day, maybe around one hour apart after the sun set. It was also a cloudy day. Time just seemed to pass, but I was in pure bliss capturing my heart away. I am even so happy that I understand night photography and can't wait to gain some skills.

This picture is a bit dark, but thats NYC in a nutshell. At night its dark, especially on a cold and gloomy day. I think its so amazing to capture certain feelings with a simple camera and lens. I also invested in a new lens that works amazing during low light situations such as these, so its exciting to see the difference between lens.

I know I mentioned this in one of my previous posts. I hate when pictures of myself don't come out aesthetically pleasing. But, I have been working it in front of the camera more than ever. I'm telling you, this is nothing short of an art form. I have been taking a lot of inspiration from @eveuncovered, although our types of portraits are radically different - I love how she tells a story and portrays her moods on the camera. I aspire to do the same.

With time I know my photography will get better, I specifically enjoy want to get better at self portraits, landscape, nighttime and macro photography. It feels so good to finally do something for ME again and just share with the world with nothing but pleasure. I really couldn't have done this without the steem blockchain and those supporting me, you know who you are. Thank you all soso much.

Jane 📷