Does anyone even use film cameras anymore? Well, I mean besides my folks. (My dad just told me the other day he had to run to the store to get some more. Film. Are you kidding me? My reply was that he should keep driving till he got to the nearest electronics store.)
We've been through I think 2 digital cameras so far. My first was a $100 HP Photosmart from Amazon.com. I was so excited. Until the pixelated images lent my face a garish hue. Still, it was a good camera for the occasional pics on girls' night out or the Candid Camera-esque "I'm-soooo-bored" classroom shots. And thank God I had it with me when I went into labor with my baby girl or I would have no memory of that time whatsoever. As fuzzy as those pictures were, they're much MUCH clearer than my memory of being in labor.
See, not hi res enough to make into cool announcements, mailing labels, or Holiday Cards like you'd make at Tiny Prints, but oh well.
My husband and I are hoping to encourage the children toward digital photography, they're already interested but what kid isn't. We might be getting one of those High School Musical digital cameras for my stepdaughter's birthday in July (or maybe for this Christmas if we decide to buy individual gifts this year, more on that later) and I saw one apparently indestructible digital camera on TV the other day that should be perfect for our almost 3-year-old baby girl. We've envisioned ourselves taking the girls out on the weekends to do our assignments. There are great sites out there with fun ideas for kids' photography like taking 30 pics of your favorite subject and tips on introducing digital cameras to kids.
Although I do miss my college days in the dark room, I don't see myself returning to one until the nest is empty again. In the meantime, I'll be in the digital darkroom and you'll see my very amateur shots for Wordless Wednesday taken with my Nikon D50. I graduated to that one when I first opened Punkin Pockets as a baby clothing and sling boutique. I needed a high powered machine to take product shots with and saw an ad for the D50 in my photography magazine. At the time $800 was the world to me, but really, it was worth it and you do get what you pay for. But tell that to my mother.
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