I began reading a book the other day, Girl With the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, which is set in the 1600s. So far, what has struck me the most is not a major part of the plot or characters. When Griet is introduced to the 'camera obscura' for the first time, she is completely shocked. Never before has she experienced such a thing. Isn't that amazing? Something so common to us today in our present time being so new and foreign?
I personally love taking pictures. I take pictures of random things I see that intrigue me... trees, fields, landscapes, my friends. Mostly my friends. The majority of the time I don't take random regular pictures, but I try and go for a new angle rather than straight on. Maybe from above the subject, or below it. We as a people often take the technologies we have for granted, I feel, in that pictures were not taken for fun in the 1600s. Nowadays they are used most often for memory's sake, to scrapbook with, to frame, to giveaway as a gift. All to preserve a special moment, a special time in one's life. My camera helps me remember the faces of those I love and the memories I share with them. The next time you see a picture, take in all of the details... every last part, not just the main focus. It takes every part of the photo to tell a story. Try and figure out what was happening when it was taken. I myself am often surprised at what I come up with.
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