SUNSITE

For a short while a long time ago I took part in the photography club at Menntaskólinn við Sund. We learned to develop our own film and produce the pictures through a process of light and chemicals. I mostly did black and whites and really quite enjoyed the experience. The thought of doing photography as a profession never really entered my mind though as it was just a hobby and that´s all I wanted it to be. Like my brother used to say; there was no reason to ruin my hobby by doing it to earn a living. Eventually though my old Olympus camera was stolen as I was travelling in Europe and that was the end of my little hobby, until now. Just recently I got my self an SLR camera and started taking pictures again. The process has changed significantly though as the labourous part has been assigned to a romantic past and replaced by a Digital process. An element of mystique has been lost but in return Photography as a hobby has become significantly cheper and post production has become an art form in it self. The web has also added a new dimetion to the hobby. Pictures are now a valuable asset on the web and sharing and showing off your work is easier than ever. The process of getting your images printed requires more equipment now though, the old days of the darkroom are gone and heavy equipment or third party processing is now required. I have been taking photos again now for a few months and still very much enjoy it. I can see marked improvements in the qality of my work from when I started, but as every answer spawns more new questions I can now also see how far I have yet to go.

+ My photography showroom on Flickr