Why do you like taking pictures? Why do you like making a photograph?

I'm a voyeur.

ha, love the name hertz van rental....budget or avis isn't as classy sounding

With a name like that you should be a voyager.

hey, Hertz, how much is it to rent a van at Hertz right now?

I don't really know. I don't think I have the same drive that many people have mentioned here. I do have a desire to both document life around me (because my memory is so poor) and to show others something I found interesting. I also have a strong desire to learn, and photography seemed like an excellent topic to explore. I've been heavily involved since Jan of 2002 and photography has indeed provided me with a huge range of topics to study :)

 

And yes, part of me loves the gear-side of photography. Bells, whistles and the machine that goes "Bing!" all fascinate me.

I'm trying to diversify - car rental was getting a little stale

Think for a moment, what is your strongest memory? Probably something visual. Humans have enormous visual capacity.

 

It goes without saying that people try to create memories by visualizing and using cameras etc. to help achieve that.

 

The idea that some people actually have a somewhat photographic memory really amazes me totally. Perhaps those people have fixed focal lengths? I find that I can Zoom about in my minds eye, just thinking of London now, and the many muses I once knew there.

 

Cheers.

To document my life. I don't keep a written journal/diary.

to fight the boredom of the voyeur

Because it is fun, because it allows me to use technical skills and knowledge in the pursuit of art, because photographs are fascinating, because I can't draw, because it teaches me to see the world in a different way, because it pushes me to go out and look, because it keeps me busy, because I can always learn more and get better, ...

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The shutter makes a pretty noise. I've always liked that.

 

Otherwise, the overlap of structure (consistency, cleanness, care in composition and exposure) with creativity is neat too. Paint and pencils don't really have the same combination.

 

-J.

It creates a nice feeling for me when I hear the shutter.

 

 

One of the greatest things for me is to have a visual representation of what life is.

 

To create and show a feeling with a simple and static image. I like images that you only look for 3 seconds and already feel what the picture commands you to feel.

It's a compulsion. It's something I do even when I don't have a camera in hand--always framing, always evaluating light. The satisfaction of the shutter click, the exhilaration of stopping time and creating emotion in 2-D. I don't even get that much satisfaction from someone saying "Hey, that's a great photo." I just have to do it...

to explore the other side of the world,the reality,something we have lost,the memory. twiart.blogspot.com