By Mary Banas
Some may remember posing for an “impromptu” photo opportunity during every family gathering. You stood there frozen, with cemented smiles as you wondered if Aunt Thelma would ever take the photograph. Cheese…… then Bam! You were blinded by the bright flash bulb.
Auntie had the right idea. She wanted to memorialize every event. It didn’t matter if the developed film never made it out of the card board envelopes. What was important is that she enjoyed taking photos. Amateur photographers everywhere are still snapping pictures as a favorite pastime.
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By Susan Coult
Did you get a new digital camera for Christmas? If not, chances are that you didn’t get a new one because you already have a nice digital camera – or you’re in the minority who refuse to go digital (you like your film camera just fine!)
Most people have digital cameras today. Whether you just received your first or upgraded camera or you’ve had one for quite a while, it’s common to initially enthusiastically take hundreds of pictures. But then we use your camera less and less often and finally forget to even take it along when going out. And we miss lots of great opportunities!
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