Why do you take pictures?

@bobmnu (8157)
United States
September 29, 2009 1:35pm CST
People have different reasons for taking pictures. I enjoy the challenge of trying to capture the action of a sport. I enjoy the peace and quiet as I try to capture wildlife photos. What is it that you like about taking photos?
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10 responses
@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
capturing moments - I love taking photos.
I am a person who really loves to take photos. The main reason is because I want to capture every moment in my life. I know that these photos will serve as my concrete memory of everything that had happened.I certainly love to capture these memories.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
My brothers and sisters and I have been going over my fathers pictures and learning more about him, my mother and their families. They live on in picutres.
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
1 Oct 09
I take pictures because it is my hobby...and i like this so much.. i think..if you like any place or any scene..then you don't want to forget that moment...and it is the best way..that you take those moment's picture.. whose you don't want to forget.. and when you want to remember that moment..then you will see the picture... so nice.. to take picture..
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
My father took a picture of a field of dandlions and a few years later it became a shopping mall, they it was rebuilt into another mall. He recorded the changes and it is a peice of history.
@Tantrums (945)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
It started just a hobby... Now it's my job! I take my camera every where I go. The advent of digital photography has meant that even someone not that good in taking pics can take the odd brilliant picture. And its great that the computer has so much stuff that can make the pictures even better I just bought a new camera A 16mp with digital zoom The memory card is a great invention to No need to install the camera card into card reader equals easy pictures Its not even that expensive to print them off My passion is black and white, sepia, and take pics in unusual angles... I always think that a black and white photo has so much more character than a colour copy of the same image... But it's just my preference... But my Job requires me to take model pics (commercials) but it's still okay...
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
It is money that lets you do what you enjoy. Keep it up
@jonasbsl (42)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
Hi bobmnu! I love taking pictures of various subjects. Currently, I find it difficult to choose a particular style that I would like to concentrate on. So, I end up taking photos of whatever is available around me. I enjoy the challenges that I encounter and it's a never ending learning process. Oh, I also submit to several microstock sites to help fund this relatively expensive hobby.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
I have a part time job with the local paper that keeps me in my toys.
@kazaff (8)
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
I like taking photos..especially cute scenes, or anything that captures my eyes. I like to take pictures of my friends..coz u know..those times are short and it may be the last time..so, i like keeping memories...and look at them and laugh.. I just love photos they capture your true personality...and they are forever..you can keep them like..forever..they capture special moments..
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
How true and as you say the memories will last forever.
• United States
30 Sep 09
I like using my new camera to take pictures of my beautiful daughters. I want to try to get good enough to not need to take my children to photographers and spend a fortune on packages of one pose. I hope to get some of my photos edited and up soon.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
Practice and experment. You will be suprised what you learn.
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
29 Sep 09
I take pictures, because I really enjoy capturing special moments that I want to remember, or capture landscapes from nature that I want to remember. Taking pictures has become a hobby for me.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
I think it is a great hpbby and I have even used many of my pictures as gifts and they are well liked.
@srganesh (6340)
• India
9 Jan 10
We live in a dry and hot climate area and so my taste is always to take cool scenes.I don't have chance to take action photos or wild life habitats.Apart from nature,I like to take snaps of people in their normal behavior.I hate taking stills like statues.there should be life in it.That is the thing I like to take photos about.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Sep 09
I take pictures all of the time. This habit of mine really started when my son was born. I didn't want to miss a moment of his life. I'm very glad that I've done this too because I can't even tell that he is the same child today as the baby he was when he was born. I also like to learn more about photography and the best way to do that is by trial and error. I've learned a ton in the three years that I've been an avid photographer. Perhaps one day I will try to set up my own photography business, but for now I just have a lot of fun capturing every moment of my children's lives and learning more about the camera.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
3 Oct 09
Keep having fun and go for your dream.
@Zenstrive (237)
• Indonesia
10 Oct 09
I simply love to capture those interesting things and moments that come to my senses (especially sight and smells, hehehe). I also into visual art-making, and photography is one of the easy road to achieve beautiful visual arts :)