Today I am thinking about one of the things in my life that I am passionate about, something that goes well with travel and many other things in life. 
 
That something is Photography. 

I really enjoy photography. It is the art of capturing a moment in time. Like any art form it is subjective and therefore what constitutes a good picture is really a matter of opinion. I learned that really fast from the people judging the very first contest I entered. What I thought were my best pictures received no mention and one that I entered as a lark in the still life category, almost took best in show.

To quote Sony.com “Every Lens tells a story!” 
 That is not true. Not completely anyway. A lens does no good unless it is attached to a camera, and the camera is only as good as the eye looking through it. 
 

Using the Rule of Thirds, changing an ordinary image into something special. 

I think photography is in my DNA. One of the things that fostered my interest in becoming a shooter is the fact that my Dad was one for many years. 

One of the volumes in my Time Life library of photography is called The Great Themes.  These photography themes include The Human Condition (life as the camera sees it) War, Nature, Portraits, The Nude, and finally Still Life. 

The phrase or term "Old School" has a number of definitions including this one:

Anything that is from an earlier era and looked upon with high regard or respect. Can be used to refer to music, clothing, language, or anything really.

 That "anything really" can certainly be photography

You read my lessons, you have a camera and a number of lenses. You have been taking shots, lots of them. So what do you do now?