Today’s Post by Joe Farace
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”―
Today, as McCartney & Lennon once sang, is my birthday.
I think that it’s somewhat fitting that I was born during what was formerly known as National Photo Month, although I don’t think it was celebrated way back then and doesn’t seem to be celebrated much these days either.
Many of you know that I have a website and blog about cars and car photography and once upon a time I sponsored a National Photo Month contest there. Maybe next year, if I can increase the number of sponsors on this blog or get a personal sponsorship, I’ll be able to afford to have a Nation Photo Month contest. Fingers crossed.
Time Marches On…
Now officially passing through maturity/old age/whateveryoucallit into official geezerdom and hopefully acquiring the wisdom that sometime accompanies it, I recently have started thinking about my legacy, if there’s even a possibility for me to actually have a legacy. As far as I can see into the future right now, I want to keep writing these posts and share some of the photography tips, tools and techniques that have served me well over the past so many years. Until I can’t…
I also plan to keep making videos for my YouTube channel, Joe Farace’s Videos. My recent mobility problems has made this somewhat challenging for me but I really enjoy the process. I was recently able to upload my video review of the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon. I hope you have the time to visit my YouTube channel and take a look at my videos on photography, film photography and the movies. Yes, the movies!
Back in the Day
By the way, that’s a snapshot of me at right in 1955 or thereabouts while I was climbing the 898 steps inside the Washington Monument in DC with a genuine vinyl camera bag slung over my shoulder. Yup, I made it to the top! The photograph was taken with my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye and was made by my childhood friend Danny McKernan who made the climb with me. (We took the elevator back down.)
However old I may be today, I like to think that I’m still learning something new about photography and try (key word) to make, at least, one new picture every day. .
Learning something new about photography each day is not as much of a problem because our wonderful profession and avocation of photography is constantly changing, as I see it, to let us have more fun with photography. And that’s my birthday wish for you— to Have fun with your photography!
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