The things that shape our lives come in many sizes. Did you get your sense of humor from your father or summer camp? Did you ever cry at a movie before your child was born? I wouldn’t be the woman I am today without my Canon EOS camera. Because of that camera I can actually look back at thousands of memories and remember life changing events large and small.
While EOS technically refers to the electronic focusing system within the interchangeable lenses of a canon camera, it was also a nod to the Greek goddess of dawn. A reference I find most appropriate because my Rebel, the first camera of that kind that I owned, was the dawn of a new era. I’d used a handful of point-and-shoot cameras before that to catch a memory here and there, like a day at the beach or Christmas morning; occasions that call for a camera. After that turning point in my life I grabbed my camera as often as I did my purse.
When I truly fell in love with photography, started taking pictures because I loved the pictures, my mother took me to pick out my first SLR. I already had quite a bit of practice with her Canon EOS camera, it did everything I wanted and more, so I bought the newest revision of that model. Soon the photos just poured forth. The staff at the local one hour photo knew my name and filled out my envelopes before I reached the desk.
Because of that camera and the ones that followed I can look back at hundreds of wonderful moments in my life. Friends and memories that I made at summer camp can still make me feel sixteen at a glance. When I babysat I would stage whole photo shoots that still grace their parents’ mantels. The first time my fiancé made me breakfast is fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday when I open that album. And even my most distant relatives got to see my son’s first step within hours of him taking it. Those precious memories, 4X6 windows into my past, represent so much of who I am. The right camera can be inspiring. Find one that inspires you to capture your life before you miss one more moment.
Christy, Aspiring Child Photographer
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