Bad Habit?
I like to photograph my food. It makes my other half raise his eyebrows and shake his head. I must admit, in all the times I've eaten out (and trust me, I've eaten out a lot over the years) I've yet to see anyone else whip out a camera and take a snap of their well-laden plate. If it is a bad habit, I lay it at the door of two people.
The first of these guilty parties is Kath who was the one, believe it or not, who inspired me to start recording the minutae of my life with a small digital camera when she visited me some years ago now. We visited Silent Pool which is just over the hills from where I live, during a nice thunderstorm that came with a lot of rain. We sat in the "boathouse" watching the rain on the perternaturally clear and blue water for some time. Kath recorded it on a tiny digital camera that had been found on a beach. Click here to view that little video in a new window. It may not seem like much, but I was enthralled at this little slice of time. To people who don't use a camera for recording anything other than their lives and the lives of their families, this is a total no-brainer. But to me, who had been taking photographs to sell or with which to win competitions or gain qualifications, it was revolutionary!
A while afterwards, I decided to stop smoking, and on the sixth month of this Ian decided to get me a Canon Powershot S60 digital camera. One of the first shots I took with it is below:
Good little camera, eh? I was impressed. But it seems to have started a trend. I'll only post a couple more as there are many, many to choose from.......
And more recently:
So, do I need help? Are there other snack-snappers out there? Would any other husbands take issue with their wives whipping out a camera and recording for posterity any particularly well-presented or delicious dish?
I'm odd. I know it.
The first of these guilty parties is Kath who was the one, believe it or not, who inspired me to start recording the minutae of my life with a small digital camera when she visited me some years ago now. We visited Silent Pool which is just over the hills from where I live, during a nice thunderstorm that came with a lot of rain. We sat in the "boathouse" watching the rain on the perternaturally clear and blue water for some time. Kath recorded it on a tiny digital camera that had been found on a beach. Click here to view that little video in a new window. It may not seem like much, but I was enthralled at this little slice of time. To people who don't use a camera for recording anything other than their lives and the lives of their families, this is a total no-brainer. But to me, who had been taking photographs to sell or with which to win competitions or gain qualifications, it was revolutionary!
A while afterwards, I decided to stop smoking, and on the sixth month of this Ian decided to get me a Canon Powershot S60 digital camera. One of the first shots I took with it is below:
Good little camera, eh? I was impressed. But it seems to have started a trend. I'll only post a couple more as there are many, many to choose from.......
And more recently:
So, do I need help? Are there other snack-snappers out there? Would any other husbands take issue with their wives whipping out a camera and recording for posterity any particularly well-presented or delicious dish?
I'm odd. I know it.
posted by Catherine at 18:38
1 Comments:
Oi! Quite blaming me for everything!! The itchen had an unsavoury reputation? pah! how dare you.... glad you enjoyed our girly weekend, even the pinnies. and, don't tell anyone, but i often take pics of my meals - mostly the ones i've cooked myself (so that's rare). See you again soon i hope!
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