Help Instax Manila’s Facebook page get about 475 more likes before 11.11.11 and get the chance to win Fuji Film Instax 50s in Piano Black.
I already own one, but it wouldn’t hurt to get another no? Specially if it comes free! 
But no one will get this precious Instax unless Instax Manila’s Facebook page gets to 1500 likes! So go, Like!
More and more I have found that the most indispensable camera I possess is the one on my mobile phone. It is the one camera I am sure to have wherever I go.
I have given up on toting my DSLR everyday – it’s too heavy and I don’t always use it even when it’s just there. Many times even when I have the TX5 with me, it’s inside my bag and not in my pocket. So at work, it’s still more convenient to bring out my Blackberry to snap a quick photo.
But I’d have to say that what makes it my go-to gadget for capturing moments is the fact that they’ve made it so easy to share photos from your smart phone. Point, snap, share. It’s as easy as that.
Although I would love to have a proper photo shoot for my nephew, he’s also been my favorite subject to capture on my camera phone. Here’s just three of my favorites:
What other subjects do I capture on my phone?
> Food
> Street scenes
> People
Where do I share the photos?
> I also MMS them to family members
What about you? Do you use your camera phone often? What are your favorite subjects?
Phew! It has taken me the entire day, and I’m not even done yet. This whole redesign is proving to be more challenging than I first thought it would be.
I was actually FINISHED with the first theme I selected before lunch time, but the boyfriend commented on Facebook that it didn’t look nice. I checked it out in IE, and well, I had to agree with him. So I had to scrap that. Yes, had to scrap it after all adjustments were made.
I’ve decided to stick it out with this theme already, even if it means having to go through all previous posts and resize the images to fit in the slim width of the posts. I’ll commit to this theme and try to make it work. But having to work on the tweaks means that this one special post I had in mind for today will have to be delayed a bit. I’m hoping the delay won’t have to take longer than a day or two, but we’ll see. The image in the Photo post below this one was to be my “example” for the topic I had in mind, a topic inspired by a newsletter I recently received in my Inbox.
Thank you so much for continuing to visit The Newbie Photographer and I appreciate your patience. Business as usual. 
Back when I was eight years old, I attended a summer creative workshop at my old preschool. We had drawing/painting classes, as well as photography. I used a plastic 135mm camera at the time and I must have produced pretty decent photos. Sadly, I don’t have copies of those photos to show how fruitful that summer was.
Several years later, my dad bought me my own camera, it was a white one. I was the only one in class to have a camera of my own. Everyone else were just using their parents’ and weren’t even trusted to take those out on their own. After all, those were more expensive than my own toy camera that took good enough photos with its built-in flash.
Then using film and having them developed just got expensive. And eventually, I just stopped taking photos…
Then the handy consumer digital camera was introduced to the market. And suddenly, I found myself taking photos everywhere.
I decided to take it up as a real hobby when I bought my first film SLR in November 2008. I didn’t get to bond with Frankie much though. I had to take her back for repairs a few times (due to her old age and my amateurness), and I just couldn’t keep the information in my head when I couldn’t see the fruits of my shooting practice right away.
Then finally, I purchased Maxine my Nikon D60 last year with the help of my loving boyfriend. 
It wasn’t until I’ve owned Maxine for a few months before things clicked and made sense for me. By then I had spent money on two basic photography workshops which were both really helpful in my quest to know my camera better, and to take beautiful photos.
But at the back of my mind I kept thinking, learning to take good photos shouldn’t be all that difficult should it? In this digital age with the cameras being so accessible (no longer do professionals have the monopoly of toting excellent gear around), shouldn’t it be easier for people to access the information they need as well?
That’s my vision for the {newbie} photographer, that I may be able to build a community and a resource that will give newbies the chance to learn about their newfound passion without breaking the bank.
As of now, it is a dream. I am no pro photographer and I don’t even take consistently beautiful photos yet. But I am determined to improve at this craft, and I hope you join me in this journey.
Do not hesitate to leave a note on what topics you, as a newbie photographer would like to see featured here.
Happy capturing!
There are many digital photography classes available online and I attended one such class. If you have the resources to sign up for one, I highly encourage that you find one that you can attend. Start with checking this one out.