sadly, their father will always be better than they are. it’s not because the dads are older, it’s not because their father’s model of DSLR will be better than theirs. it’s simply because most of this generation’s fathers went through film.

i believe that wanting to get things done and getting them done right as early as possible is something my father has in him. he didn’t take life’s crap at face value, he worked past them. he had crappy gear but he paid good money for an excellent lens he took everywhere and shot with. he never said that he could fix things in Photoshop, he also never wanted to do photography commercially but he knew his shit and took good photographs that he PRINTED.

nobody prints their photos anymore. correction, no one prints out their photos for memories anymore. i used to take photos of travels and experiences, i used to print them out for myself. i don’t do that anymore. maybe i should.

my father taught me photography with his old camera, but i think the more important thing he taught me with his camera was to always read the instruction manual and never let your camera and talent go to waste by not using them. now all i want to do is find him a Rokkor 50mm f/1.4 to fit back on his old Minolta SLR even though he doesn’t need it anymore.

my father shoots with a Canon G5, it’s not top of the line but it does the job, same as my dad. he’s not the fastest, tallest (i’m taller than he is) or the smartest, but he’s the one i have with me. in the same way that the best camera is the one you have with you he’s been the best father for me.

i’m apprehensive because i’m going back to “school” again by next week and fashion photography isn’t a joke. i think i have to be far more serious now. i’m not ashamed to say that i’m afraid simply because i know that my father faced his own fears.