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THE OCCASIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER I got my first camera as a boy, a tiny Kodak Brownie that took very poor black and white photos, but I had fun with it.
Brother Doug posing heroically for the Brownie. In high school I borrowed a 35mm SLR from the art class and did some real "artsy" photography for the first time.
This was actually used in my High School yearbook. After starting work at DC Comics in 1977, my then boss Jack Adler, who was a great photographer, helped me pick out a fine Nikon pro-quality SLR and over the years I bought a number of lenses for it. I mainly took pictures while on vacation or during holidays.
Gargoyle, Baltimore, MD, 1978 In 2003 I finally put all that heavy equipment to rest and went digital with a pocket-sized Olympus C-730. It has a 10 power optical zoom and I think takes great pictures. It's a little difficult to use in low light situations, but generally I'm very happy with it, and haven't missed the Nikon at all. It just occurred to me that the Olympus is about the same size as the old Brownie. There's a lesson there somewhere...
Ellen in Costa Rica, 2003 From that first digital camera I went on to a Panasonic Lumix model DMC-FZ150 with an incredible 24X optical zoom. I enjoyed using that for a few years, an example photo is below.
Bryce Canyon, 2015 In the last few years, as cameras in iPhones have improved, I've most often found myself just using my phone for photos. I miss the zoom capability of the Lumix, but often I don't need it anyway. In the sidebar are a small selection of favorite pictures. I'll probably be adding more as time goes on. All text and images © Todd Klein, except as noted. All rights reserved. |
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