“ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment. – Elliott Erwitt

Everyone that knows me, knows that I put things off. If I need to tidy my room, "I'll do it later" If I need to empty the dishwasher "I'll do it later". So one of the most valuble lessons I have gained since doing photography, is to do it now. Oppurtunities pass, light changes and images change. A photo can look unrecognisably different in the space of about an hour, or even less. So the most important thing to do is to take the photo when you feel it's right, you could miss the shot of  a lifetime. I have missed many a good shot in the past, and hopefully have learnt my lesson by now.

 I was on Holiday at lake windemere, and I thought I was prepared for a day of Photo taking. Well, we got on the boat and within minutes I saw the perfect shot. Looking off the back of the boat, the mountains and the lake looked absolutely stunning, the clouds opened and a single sun beam lit a rainbow over the mountain. No words could do that 'photo' justice, I whipped out my camera and almost cried when it confronted me with "NO MEMORY CARD- 0 AVAILABLE PICTURES". I had been so prepared that I cleared my memory card the night before, for extra space and then left it in my laptop.  I can tell you that has happened more than once as well.

As Elliott Erwitt said " “ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment."

Nothing happens when you sit at home, putting off taking photos, saying you'll take them later. Carry your camera with you all the time you never know when you'll get that perfect shot, but please remember your memory card! Haha.

The great thing about my new camera the NIKON D7000 is that it has a dual memory card slot, so I now always have a memory card spare in one slot. I am never without one, also having two slots gives me room to overflow onto two cards. You should always try and take a spare card with you, so you never miss that shot like I did


My Dad always tells me to have my camera with me at all times, and he's right. You never know when that shot may appear. If you have your camera you wont miss it.

This photo did not take a lot of skill, it's not a beautiful shot, just a funny shot and a prime example of having your camera at the right time. This picture makes me smile everytime.

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