There was almost interest in me to actively create art but never the motivated initiative to follow through. Typical high school poetry meetings and art classes were far more important for my social life than for my creative outlet. Once I began doing philosophy, I still spent time pondering art and its mystical characteristics. The history of art and the way in which it progresses seemed too simple to be so evasive – but I knew with guarantee that contextual knowledge of art was imperative to having an active role in its evolution.

Well, today I lack much of this contextual knowledge but I have at last taken a step towards trying to actually make something that may (or may not) be considered art. I purchased a Canon EOS 40D DSLR. It was used and purchased from eBay but it operates beautifully. With it, I also purchased two lenses: the “nifty-fifty” EF 50mm f/1.8 II, and the “kit” EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. Additionally, I also got a cleaning kit and a Caselogic SLRC-205 SLR Camera Sling bag. To top it all off. a friend gifted me a Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash.

I didn’t know what to expect from my first venture into photography. I think I may have actually expected to abandon the hobby altogether within a couple of weeks. (Which could turn out to be the case, but let’s hope not!) In my excitement, I also began using an old Russian Zenit ET 35mm camera that I had lying around. Find my photos here.

Some photos (so far):