When I was a lot younger, I wanted a camera. My dad had a series of the things, big, clunky black cameras with straps, and he took pictures (and home videos) all the time. I got a little 35mm camera of my own one Christmas.
I think I used 3 rolls of film, total.
Now, I was sorting through some randoms photos and images on my computer, and I noticed the startling changes in my niece from since she was 3--she's 6, now. And I thought, "I want to have a picture of her for every year, just to remember what she was like when she didn't like me and she was X years old." And I was looking at pictures of my girlfriend when we started dating. And I thought, "I want to have a picture of her--and of us--every so often, to show how well we age." And...lots of things.
Until now, I just wasn't excited about pictures. But looking back, I realize how many friends I've seen move away, how many relatives I almost never see, and how many people I don't like have grown twisted and horrid looking. I'm getting older...ish...and now I see how great pictures are. I wish I had kept taking pictures when I was a kid, no matter how much a pain in the ass actual film is. So, I'm going to find a cheap little digital camera, and I'm going to start before I lose anything else that should rightfully be immortalized on my hard drive.
Say cheese!
~j
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