Cameras, Because Every Exchange Student Needs Them!

I love photography. I always have. My first experience with photography was when I was in second grade and I went out of the country for the first time. My family took a two week trip to China where we went to Beijing and Xingdao (or something that sounds like that). My parents gave me a disposable camera to use on the trip. This was the first time I was in complete control of a camera and I loved it! I was always looking for the perfect shot, the perfect view, the perfect place to use my limited shots. The roll on my camera started out with childish shots of my friends and I being silly but during the course of the trip I grew to have a more keen eye for my surroundings and focused more on the landscape and the sights. I knew that I loved my little disposable camera and from then on I loved photography. I have gone through several levels of cameras since then, both film and digital, and recently stepped into the "big leagues" of digital cameras. I received my first DSLR camera as my graduation present. I got a Canon T3i (like the one below). 

While I am in Brazil I will need to be careful about where and when I take my DSLR. I want to be able to take good images but not everywhere I go will be a safe place for me to bring it. To compensate for the times in which I will not have it, I purchased a much cheaper digital camera at target. My new camera was only about $75 US dollars and is waterproof so it can handle more abuse. It is small enough that I can fit it in my pocket and discrete enough that I can take it out for a quick shot and put it away without it being noticed. With both of these together, I hope to not miss capturing any important moments in my upcoming year!








See you soon Brazil!
-B