10 Reasons Why It Rocks To Be a Photographer

We all enjoy photography or we wouldn't be here. Here are 10 good reasons why it rocks to be a photographer and why you want to be one.

A photograph can capture a single moment and preserve it forever. We all seem to take that idea for granted as photography is everywhere today, especially with the proliferation of mobile phone cameras.

Photography can capture the moment of any important event in your life - Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, parties or just an amazing moment in your child's life. Once these big moments are captured, you can relive the event later on as you share the photo with others and reminisce in years to come.

The present is the history of the future

Photography can also document history - you never know when you'll be right in the middle of a world-changing event. You and your camera can record it for generations to come.

Once you start noticing details, you start to see how much beauty is all around you. Every day is filled with it - in the most ordinary or unexpected places.

When you start to notice details and derive happiness from seeing a particularly pretty light, you'll realize that photography has changed your everyday experience.

As you look around and notice the details and beauty around you, you have to also live in the present. When planning or shooting you have to be aware of everything around you - the light, movement, objects, people, the landscape. You can't be thinking about what's for tea or the film you saw last night. Photography focuses you on the now.

Many people get into photography through a family member or close friend. Photography is a passion that you can share with the important people in your life, and pass your passion to them. It can also be passed on to the next generation and spur their love of photography.

Photography is a wonderful creative outlet with a plethora of different photography styles to experiment with. Everyone should have a creative outlet. For some it's music. For others it's painting. Anyone can press the shutter button and take awesome photos of something cool. It's that easy!

Your unique perspective can go further than just showing people how you see a scene. Photography also lets you express yourself - your opinions and beliefs. You do this by choosing what you photograph, and how you represent it. This aspect of your photography is ever-changing as you change. You get a sense of what a photographer is like as a person by looking at their body of work. This part of photography is fascinating as a viewer and fulfilling as a shooter.

Photography is a fantastic story-telling medium. Whether you're telling a story with one image, a sequence, a series, or an entire portfolio, the possibilities are endless. Just ask yourself what story you want to tell, and photography can get you there.

Photography is a fantastic gateway into anything else you're interested in. If you're fascinated by the music world, then become a music photographer and you'll get to meet the musicians and observe the inner workings of the industry. We are really into coffee and got to spend an entire day touring a local coffee roastery and shooting it. We loved the experience and they loved the photos win-win all around.

The process of photography can honestly be super enjoyable. Shooting is a blast, but there's more to it! Sorting and editing your images is an essential part of the process, and doesn't have to be painful. The more you learn about it, and come to understand the *why* behind it all, the more you'll enjoy it. It's like spending some personal time with your photos!!

A lot of these reasons are pretty heavy on emotion, but photography is also just damn fun and exciting! Shooting is a blast, and can often get the adrenaline pumping like crazy!!! It's a trip.