Are you having a hard time deciding on whether or not to go digital? I did. Why? Because, I loved looking at my slides on a slide sorter. I loved my Nikon N90s. I didn’t want to purchase another camera. And I didn’t want to endure the digital learning curve. But, the truth is, there are more reasons to go digital than there are not to. Here are 5 top reasons to jump on the digital bandwagon. 

1. Instant feedback. You can view your images as you shoot, enabling you to become a better photographer quicker.
2. Delete as you go. Unlike shooting with film, you can delete the obvious bad images as you shoot.
3. More affordable. Once your purchase your camera and lenses, your expenses are minimal. I purchased a digital SLR that was compatable with my N90s lenses, which also kept the costs down a bunch. Check out dpreview.com for digial camera reviews.
4. Many ISO settings to choose from. You don’t have to buy different types of film for different shooting situations.
5. Shooting data recorded. No more writing down what you did to capure your images. The data is recorded as you shoot.

There are many more benefits to shooting digital. But, hopefully, this partial list will jumpstart your decision making process!

Got 10 minutes? Sometimes that’s all the time we have for certain things. You have probably heard of the 10 minute exercise workout and the 10 minute meditation right? Well, now there is the 10 minute photo shoot!

One day, when I needed to try out a feature on my camera in a hurry, download the images and perform a critique on what I had done, I came up with the idea of a 10 minue photo shoot. My goal was to shoot for 10 minues only and to create as good of images in a hurry as I could. It worked and it was fun! It forced me to take a closer look at my home environment. I saw things to photograph that I never noticed before, learned a new feature of my camera and satisfied my need for taking a few photos.

So, if you are feeling the need to photograph and you only have 10 minues give it a shot!