Hey there Fujifilm family,

When I started this new creative hobby, one of the reasons was that I would walk or bike through a city and buildings and people would catch my attention, but I was not able to capture those moments. Sometimes I was fast enough with my smartphone, but it lacked all the things I think a good photograph needs; it's too automated.

Now when I walk through a city with my camera in hand, I feel happy and more connected with the people around me. Normally, you would just traverse from point A to B and keep to yourself, but now with a camera in hand, I feel like I want to connect more with the people on the street. I look them in the eye and try to see if taking their pictures is worth it (I am usually a bit too shy to actually take a picture up close of a stranger on the street, but it is my goal and something I am actively working towards).

What I now feel when I walk and I don't have my Fujifilm X-T5 camera with me is a missed opportunity. I pass beautiful buildings or interesting scenes with no way of capturing them. When I take a picture which I know will have something interesting in it, it gives me a little dopamine rush and a feeling of missing out when I can't take the photo. This sometimes also happens when my settings are wrong and I quickly have to adjust them. That is the only downside of using an analogue camera (even though it's digital), but I am getting used to it more. The trick is to leave the aperture where you want it (f4 or f2) and leave the ISO where you want it - 200 or 400 (native ISO) - and only adjust the shutter speed. The more I do this, the faster I find the shutter speed dial on my Fujifilm X-T5, and the faster I can adapt to light changes.

The shift to always having photography on my mind when I travel or walk is a change I wasn't expecting, but it's more than welcome.

Okay bye

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