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I love looking at photographs of all kinds. Photos of people I know and people I don't know. Photos of trips I've been on and of places I've never been. Art photographs and everyday life photographs. I would really love to take good photographs myself, but there are a few obstacles standing in my way.
  1. I hate having to stop in the moment to take a picture, although I love having the memory. I always feel like I'm slowing others down or looking like a tourist or getting in the way.
  2. I don't like lugging my camera around and rarely have it with me.
  3. I feel like I don't take very good pictures so I rarely bother.
So to start slow I'm going to try to leave my camera in an accessible place at home and try to get into the habit of taking pictures around the house and in the garden when I have time. Maybe with practice I'll find out if I like it enough to start lugging the camera around.

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