Ever since I was a kid, I have had a fascination with photography. Like the sounds coming out of a radio, it seemed like magic to me. I still don’t fully understand either medium.
And while I have had various cameras over the years and even used them on newspapers where I worked, my interest in picture taking completely took off when I got a smartphone. The ease with which I could snap the life I saw around me, and the quality. Wow!
In the last month alone, I have captured with my camera, stunning photos of bars of green soap at a bulk store as well as wonderful photos of a bag of grass seed for the lawn, several varieties of a too expensive mouthwash, a jar of lightly seasoned peanuts, a phone charger cord, 13 kilograms of lean ground beef, a package of sliced white mushrooms, a new vacuum cleaner, a package of frozen raspberries, a box of garbage bags, a bottle of dandruff shampoo, a bag of sunflower seeds, some taco shells and a big jug of laundry detergent.
All of these items were sent to another smartphone at my home with the question, “Is this what you want?”
I will leave the sunsets and sunrises to others along with exotic animals, newborn babies and landscapes. I will take photos of packages of cat litter and dog kibble till I am blue in the face.
And then, with my phone, I can press a little icon and take a picture of me turning blue.
I love progress.
©2022 Jim Hagarty
