Is Digital Photography Expensive 

The short answer is yes, the longer more satisfying answer is an almighty no, food is expensive, alcohol is expensive our kids are expensive everything these days is expensive. Yet they are things you need, your life would be dull without them or at least missing something. Granted photography is possibly a hobby and there are more important things to spend a few hundred quid on before you buy a new lens or DSLR body but sooner or later you have to think about yourself. 

Life is for living and living you shall do, creativity is mainly based on being inspired and by being inspired means that you are compelled to do something that you would not normally do. Why would you want to miss such a fantastic event in your life? 

Getting back to the subject and indeed the point, photography needs to be a passion within your own mind before anything can be labelled expensive. Quality is expensive and precision is equally as valuable but your thoughts, emotions and inspirations are priceless and only you have access to them. Nobody else thinks the way you do, nobody thinks the way I do which makes photography the one true passion I have because I can create every single mood I get in my own head when I stumble across a scene or subject. 

Like any hobby the price of equipment can be high but it all depends on how much your willing to put into your hobby or even profession. Golf clubs can run up into the thousands as can lenses for a DSLR but it all depends on what you can sensibly afford based on what you want to achieve. Equipment is sometimes out of the reach of some of us but their are sites such as eBay that allows us to seek cheaper wares, even second hand items are worth considering (always check the quality - remember precision is vital in photography, lenses are expensive for a reason).  

If some equipment is out of your reach then it is possible to recreate certain effects and alterations through using image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop. Do not be ashamed to use such programmes. There are lot of opinions flying about that this way of image development is wrong. Wrong in what sense? If you were to tweak knobs on the camera isn't this the same as tweaking knobs digitally afterwards? It takes skill to turn the right knobs.  

I will always bang the same old drum, understand yourself and your surrounding before making any big payments for equipment. There are some really good selections in the store  I would recommend getting a few books before you make any large investments. 

Should you be taking holiday snaps or family mementoes. Whatever your doing just use you own knowledge to gage where you are and where you want to be, from this analysis you can buy the products that are right for you at the right time. I shall list three sets of equipment sensibly based on the level of expertise. 

Beginner                                                                                                                                           

• Compact Digital Camera 8 - 15 mega pixel - real LCD                                                                                                     
• 2GB memory Card                                                                                                                               
• Get images printed by friends or at high street developing outlets

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