Why I've gone so long without a digital camera, I'll never know. The whole idea of taking pictures without worrying about cost of film and wasting money on developing bad pictures, encourages you to take more pictures. I think I took 100 pictures yesterday, just to get 5 "keepers".
Take for instance this picture of Katie. I probably took 10 pictures of her as she was playing at my feet. Some were blurry, or she wasn't smiling or looking at the camera. But this one captured a little of her essence. There's no forced smile, and she looks natural. It wasn't a special occasion, I was just testing my new camera. It's a snapshot of my daughter in a time and place I wouldn't have otherwise gotten.
I snapped this picture of Audrey right as she walked in the door from a friends house. She was laughing and chewing gum (yes, at the same time!) and I thought it turned out cute.
For anyone interested in buying a digital camera, Consumer Reports provides some great resources to help choose. I bought the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. It's an 8-megapixel digital SLR they rate a Best Buy. If you don't want to spend that much (more than $600), they offer some quick picks: Canon PowerShot A510 ($170, CR Best Buy), Olympus D-580 Zoom ($240, CR Best Buy), and Sony Cyber-shot s60 ($200). You can get information on virtually any camera at the Consumer Reports website. I highly recommend them.
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