My α Journey #1 : When My alpha Journey Begin?

WHEN MY ALPHA JOURNEY BEGIN?

My alpha journey begin on 6 september 2006 when I bought my first DSLR camera ( Alpha A100)from my friends. Its happen because my friend introduce to me SONY apha camera and at the same time I need better camera after my compact camera ( Pentax Optio) stolen from my car after they break the window. They manage to get my camera and few things my wedding gift that I bought before at SOGO. That’s really make me sad because I,m planning to use that camera for my wedding day soon ( 1 December 2006).

After few weeks without camera, than my housemate introduce me to other friend who want to sell DSLR A 100. But that’s time I don’t really have enough money to bought DSLR camera because my preparation for my wedding day. Than I,m discussed with my fiancé, how if I’m using my money for wedding day to buy A 100 camera? And after that try to get some wedding job to get back the money? And also I can use A100 for my wedding day soon. After discussion and do some calculation, I went to meet friend and have a look and test A100.

Before that I do small research at internet about A100. I’m falling in love with A100 with very good technology specially with image stabilizer and self CCD cleaning in A100 body. Than when my first time touch A100 I feel good with ergonomic body. That’s time my heart move faster and my hand shaking and with big smile. I thougt this is right camera for me and time to upgrade from compact camera.

I bought DSLR A 100 that day ( 6 September 2006) and from that time my alpha journey begin. My first night with my alpha 100, i’m try to understand the camera function and button and read the manual book. That night I sleep with my camera and have good dream about my wedding day.

Luckily after I bought my A100, my another housemate want to hire me to take photo for his wedding day. I said why not take the risk? Also at same time I can get some experience and money? I have few weeks to practice my A100 and also need to know and improve how to capture wedding photo. Its really stress me and I have no choice to push myself to learn harder and faster because I don’t want to upset my friend with bad picture on his wedding day.

On my friend wedding day , I captured the moment with my A 100 with only my kit lens without external flash. This is really big journey to me to try get best result with limited equipment. Also I have to make very long journey to my friend house at Felda Tembangau about 5 hours journey from Shah Alam with komuter and bus. This moment really take me memorial journey in my life especiaaly when riding bus from Seremban to Bahau. I saw so many good view and green village landscape. After shoot wedding and deliver album to my housemate, the couple very happy and thanks me so much for captured the moment on their wedding day.

1^st December 2006, my wedding day also I’m using my a100 to captured the moment. I lent my camera to my friend to shoot my wedding day. Also got another friends who come and shoot wedding day. Its really amazing moment and memorial day in my life shoot my wedding day with my own camera and full of friends and family around. My alpha journey move forward one more step, begin with my shot at my friend wedding than shot my own wedding. Thanks so much to Farez, Fairo and wife, Hatta, Adam and wife to make my day and captured my journey with Alpha A 100.