DREAM COME THROUGH!!

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My first day handing a camera was like a dream come through, it was something I never saw coming when it happened. Although long ago before now, I have a great passion for photography and still have the desire till date.
As a young guy that has no idea about photography but have passion for it. A day came whereby the church I attend(R.C.C.G)organized a powerful youth praise concert there in Ogun state,Nigeria tagged:'THE UNTOUCHABLE'.fortunately for me as a youth in the church,an instrumentalist in the church, a drummer precisely.

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I am part of the drama group and lastly,I am also part of the youth executives and coordinator of the praise concert.
The concert was like a set up for me because all my talent was to be utilized not knowing I will lunch a new talent that night.
Without deviating from my main purpose of how I got to handle a camera
The concert started, the program scheduled for the night where going as planed. During the praise and worship of the praise concert I was the one that handled the drums, played some stokes and enjoyed the sound.
Suddenly after me playing the praise and worship. One out of the photographers of the day came to me and was lamenting about he having a lot to do for the night apart from taking shots of the program that he would need someone to handle his camera for him in other to take shots of the on going program while he does other things during the program.
Me as a novice but got love for photography. There was nothing I could say, there was nobody I could refer him to, because everyone got an assignment to dish out that night, I could only speak for myself.
After few seconds of my silence, I replied him saying 'sir I love photography and have great passion for it but I had never handled a camera before '
Then he answered saying, if really you love taking shots, fact being that you can take shots with your phone very well, then you just need a slight guidance on how to hold a camera in other not to fall off the camera.
Immediately he said that, I told him to put me through and see if I am capable of handling the camera.
That was how he gave me the camera, thought me how to hold the camera in other not to fall it down,he showed me a very small squared space in the camera, Do you know as big as a camera, you only focus your view on a very small squared space to take shot.
Immediately he led me through and asked me to take a shot. My first shot was awful. Myself, I knew I snapped nonsense. Took a shot of which I focused the camera on the Microphone not the person and even cropped some part of the person's face. It was really embarrassing but I was learning, he encouraged me and asked me to take some others. Well! It was still the same, I could not get the camera to focus on an object or image I wished

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It was ongoing like that, and the photographer was about taking the camera from me and probably find alternative .
Luckily for me, he was called to attend to something else, as he was about leaving, he gave me back the camera and told me to keep trying till he gets back.
That was how I kept on trying, by the time he came back I had taken awful pictures and some nice pictures, he went through the images and saw the nice once. Immediately he saw those ones, he was happy I could put in action what he has been saying for about 15 minutes ago.
That was how he guided me and told me I am the professional photographer of the program and left me with his camera.
At that moment, I don't know how I am feeling, probably too happy or so. All I knew was, I could see myself holding a camera and taking nice shots with a photography lecture of 15 minutes
Below are shots I took during the program

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Although before the photographer left, he told me to always try and capture moments, expressions and atmosphere
I got that saved in some part of my brain and put it in action. It was going on and on.I was so busy running here and there taking shots
Then it was time for the drama group to perform a short drama. I rushed down to the stage and took shots of the devil, the enslaved by the devil and so on

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The program came to an end, and I went to meet the photographer, showing him shots I took. He viewed them and was so pleased, he complimented me and encouraged me to go and learn it professionally.

That was how a praise concert became the day I will never forget of which was my first time holding a camera and making use of it

Hello hivers, if you are a photographer in here. I give you thumbs up. Why? The reason is, you guys are really trying running here and there. My legs almost worn out, standing and moving for hours.
Kudos to photographers that makes occasion a memory. You are to be celebrated.
It's really a big joy having hive here to express myself and talk about new things and things going on around me
To me hive has really brought a means of thought expression, sharing of new ideas and bond among fellow hivers.
All these are things I do not have before now. All thanks to hive

Thank you for stopping bye to read this first encounter of mine. Big love to you all, Big love to HIVE



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Beautiful shots @midemanuel

This shows you are really a fast learner cos those pictures look professional.

Keep the good work up👍. Much love😍

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Thank you brother,encouraged... Big love ❤️

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