temptation…

It was such an adrenaline rush!

My FIL (father-in-law) called hubby informing us that the Nikon d80 (body and kit) is no longer available at the electronics shops around his place. He told us that there’s a Nikon d60 which is a lot more affordable, and a Canon 450d which was one of our two choices. So it was a toss between a Nikon d60 and a Canon 450d.

Mind you, he was calling from his mobile while roaming around the stores. Yes, it was a long distance call asking us of our final decision. I was panicking. I ran to the other room to go infront of the PC and bumped my knee on the tv stands just to ask online. I twitted asking my online (photo addicts and digiscrapping moms like me)  friends about their own opinion. At the same time, I went to my fave DSLR review site to compare the two.

Then we decided we’d go for the Nikon d60 because I am so set to having a Nikon now (I even know the domain name I’d use for my gallery and the multiply account I plan to sign up in case we purchase a Nikon HAHAHA. Yes, that’s how planned it was). Hubby knows how much I like Nikon.

My FIL called again. We told him we decided that it’s Nikon d60. Then he said that the Canon 450d has a free tripod. And that the d60 doesn’t have an in-body vibration reduction.

So there… We just bought a new DSLR.

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Earlier today, before I left to do our Christmas shopping, I emailed several people asking why they have chosen Nikon/Canon as their DSLR’s. Then tonight, I checked for their answers. I tried to weigh the pros and cons. I’m not sure if I have come up with the final decision but something bothered me.

AM I READY FOR A DSLR? I started imagining to feel awkward owning a DSLR. What if I don’t have the ‘eye’ for photography? I admire lots of pictures taken by different people, alright. But will I be able to capture great moments too?

Honestly, one major reason I want a DSLR is for our family’s (particularly for now, my daughter’s) pictures and scrapbooks. Now, there’s the pressure to prove to myself (and my husband) that the DSLR is worth (rather than just using a point and shoot) the purchase.

I have so many (photo) projects in mind. So many that it’s starting to scare me. Am i a photographer in my past life?

When I was younger I will always borrow my mom’s 110 film camera. I’d saved up money to buy film. In college, while everybody else saves up for their car parts, I was trying to save up for a nice camera. So even in my younger years, I love taking pictures and being in pictures.

Sometimes I get irritated that photography had become a fad. That almost everybody claims to be a photography enthusiast. But at the same time, happy that there’s so much inspiration shared over the internet.

I am doing our 2008 photobooks. (I no longer have the energy to do the 2005-2007 PBs since I want to order them before the year ends. So just 3 PBs and 4 calendars — all 4 calendars look the same.) Anyway, I realized I don’t have any Christmas kit. So I checked my favorite shops and found this:

But I only need one Christmas spread for the PB so maybe a QP would be nice, and a lot EASIER, right?

Hmmm….

My mom is thinking of setting up a small business. My parents’ dream of having a coffee shop in Baguio seems a bit farfetched at these times. Farfetched because till now they can’t make up their mind which among the many coffee franchises they want. And more importantly, they still can not afford to have a shop, time-wise and budget-wise. She asked me what else I would recommend. What else to recommend but a food business.

My aunt and I usually chat at night. When I am working late or just blogging, she would say “Hi!” and we would talk about our daily lives. I like chatting with her (because we chat in English). Then she asked me, why I am still up at this hour. I answered I’m still reading this alli diet pill review and still have some work to finish.

She asked me if I’m taking something to keep me up. And I answered, “coffee.” She laughed saying what she meant was a pill or something. And I was clueless.

Just 10 days before December, and I haven’t finished my photobooks. Argh! I noticed that it takes so long for me to finish just one spread. And sometimes, I re-design an entire spread when I suddenly think that it isn’t good enough.

But today and tomorrow, I will take time off scrapping. I need to review on something work-related. And this weekend, I should start reading Twilight. I’ll start scrapping again on Monday.