Hello my dears. I'm very often asked when and how I learned photography. So today I'd like to tell you a bit about how I got into photography and what's important to me in this area and excites me so much about it. You can find my whole photography story, along with a selection of my favorite »Live For the Story« MOMENTS, in sisterMAG.
I've always been fascinated by beautiful pictures. As a very visual person, I always have very concrete visual ideas, whether it's a new idea, a recipe, or a planned trip. The moment I think of it, a series of images plays out in my head. That's also why I'm not always quite easy to deal with when it comes to carrying out a project, because I've already seen the images so concretely in my head. So I can happily spend several hours on Pinterest and on the internet collecting ideas or soaking up beautiful pictures.
After my husband gave me my first DSLR a few years ago, I delved deeper into photography through reference books, internet research, but above all by trying things out, and discovered what wonderful moments and moods you can capture when you master the camera's settings a little better.
What appeals to me most is the snapshot, and capturing an image in a way that keeps reminding you for a long time of what you saw, the person, or even the food. Very much in keeping with the claim "live for the story," capturing and telling exciting stories in pictures over and over again.
In the food area, rich colors and a certain sharpness are of course important. I also love how you can play with light and create really interesting image compositions in the process. Especially when photographing children, every picture is a challenge, because they rarely stand still. But being able to capture the tender moments and the special bond of our twins in pictures is always an incentive for me. And I hope that later they'll benefit from these pictures too and happily use them to remember their unique upbringing as identical twins.
By now everyone has their phone constantly at hand, and even though most people take quite good pictures these days, it's still no comparison to an image created with a camera. I love my Canon camera very much (I just made the upgrade from an EOS 70D to an EOS 5D Mark IV). It doesn't exactly fit in my handbag, since that's usually already well filled with snacks, toys, stones, or other things of the girls', so I don't always take it everywhere after all. But on the other hand, phone pictures basically never make it onto my Instagram feed or here on the blog. My standards are simply too high for that by now. So of course I was very happy when Canon, in collaboration with sisterMag, asked whether I'd like to test their new system camera, the EOS M10.
The camera is small and handy and very intuitive to operate – especially if you already have a Canon camera. It's available in white and black, with interchangeable lenses (I tested the 15–45 mm lens). Especially great is the large touch display, via which the camera can be operated and which you can also flip up – super for selfies! Back then you could get it directly through Canon's online shop. Canon has since ended production of the EOS M10; it is officially listed among the EOS models whose production has ended, having been introduced in October 2015 (as documented in the official Canon Camera Museum). Canon's current mirrorless cameras belong to the EOS R System introduced in 2018, so today you'll only find the M10 second-hand.
The camera has an automatic mode, meaning the camera takes over all the settings and you only have to press the shutter. Or, in camera mode, you can vary the settings yourself, like aperture or exposure time, to optimally adapt the shot to the conditions. Video recording is of course possible too. I also found the option to take pictures in RAW format really great, since I usually edit my pictures in Lightroom afterward.
What's important is not only the size of the camera, but that it takes good pictures, and there the EOS M10 definitely convinced me. The 18.0 megapixels and the fast focus deliver sharp pictures and capture small details well too.
But one of my favorite features is the option to connect the camera wirelessly with the phone (I've always been very happy with this feature, both on my EOS 70D and now on my EOS 5D Mark IV). That way the camera can not only be remote-controlled via the phone, but pictures are also quickly transferred and can be shared right away with friends and social media.
As you can see, the camera really thrilled me, and over the past few weeks it was our constant companion. Not only while exploring our city, but also on adventures at Lake Constance, in Mexico, and in France. And since visual language is still the most expressive, I'd like to show you a few of the pictures that were taken during the time with the EOS M10 – a few of our "live for the story" moments from this spring:
A walk in Zurich
A sunny day at Lake Constance
**Animal encounters in Salem **
Tropical adventures in Tulum/Mexico
**A wonderful wedding in the flower village of Bormes-les-Mimosas in France **
As you can see, the Canon EOS M10 proved itself in all situations; landscape, portrait, and close-up shots of people and animals all turn out great, and I'm very happy that I always had the camera at hand and could capture so many beautiful moments. And the M10 will accompany me for a while yet, for many wonderful summer moments and a great event I'll be able to tell you about soon.
I hope you enjoyed the little peek into my photography story; feel free to write to me if you have any questions about it or are interested in how I edit my pictures. By the way, you can find more from my photography world in my post about a day with the Fujifilm X100V and in our family food shooting.
Love, Verena
This post was created in collaboration with Canon and sisterMag.
