“Just because it’s new doesn’t mean it’s better.” This has been my mantra for some time now. However, I must admit, just because something’s new doesn’t mean I should shun it. Case in point: digital cameras and photo Christmas cards.
Although my grown children have often mocked my photographic results, I resisted buying a new-fangled digital camera. After all, I already had a “perfectly good” old camera. Surely a year of picture development would give me one good shot for my photo Christmas cards.
But then I won a new digital camera! It remained in its box for weeks, a mystery to me. When would I get the patience to sit down with the user’s manual and try to figure this thing out? I mentioned this to my 11-year-old granddaughter who said, “You can bring it to me and I’ll show you how to use it. It’s easy!”
Bless her heart! After about two seconds in her hands, with the manual still sealed closed in its plastic, she demonstrated and explained the basic operation of my new camera, its memory card and batteries, how to zoom in and out, how to view already-taken pictures, how to delete the “flubs” I didn’t want to develop. She was an amazingly good and efficient instructor.
Now I’m getting so many great shots of my grandchildren, it will be difficult to select only one for my digital photo Christmas cards. However, since I’ll need my granddaughter to show me how to transfer my digital photos to my computer, maybe I’ll just let her make the selection!