Chloë finds a hobby: My photos are poor as I focus on social side of Dublin Camera Club
This week on my quest to find a hobby, I tried to think back to my failed hobby attempts in my youth. One of my many failed endeavours was photography. For Christmas in 2016, I plagued my parents for a top-of-the-range Canon camera. I wanted it because all the beauty influencers on YouTube used this particular kind to film their videos. After taking three pictures on the camera on Christmas morning, like most of my hobbies, the camera was dumped in the back of my wardrobe to collect dust forever more – sorry Mum and Dad.
I am surprised that this hobby attempt didn't work, because I have always loved photography. For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed curating a nice selection of photos and get quite the thrill from taking a beautiful photo for Instagram – but maybe that's just for vanity purposes.
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