Date A Girl Who Photographs

This is one of those random blog posts that I get to read whenever I have the chance. You know I have this special love with photography. Since I got my first camera, I've been passionate about taking good pictures. When I was in college, I remember joining a photojournalism contest. Yeah, I was that serious back then. I even joined a non-formal class before that goes around Manila taking various stolen shots. My husband Bien wasn't that much of a fan - he does "vanity" shots once in a while - he takes pictures of his family - the places they go to - but never found the art behind each photos. Until he met me. Here goes my bragging rights. Yes, it was me who introduced him to the art of photography. Now, he takes nothing but beautiful pictures of me, my daughter, our Ccino, and the places we've visited.

Today, I am sharing this beautiful blog that my high school classmate posted via Facebook notes. To be really honest, she's one of those girls in school that would least expect to be a photographer. She wasn't into arts. She is more in to entering the entertainment industry. Okay this is enough. Go and read this..

So there was that viral (among bookworms, at least) essay entitled "Date A Girl Who Reads". I must admit loving that essay but never reposted it on any of my cyber territories 'cause that would have been like saying, "Date me". However, I feel more at ease sharing "Date A Girl Who Photographs" since there are definitely more girls serious with their cameras compared to myself than there are serious bookworms. So this post can be understood as saying "date them", instead of "date me". =P

Enjoy! I know many will love this. ;-)

"Date a girl whose favorite sound is the click-click of the shutter as it closes and opens to capture a memory. Date a girl who sees the wonder in the simplest things. Date a girl who looks at the world and wonders how to put a little of herself in it.

You might find her in the park, lost behind her lens, the world a blur around her as she tries to capture a single moment in time. You might find her in an exhibit, a look of concentration on her face as she contemplates a photograph that called out to her as she was passing by. Or maybe you will find her in a bookstore, a book in her lap as she pores over photographs of weddings all the while wondering what hers would look like.

Take her out to photo walks and laugh as she tries to take a picture of you. When she gets tired of walking, buy her cupcakes but wait until she has taken pictures of them before proceeding to eat them. Listen as she tells you her ideas for a photo shoot on the ride home.

Take her to a restaurant and wait patiently as she surveys the menu carefully, appreciating the food photography. And again, wait until she has taken a photo of your food before digging in. Allow her to introduce you to Ansel Adams while you both eat your lunch. Introduce her to your favorite musician as you wait for the bill to arrive. When you get home, change your Facebook profile picture into a photograph she took of you. She silently hoped for it.

Take stolen shots of her. Compile it and give it to her on her birthday. Tell her you love her over and over until your voice replaces the click of the shutter as her favorite sound. Kiss her after she lifts her head up from the camera. Give her camera-shaped necklaces. Go places with her. You will never be bored again.

Date a girl who takes photographs. She will never whine about a little dirt on her favorite pair of jeans as she kneels down to get a better angle of her subject. She will never be afraid to take adventures with you. She will take photographs of you not just with her camera but with her mind as well and keep it to herself to admire at night. But above all, she will teach you how to look at the world with a brand new perspective and she will do that unknowingly.


Marry a girl who takes photographs. Ditch those wedding photography books and give her the most beautiful wedding you could. She will teach your kids to find the beauty in everything just as she had taught you. Every day will be an adventure as she tries to create photograph-worthy memories with you. She may wake you up in the middle of the night because she is buzzing with ideas but she will make it up in the morning with a stack of hot pancakes beside a steaming cup of your favorite coffee blend.

Grow old with a girl who takes photographs. Sit with her on the front porch as you both pore over the bits and pieces of the moments you’ve had together. Stroke her hair as you both relive the photo walks that you took and the places you have been when you were both young. Smile as you both reenact your clever wedding vows.

Date a girl who takes photographs because she will always see that “something” in the most “nothing” of things. She will never let anyone take you away from her like she never lets anyone steal her photos and that is just one of the evidences that she loves you."