Contemporary living demands so much from this creature called man. The daily task of seeking money to provide for the needs of the family occupies most of its time. From early morning to the wee hours of the evening it toils to bring food to the table. In its spare time it indulges in leisure activities to relieve stress. One such activity is photography. Adventure magazine often feature African wildlife photo gallery.

Modern life is a cacophony of sights and sounds. Neon lights in the city glitter all night long. People linger on the sidewalks trying to make sense of the traffic. Cars line up bumper to bumper slowly snaking to destinations. In the morning people take quick breakfasts and rush to office building for work. Delivery vans go door to door delivering goods.

With this unending hive of activities it is no wonder that humans get drained by the end of the day. Respite is urgently needed in order to replenish the body but for only a short duration. Weekend rest days are maximized with family and friends and are period for longer relaxations. Leisure time may be spent fixing things or engaging in hobbies.

Longer periods like vacations in summer or winter provide long periods of time to engage in hobbies. Most female seniors love flower gardening and communing with nature. The adventuring type goes out on exploring travels to different places. Others though prefer to enjoy long term hobbies like collecting stuff and growing bonsai trees.

Mankind in its early stages and even at present are inclined to be captivated by the grandiose of mother earth and the universe. What is perceived to be pleasurable was captured through drawings and portrayals. Stick figures that depict hunting parties are etched inside caves the world over. The renaissance was the era when painting as an art reached its apex.

The arts flourished during the renaissance when great masterpieces were produced by masterful artists. As always the case even among primitive peoples, the favorite subject was the natural world. Art masterpieces are that of landscapes, of people, of faces, of animals. Man has been and will always be enraptured with the beauty of nature that it seeks to copy it.

The disadvantage of drawings and painting is that what one sees is not exactly how one perceives it. Perception plays a key role in portraying renditions of events and sceneries. The time it takes to setup the implements is also very lengthy. The work itself can take days or even months and years as in fresco renditions.

An optical device was invented that drastically change how a person captures imagery, the camera. In its infancy it was a bulky assortment of gadgets that got assembled on the spot. It was not yet portable. Images had only two colors, ebony and ivory. Emerging technology made the device smaller and portable and the processing of film became automated.

Modern cameras are highly sophisticated devices with replaceable lenses and microprocessors. Storage has increased a thousand fold with the use of memory chips that store digital data. Film is no longer a necessity in image reproduction. The youth of today make use of cellular phones and other media to capture faces and posting it on the net. It can be copied easily using computer programs.