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Maggie Kissick
My blue Fujifilm digital camera is the best purchase I’ve ever made.
After paying $5 for it at City Thrift, this camera has been by my side at every single party, family gathering and vacation. Forget feeling like a high schooler in a sweaty basement; my camera transforms me into an off-duty celebrity on a budget. Move over iPhone 13, because my digital camera outshines you in every way.
My phone photos are blurry and poorly lit. But with my pocket-sized camera, I have easy access to photos that look like they were taken on a professional camera. Whoever develops the next iPhone camera should scrap whatever they have and use technology from decade-old digital cameras.
I look forward to leaving events so I can go home and plug in my SD card to my computer and unleash a flood of pictures that make my phone’s camera cry out in inadequacy.
Not to mention that my digital camera makes me the most popular person in the room — everyone’s begging for their moment in the spotlight. Walking around social events asking people I barely know if they want their photo taken forces me to interact with new people. Who knew a $5 secondhand camera could be the MVP of my social life?
The only downside is instructing my friends on how to take photos with this piece of ancient technology — I’ve uttered the phrase “Push the button harder!” more times than I can keep track of.
My camera even has its own Instagram account (@magmoneycam), motivating me to share small moments like my sister’s housewarming party or a random sleepover with my friends that I wouldn’t have even considered posting on social media before. Posting on my real Instagram feels so formal — my digital camera account lets me post more real and unfiltered moments.
It has even made me less insecure. I used to dread taking photos at school dances or birthday parties because I hated the way I looked, but miraculously I always love the way I look in my camera photos. On my phone, there’s a 50% chance I actually like the photos I’m in. But I can always count on my camera for post-worthy pictures.
So if you haven’t jumped on the digital camera bandwagon yet, I strongly suggest that you do. Whether it’s a quick browse on eBay or a visit to your local thrift store, investing in an affordable camera is way better than struggling to make your iPhone photos pass as impressive.
![From riding in a Chrystler rental van during 100 degrees Fahrenheit weather to sharing a room at the state tournament in Junction City, Kansas, seniors Macy Garwood and Ishya Bhavsar have played tennis together at Overland Park Racquet Club since they were 11 years old.
“We must have been 11 or 12,” Bhavsar said. “And I just remember we were standing in a circle listening to the coach explain the next drill and [Garwood] was standing right next to me.”
With Bhavsar committing to Pomona College and Garwood committing to Scripps College, their friendly rivalry will continue past high school.
“We’ve gotten to be a lot better friends, especially through the college recruiting experience,” Garwood said. “I feel like we have so much fun because our personalities go so well together.”
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