The First Click – A Candid, A Charm, A Memory

Apr 3, 2025

This was the first photo I ever clicked on my Canon EOS 1300D—a candid of someone who meant a lot. Her jhumka, her silence, her smile—I saw beauty, and I captured it. She was my lucky charm that day, and this moment still feels golden.

Every photographer remembers their first photo—not the test shot of a ceiling or a blurry frame—but the one that meant something.

This is mine.

It was a quiet evening. We had just stepped out to grab a cup of tea. I had my brand new Canon EOS 1300D slung over my shoulder, nerves in my fingers and curiosity in my eyes. She sat in front of me, unaware, just being herself. Hair falling gently over her glasses, that subtle jhumka (which I always adored), and a calm presence I couldn’t describe in words. So I captured it in pixels instead.

It wasn’t posed. It wasn’t planned. But in that candid click, something changed.
The camera felt like an extension of me. She became my first frame, my lucky charm, and my inspiration to keep clicking.

Years may pass, memory cards may fill, and gear may evolve—but nothing replaces that feeling of taking your first meaningful photograph. This moment still reminds me: it’s not the perfect lighting or settings that make a photo beautiful—it’s the emotion behind it.