{"id":155471,"date":"2017-06-29T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=155471"},"modified":"2017-06-29T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T13:42:59","slug":"snap-away-celebrate-camera-day-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/29\/snap-away-celebrate-camera-day-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap away and celebrate Camera Day today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Camera lovers will be thrilled to know that today (June 29) is Camera Day.<\/p>\n<p>While you might be tempted to snap away on this day, take some time to shift your focus on your camera itself.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For some, taking photos is a profession while others do it as a hobby, but truly speaking none of it would be possible without the camera itself.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate this day and appreciate your camera a bit more.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155475\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-155475\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Camera-DayCustom-2-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Camera-DayCustom-2-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Camera-DayCustom-2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Mbatha loves his camera and enjoys taking photos with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Find different ways to celebrate Camera Day, here are a few examples.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean your lens.<\/li>\n<li>Clean the whole camera, research ways to best clean your camera and be careful of sensitive parts.<\/li>\n<li>Give it a unique name, if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/li>\n<li>Take it with you everywhere you go today, if you don&#8217;t already.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be creative in celebrating this day.<\/p>\n<p>People take photos of different things, including nature, family, friends and themselves.<\/p>\n<p>So get out there and celebrate your camera and its capability to capture memories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/151617\/start-appreciating-trees-today\/\">Start appreciating trees today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: 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