Since this little man entered my world, I have finally gotten my hands on a DSLR camera that I have yearned for for a long time! They are expensive, so we did some research and ended up snagging one on Kijiji that came with two lenses and a macro extension tube. The lenses are good, but when Christmas morning came, I opened up a mac daddy of a lens from my husband! Yayyyy me!! Now, thus far, I haven’t yet had the time to properly learn how to use my SLR to it’s full potential and am signed up to take a couple of beginner courses at Henry’s but not until the end of February – CANNOT WAIT! This photograph above was taken using my new lens without really playing around with the aperture, ISO, white balance and all of that fun stuff that I cannot wait to dive into. As you can see, the camera and mac daddy lens does a fantastic job! This was my Little Peanut’s first swim over visiting “Auntie” Tasha!
Sooooo since I have to wait until the end of February for the courses, wouldn’t you know it that Shelagh is holding an photography e-course starting on Friday for 6 weeks! It’s geared for beginner photographers and those in a “rut” as she shares some photography tips relating to creativity and viewing the world around you in a more creative way. There will be weekly assignments where we’ll be sharing our photos on a private Flickr group and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a bit out of my comfort zone which is why I’m so excited for it. I’ve had an interest in photography for as long as I can remember but didn’t have much opportunity to pursue it so here I go!
What’s making it even more fun is that a few other blog and twitter friends (Shari and Heather) have decided to join up as well and we’ll be doing it together, so if anyone else is interested in participating with us, please sign up! It’s starts this Friday!!
You may remember, along with being a very talented artist (view her paintings on Etsy), Shelagh was the beauty behind the lens of my maternity photos :-)I may decide to start sharing my photos here, or add a Flickr gadget!
9 comments:
that is a beautiful picture! I LOVE photography and have pondered taking a class or two. My camera is not worthy though.. LOL. Have fun!
Can hardly wait to see your snaps!Looking forward to Friday:)
Cute picture!
There is a website Clickinmoms.com - you do have to pay for it, but it is great - a mix of professional photographers (who are moms) and the rest of us who want to take great pictures of their kids. They sometimes have workshops as well. I've had my Canon since my first child was 1 (so 3 years) and I have yet to really learn how to use it but I am dieing to.
Great photo! I wish I could take a photography class too!
Fun! I wanted to take Shelagh's class last year but never did. I'm signed up for classes at the local college starting next week and can't wait. Have fun!
Gorgeous shot of your beautiful baby - nice way to start!
Cameron should be a Gerber baby. I'm not kidding. He is perfect!
Fun! Your little guy is so cute!
Angie - I thought I would pass along some info about another blog I have been following for some time. Kelle Hampton is a full-time mom and child photographer - her shots are amazing - thought you might want to check it out. Kelle's blog and her photography web site can be found at http://www.kellehampton.com. I'm sure you will find her photos and writing as inspirational as I do!
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