my march resolution

Resolutions don’t have to begin in January, right?  Well at least that’s what I’m telling myself.

I’ve owned a digital Nikon SLR camera for over 7 years.  I bought it to take pictures of our products in a light booth for our website & had a photographer friend dial up the manual settings for our shooting conditions.  Beyond that, I really haven’t done much with it.  I’ve always wanted to learn more, but never carved out the time or energy to make it happen.

After attending the Creative Connection last fall, I was re-inspired to pursue this skill.  Plus seeing all the pretty pictures on Pinterest continues to make me drool.  I want to take photos like that!  So I signed up for an online class at Big Picture Classes  this March & am spending 8 weeks learning about mastering the manual mode.

Lucky for me Tuesday & Gus can really focus on a treat when I hold it right above the lens :-)  Most of these shots were captured in aperture mode which allows me to focus in right on the subject, but I can control how blurry I want the background to be.

It was so glorious last weekend I bought pansies for my flower boxes & ended up picking up a hyacinth too.  Something about the intoxicating smell of these posies makes me incredibly happy.  Our house definitely got a big dose of plant perfume last week.  For more of my class homework, I  took a daily picture of this purple lady as she put on her spring show.

I’m looking forward to the next 4 weeks of class & sharing the fruits of my new found hobby with you.

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