first of all, i must say that it makes me so happy when i’m driving behind a car whose headlights are obviously designed after those little sticky circles with the hole in the middle that you put on the 3 holes in your notebook paper to keep them from tearing. i like watching them.

now that that thought is out of the way.
i must talk about my photo classes that i am currently taking. i had no idea i would learn what i am learning. here i am, trying to grow a business in photography without understanding how to properly work my camera. when i received my first 35mm slr back in 2001 for graduation (no, not high school but college…), i took a couple of classes and learned how to operate on manual. well, i put the camera down for a while and got lazy when i picked it back up. then i purchased the digital slr and got rreeeaaaalllly lazy. that display on the back kinda rocks the house. but lately when heading out to a wedding or to do some portraits, i get a bit nervous wondering how my camera will perform. when it’s big-bad-self is in automatic or program mode and has total control. this is not the way i want to live my life! i know…it sounds serious.

i just can’t describe how relieved i am to learn how to produce even more beautiful pictures that are properly exposed and to have the confidence and the control over my camera. there’s nothing like it. well, there’s maybe some things they are like it…but right now that doesn’t matter. i am slowly making some progress, and it’s very encouraging. it’s also a lot cheaper than my alternate plans of spending thousands of dollars on school. yay! once i get my website completely presentable, i am also going to change this into a photo blog. i’ve been researching, and apparently you just can’t be a professional photographer without one. so that’s coming soon. yay!