For a while I've been talking all about the jewelry. Well, I haven't talked much about it in a long time, really, but for a little while that was all I could talk about. And the kid in me thoroughly believed that I was going to be a jewelry maker and live happily ever after! Well, I've changed my mind, again. I mean, I'll still make jewelry, but right now I have a new passion. And it's actually not a new passion at all. You see, I caught this bug really early in life... it's called the "shutter bug". Yes, from early on I fell in love with cameras and photography. This love goes so far back that I simply can't remember when the shutter bug bit! My dad had all these old (and new) cameras just hanging around the house and I was intrigued... maybe this shutter bug thing is hereditary. I remember being ecstatic in the 5th grade that I, little old me, was especially chosen to participate in a special after school photography class. We made pin hole cameras out of oatmeal containers. I loved it. If I hadn't been hooked before then, I was certainly hooked now. And one of the only classes I remember taking in high school with great fondness was my photography class. And since I'm ancient, I actually remember what it was like to be in the dark room, to have your senses clouded from the pitch black, to smell the developing chemicals (I loved the smell of them, is that weird? Please don't answer.), and to slowly watch the image come to life on the photo paper. Ah... good times... very good times. I actually kind of miss film and dark rooms... let's go back to being old school. Anyway, all this to say that ever since my lovely father rocked it out and got me the best Christmas present ever (my very own Nikon D3100), I've been wanting to do more with my "photography". I put this in quotes now because one, I'm not sure you can call what I do at this point of time photography and two, see point number one. I have so much to learn and relearn about apertures, f stops, and all those other photography terms. Oh yeah, and about photoshop. Can I let you in on a little secret? Come close now... photoshop scares the daylights out of me! It really does. I don't know what I'm doing in there! Someone please help! But I am determined to give this photography another go because like I said before, I've been a wannabe photographer since NKOTB was cool. So, hopefully, I'll find some classes to take soon. That would be tons-o-fun. OH, and finally invest in a good photoshop program... that's a must. But for now, you all will have to suffer with the occasional photo post. And really let me know what you think... Here's a couple shots for now! Enjoy!
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| Here we have a lovely shot of the Indiana dunes in winter... Had I been braver, I would have actually gotten out of the car to capture a little bit more of the water... but I was not brave... and just a little cold as well... |
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| And here we have a loverly shot of some tulips in front of this cool window that is, yes, in my apartment. I'm not so sure about this one though. It's a little dark... and the tulips were a very pale color to begin with which just makes me think they look washed out... I don't know |
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