First Photo Ventures

I purchased a Canon Rebel T3 during Boxing Day sales as I've always wanted one and I especially wanted one before my potential move to London next fall.

         I quickly went out and purchases a Canon Rebel T3 for Dummies book (I'll admit I am a "Dummie") as well and have been working my way through it and learning A LOT!  It will be a slow and most likely life-long process to learn how to use it and experimenting as much as possible but it's fun and I'm loving it so far! I've always loved painting and thought this might be a way to take amateur photos for artwork purposes and for painting example purposes!

         So I'll share a few of the shots I've taken that I felt were successes so far - it's okay if you don't agree but here's where I'm at so far with my skills and I hope to show you some more photos soon!

Scrabble Night - No Flash, Over Head Lighting

Scrabble Night - No Flash, Over Head Lighting, Focus on Wine Glass

Winter Walk

Focus on Pine Cone

Neighbors Backyard After an Ice Storm

I've realized that snow is difficult to photograph and I haven't figured out the ideal settings just yet..

*A

Welcome!

Well hello to you all.. or to myself - as I'm most likely the only person who will read this blog. This is my first venture into blogging and I've decided to start one for a few reasons:

1 - I am currently unemployed and looking for something to fill my time and motivate me to do something, anything...
2 - I enjoy cooking and eating and would love to share my adventures and failures in both of these areas..
3 - I just purchased a new Canon Rebel T3 and would love to share the extremely slow process of actually learning how to use it..
4 - I am hopefully moving to London, England next September and would love to use this as a way to share my adventures in the UK with friends and family...
5 - My life is changing dramatically and I'm trying to figure out where I fit and what direction I'm going in! And what better way to do that but on a blog! It'll be great to share all the new and exciting things that are happening around me such as weddings and houses and jobs etc!

So I hope you enjoy this and if you don't well it's an outlet for me none-the-less! : )

xo *A