Practice Makes Perfect

Since getting my new camera, I’ve been reading a lot of websites and books and taking my Nikon class in my “free time” to get acquainted with my new toy.  Am I a photographer? No way!  But photography is something that I have always enjoyed and I wanted to further develop my skills.  Will I ever be professional? Absolutely not, nor is it something that I aspire to be.   I’m just a simple gal with a hobby in photography. 

A couple weekends ago, the Mr took me around Houston so that I could practice.  I was really interested in practicing on my weak areas: lighting and angles.  Since it has been a while since I’ve shown you some progress pictures, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite pictures I took that weekend. Again, none of these pictures have been edited so that I can monitor how familiar I am getting with my new camera.

Things are finally starting to look alive in Houston…just in time for fall lolThat’s Phil and Tomlin in the background.

I may be reading a bit much into this picture, but I feel like it’s definitely a metaphor for my life these days.  The Houston Medical Center, where I work, is in the background, but the focus is on the Mr :-)Stumbled upon a beautiful butterfly :-)Tomlin is getting pretty good with being my go-to model.  When I say “smile,” she looks right at the camera.  lolThose birds looked so peaceful & happy until Tomlin came along.  At least it gave me plenty of opportunities to work with “action” shots. Ha! This church will always hold a special place in my heart.  Maybe I’ll share that story with y’all some day.

I feel like I’m getting more confident and imagining the picture better, but I definitely still have TONS to learn!