Mason, Helen and I went to the Carrboro Market today. I love farmers' markets. There are so many colors and foods to see. This one even has a fun playground. I took a lot of pictures, here are a bunch.
The little fireman boy was having a fit. His mommy said I could take a picture of him. She explained to his sister and brother that the fireman chose to be grumpy, and that's ok. He perked up and de-grumped when she told him they were going to leave the playground soon.
I took this tonight with the new camera. I've been thinking about this shot for a couple of days. It's a different angle than I'm used to seeing him in the bath. It's a shot I hope to retake once I learn how to use the camera! I know I need to get rid of the shadow behind his head, so no shooting with the flash, and I will learn to figure out what settings are best to take this shot.
I started a photography class tonight! It is at the St. Pete Arts Center. There are six more Mondays for this class. I hope to learn to use the new camera in manual mode, and I hope to be a better photographer at the end of the class.
Tonight's class was just an introduction. The instructor, Beth Reynolds, introduced herself, we introduced ourselves, and she talked about what we will learn. She was really nice, accomplished, and she is heavily involved with so many facets of St. Pete's community! I think I can learn a lot from her.
Before we had class, there was a speaker. Melissa Lyttle works at the St. Pete Times, she's a photojournalist. She started APhotoADay. It is a listserv where when you sign up and get tons of emails from photographers around the country of what they are shooting. There is sometimes discussion about the subject matter, or the camera settings used to take the photo. Her creation is a great community of photographers. She shared her photos with us and then some photos of people on APAD. It was inspiring.
I got a new camera for Chanukah/Christmas today! I saved up gift money and spent some and got a digital SLR! I got the Canon Rebel XTi. I haven't even scraped the surface on how powerful this camera is. I need lessons. I want to be a better photographer. Here's the camera:
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