One more item crossed off my 101 Goals in 1001 Days list, plus another crossed off for the second time...
#78 - Purge old paperwork from our file cabinets. I finally cleaned out the paperwork in our file cabinet! I didn't think it was that bad when I started the project, but by the end, I was shredding receipts from 2006. Wow, I knew it needed to be cleaned out when I made the list at the beginning of 2009, but it literally got twice as bad because I accumulated just as many receipts and just as much paperwork over the course of 2009-2010 because I put it off this long. But now it's done and that's the good news.
#78 - Purge old paperwork from our file cabinets. I finally cleaned out the paperwork in our file cabinet! I didn't think it was that bad when I started the project, but by the end, I was shredding receipts from 2006. Wow, I knew it needed to be cleaned out when I made the list at the beginning of 2009, but it literally got twice as bad because I accumulated just as many receipts and just as much paperwork over the course of 2009-2010 because I put it off this long. But now it's done and that's the good news.
#60 - Take a photography class. Last year, I took an amateur class from an amazing wedding photographer to learn about my camera, but I didn't apply what I learned right away and forgot most of it. Jason was also 6 weeks old, so I may have had a little bit of pregnancy brain, too. Last weekend, I took the class that is finally going to get me out of "auto" mode with my DSLR. (I know someone will ask: I have a Canon Rebel T1i and the class was through Val Westover Photography - they hold workshops in various cities.) This class was a gift from my mom and was an all-day adventure: 8am-noon in the classroom and 2-4pm in the field practicing our knowledge.
I took the class with a friend (which was really fun, but not mandatory...most people were there alone) while our husbands took over with the kids for the day. I'm so excited to finally know what everything means on my display screen! I can change focus points on the camera, meter lighting, adjust the aperture to create that fuzzy background that everyone loves...all of this was hit-or-miss when I was on "auto." I could manipulate some of the features in "program" (P) mode, like white balance (thanks to one reader for that tip!) and whether I would use the flash. But now my little dial is set to M for all "manual" settings - !!!
Here are some of the pictures I took that day. Nothing spectacular, except that I did everything intentionally instead of accidentally.
Here are some of the pictures I took that day. Nothing spectacular, except that I did everything intentionally instead of accidentally.
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2 comments:
oh, i would love to take a class.
i take pics and wonder how the heck i did 'that'.... and can never duplicate it except by accident.
i get what you're saying!
I would love it if you'd share some of the tips and things you learned in your class. Those pictures looked great!
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