A new hobby

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, 

in order that I may learn how to do it."

                                                                                            Pablo Picasso

I have always loved photography, other peoples' photography.  It isn't something that comes natural to me like other art forms. Photography has always intimidated me because it is so technical, gadgety, and expensive, all things I tend to avoid. But then along came Fin and now I am obsessed with capturing her every breathing moment.  She's growing so fast, faster than my shutter speed.  Turns out I really like taking pictures.  It is all kinds of frustrating because I know what I want them to look like and I know what makes a photo "good," but dang, there are so many settings and combinations. I now know why they call it "trial and error" and not "trial and success," but I am having fun trying, learning, and in the end it doesn't really matter to me if they are a little fuzzy, a little dark, a little bad... they are my memories and I'll treasure them forever. 


I got a new lens for my birthday and it has been so exciting to play with. It does so easily what I was trying to get the lens that came with the camera to do.  There are new challenges with it, but I think with a little (okay a lot) of practice I might actually get the look I want.  Here are a few of my attempts.  I figure I should document my progress, starting with these first tries so I can see my improvement as I learn.