Happy New Year! 2011!

Here we are, 2011 already! I did not do so well with blogging my photos in 2010. I am trying to start a new trend for myself and get in here more often to post photos. I am leaving in my old 2010 photos. I have come quite a way with my camera since I posted those, and they will be my inspiration to keep on posting. I can see that a year of learning and experience does show in my newer photos, and I plan to use this blog to document my little successes and challenges.

I spent a part of last year learning to use my Photoshop Elements 8 program for editing, and also learning my new Speedlite 430EX II. I plan to keep learning new things for PSE8, including adding some actions and using them, but my big focus will be on composition and lighting in my photos for 2011. I have finally realized that you can mess around all day in PSE, and if the composition does not rock your socks, the photo will not do it no matter how much you edit. So, I have the goal in mind to further develop my creative eye. I want great photos straight from the camera, to trust myself and mu skills, snap fewer photos in a shoot, and let editing be my enhancement, not a fix. Soooo....here we go.

Here are a few recent favorites as I have not snapped an image yet today.