I am so excited, I can hardly contain myself.
Today I attended a workshop at The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. When I retired in June, my co-teachers gifted me with a Groupon for the workshop. I was, of course amazed and grateful, but today I was freaked out and intimidated. But, let the games begin. With a push from my darling husband, and with him at the helm, we drove to Philly and parked in front of the Center – camera at the ready, iPhone in reserve.
HOW LUCKY AM I?
Josh was our instructor and he instructed and instructed and he PowerPointed and explained and then we went outside and shot some photos from the instruction and the PowerPointing and Josh helped and explained and instructed and we walked some more.
My head was spinning. Josh was awesome, but my grey matter ain’t what it use to be. But I got the basics. I learned a little about ISO, aperture, and f-stops. I know where some buttons are and what they stand for or what they do ( I think) and it was GREAT!
But I’ve got long way to go. But, hey! It’s a start. And I’m happy.
Thanks, Josh.
Thanks to my friends at Tatem School.
Thanks to my husband (for many reasons).
Dear Bliary 
Yay! That’s awesome. It took me a bit to understand some of that. It’s a lot to take in. 🙂
Was it confusing? I’m sorry. Attribute it to excitement. 🙂
Oh no, not you, all the manual camera settings – shutter, aperture, metering, and exposure. Phew! A lot to obsorb. 🙂 Took me awhile and I had a six-week class. Lol.
Oh! LOL,
Yes, the instructor said he teaches a college course and he crammed what he could from his semester into 3 hours, so I need more instruction, for sure!
Sorry for the misunderstanding. My insecurities are showing. 🙂
Good for you, Gemma! 🙂
🙂
I am happy for you. It is a great start. What matters is that you are passionate about it and that you have a very supportive hubby by your side. Great job my friend!
That I have! 🙂
How awesome – I would love to do something like that! So great that you got so much out of it 🙂
I’d like to do more. We shall see. It’s practically around the corner. Now if I could just hit the lottery :-).
That is a great day. Best. Gift. Ever. When you have a fancy camera, you might as well get some fancy stuff in your head to go with it. So exciting.
Well fancy that. 😉
And fun to boot. Even the old brick building was amazing.
Good for you! I’m glad you stepped in to learn all the awesome stuff. 🙂
A lot all at once, but I’m working on it. 🙂
Have fun!
Plan to, CC. But the iPhone is always in reserve. 🙂
What a thoughtful gift coupon you received. So glad you had a great time!
Thanks, Judy. 🙂 and yes it was thoughtful. Nice people.
You will get it. I know you will.
You’ve been sucked into the photography vortex, there is no escape! You might as well surrender and devote your mind to creative expression via still photography.
You will love it. You’re on one of the greatest adventures of your life!
Thanks, Allan. I plan to “dig in”. 🙂
Good for you, Gemma! 🙂
Thanks, Cathy. 🙂
What an exciting things to learn. I still haven’t ventured to power point and similar high tech stuff but I hope to learn them one day. great shots.
I’m always looking to learn. It just doesn’t sink in as well as it use to ;-).
Power point? If you can get that, let me know. That eludes me :-(.