Does Practice Really Make Perfect?

I'm kind of banking on this phrase! Okay, I realize I am years away from achieving perfection in photography (well, nobody truly achieves this anyway) but all I am really aiming for is to get really good! I will give myself the next year as my "novice" year but come next October, my goal is to have made drastic improvements. And thank goodness for Avery, because I don't think my dogs could take an entire year of being my "go-to" photography models!

I was so jazzed after my photography class last night to come home and try out some new tricks! This class was by far the most complicated and frustrating of the series, but I left there confident that with baby steps, I really could learn to take great photos.

It wouldn't be fair to all you readers who are thinking of "going back to school" if I didn't clarify that 90% of the reason I love this class so much is because of Nora! We have so much fun together and she makes me laugh like CRAZY! We met early for dinner (Nora treated me!), attempted to fit as much conversation as possible into 1 hour and then put our photography caps on!

When I got home, I followed my pups around the house for a good 30 minutes before I realized I was getting a little obsessive. I think it was the first time I ever sat to watch The Office with my camera around my neck. Point is, I am excited to really give this my best "shot" (pun intended). Wish me luck!