My new Lens!

So today I got my new lens! It is a 50 mm f/1.8 lens. It takes amazing pictures!!!! I LOVE IT! I took these literally in 2 seconds outside my door in front of the yucky siding and they turned out great so you can tell that this new lens does wonders even in the worst of situations! I can't wait to go practice some more!

My Education

I like some did not go to school for photography. I actually went to school to be an elementary teacher which someday I hope to do. I just like some fell in love with photography and I love to edit! Photoshop is my best friend. Since the love originally began I bought a Nikon D90 and Photoshop CS4. I have all the actions from Totally Rad, 2 sets of textures from Florabella, 2 sets of actions (vintage and black and white) from Florabella, and 2 sets of actions from MCP {The Complete Workflow, Magic Skin Retouching, and The finish It actions}. I have gotten several photoshop and camera tutorials from friends and family (Dantzelle and Kash and others...) who are excellent photographers themselves. I spend hours looking at blogs I am obsessed what can I say. I love to learn new tricks and easier ways to edit. I am in the processing of reading Nikon D90 for dummies, which has been VERY informative, my last photoshoot which I just posted was all taken in RAW format, in Manual and Aperture modes, and I didn't have to ever fix the lighting...that is how much I have learned! I used to spend hours fixing lighting in RAW but I have now figured it out! I still want to buy an external flash and the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens. Luckily I have a husband who supports my hobby and is so nice to me and lets me buy whatever I need to be successful.
Why am I telling you this?

I just started reading a 2 week tutorial on how to be a professional photographer and the first lesson was on getting educated, so I just wanted to let you know what I have been doing to get "educated." Yes I still have a lot to learn but it is part of the fun, seeing yourself improve and blossom is such a rewarding feeling. Sorry for this lame post but it is a good reminder for me to remember where I was at this point.

before and after editing

I love the editing part of taking pictures! I love to see what I can create and transform a picture into! I have been practicing a lot of new learned techniques and I love the results! Hopefully you do too...